Swissmar Borner Power Mandoline V 7000 Review

I've had this mandoline slicer for 7 years now and today I'm almost ready to throw it away or give it to charity. ADVANTAGES: 1. It's sharp.2. Easy to clean.3. After cleaning, the blades close tight enough that you don't have to worry about accidentally cutting yourself when it's in the fully open drawer. CONS: 1. A piece designed to push the victim into the blades is not as effective. I've found that the best way to do this is to put on a cut-free glove, throw some salt over your left…

I love the V slicers. I've been using the Borner plain (V-1001) white slicer for years and had to replace it again as the plastic was falling apart after almost daily use for over 5 years. This time I decided to switch to this model to try it out. I realized that good things cannot always be improved upon. This device works on the same concept as the original, but slightly modified. First, the inserts for making small and large strips are the same as previous models, you plug and go. However…

When I tossed the first mandolin I bought in my goodwill bag, I vowed never to spend money on another. However, I will confess that I was tempted by those super expensive models sold in malls, but I didn't want to risk it. I can't remember how I came across this, but I'm so glad I did. As a vegetarian, I cut, dice and slice a lot. This little gem sped up my process and gave more consistent results, although I thought I had developed pretty good knife skills over the years. Its main limitation…

My mother bought me this product for Christmas. I was very excited because I had done a lot of research on mandolins and this had to be the best. What I received was a difficult to use, cheap feeling product that didn't live up to any hype. Normal V-shaped blades are micro-serrated rather than truly sharp. This is not visible even if you enlarge the image on Amazon. I never felt like I was using "incredibly sharp stainless steel surgical blades". Each veg was a struggle to get through. Many…