Kyocera CSN-202-BK Adjustable Mandolin Slicer, Black

by Kyocera

Product Features

• Double-edged straight slicer cuts in half the time
• Razor sharp single blade produces consistent, paper thin slices
• Lightweight and easy to use; rust-proof
• 4 different cut thicknesses: 0.5 mm, 1.3 mm, 2.0 mm and 3.0 mm
• Safe to use in dishwasher

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 3.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KKNQZ6
• Item model number: CSN-202-BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,113 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #20 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Graters, Peelers & Slicers > Mandolines & Slicers

Product Description

Kyocera's perfect mandolin for every day use. Turn of the dial you can adjust your thickness from .5 mm to 3 mm. Food glides effortlessly across the ceramic blade for perfect slices every time. Corner notches fits well over bowls. Great for storage.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

119 of 120 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but it could have been much better, September 15, 2010

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Timothy B. Riley (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kyocera CSN-202-BK Adjustable Mandolin Slicer, Black (Kitchen)

Length:: 5:39 Mins

I use my chef knives for much of my food slicing but when I need a lot of uniform slices I like to use a mandoline. I have a professional model but I was looking for something for small jobs, like a few slices of carrots, potato or garlic. I like the idea of a ceramic blade so I decided to give this one a shot.

I liked this slicer okay but it could be better built, even at this price. I decided to make a video review in order to show it in action. I hope that you find it useful. Thanks!

Note:
I guess I forgot to turn my remote mic back on for the Bron mandoline piece. Sorry about that.

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent slicer!, January 20, 2007

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Rom (Athens, GA United States) - See all my reviews

The Kyocera adjustable mandoline slicer is an excellent product! I have used mine for almost 1 year and have no major complaints, the only one being that Kyocera could have designed the guard to snap in place covering the blade for storage. I keep mine in the plastic "dome" that it was packaged in. It is definitely VERY SHARP, so use the guard. It will effortlessly slice any vegetable: onions, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, etc.. Easy to use, no assembly, etc. Highly recommended.

79 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flimsy and dangerous, December 20, 2008

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M. Rosellini (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kyocera CSN-202-BK Adjustable Mandolin Slicer, Black (Kitchen)

Your first few experiences with this tool are likely to be delightful. It features a ceramic blade, which is much, much sharper than the machined steel blades found on most mandolins. It is small and light, making it quick and easy to use and clean. Adjustment is accomplished simply by rotating a rectangular piece of plastic on the underside of the tool to one of four positions.

Unfortunately, the faults in this tool will soon become manifest.

First of all, as many reviewers have said, it is dangerous. The guard that comes with it is worthless and it's difficult to imagine a guard for any hand-held mandolin being of much use; such a guard is, by necessity, too small and not held in a fixed line of movement relative to the blade. Second, this tool is dangerous even when not in use: there is nothing supplied to cover the blade when it is not in use, so if you have a drawer full of kitchen tools in which you dig to find things, your fingers will eventually meet the blade.

Second, there are only four thickness settings (3.0mm, 2.0mm, 1.3mm, and 0.5mm). This is somewhat limiting. That the thinnest setting is 0.5mm is especially disappointing: Be aware that 0.5mm is substantially thicker than "paper-thin," so if that's what you are buying a mandolin to do, do not buy this one.

Third, it is flimsy. Because it is constructed entirely of plastic, it bends while you use it. This is especially bothersome for the thinnest setting. When cutting thin slices, if the plane of the deck on which the food slides is not perfectly parallel with the plane in which the blade sits, you will end up slicing only part of the food, with your slice tapering out into paper-thin-ness and then into nothing. Cutting fibrous or dense foods is difficult at any thickness due to the flimsiness.

Finally, the blade, so sharp when new, dulled to the point of near inutility after slicing two bulbs of fennel and a bulb of celery root. The blade is neither replaceable nor even removable for sharpening, so as soon as the blade dulls, the entire tool is trash.

In summary, there is little or nothing that I can do with this tool that I cannot do as well with a knife and the knife is less dangerous.