OXO Adjustable Handheld Mandoline Slicer Review

This was my first mandolin as I wanted to see how much I would actually use before investing in a more expensive one. The blade is sharp (husband has a small scar and an interesting party history to prove it lol), the product is relatively durable and I've had no issues with the protective handles. But, and this has been a hindrance to higher rankings, the pieces are uneven. The thickness selector latch is one-sided, so natural cutting pressure will cause it to "give" on the side of the sliding

I love this handmade mandolin! I failed on the first try but succeeded on the second. When I first used it, I set it to the thinnest disk and tried to do it quickly à la Anne Burrell. The resulting slices, while thin, were uneven - most of them were crescents. I baked chips and they stuck to the pan because they were paper thin. On my second try, I used russet potatoes and yams and placed the thickest slice on top of the mandolin. I also wasn't cutting as fast as I used to, so I have more…

A few years (decades?) ago I bought a Matfer mandoline slicer and it's great. Nice big work surface, sharp edges etc. But it's quite big and difficult to clean so it needs to be kept in a specific place and I only took it out when I really needed it. A kind of pain. Endless thickness adjustment as well as the ability to cut into strips, although this has never been practical for me. We've moved so all my good cooking essentials are still in the boxes and when I saw that this little food slicer…