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Kyocera's double-edged ceramic slicer. Cuts in half the time. Razor sharp single blade produces consistent, paper thin slices ( 1.5mm) . Great for everything from cutting vegetables for a stir-fry or potato ships to slicing apples. Double edges give smooth even slices.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
72 of 72 people found the following review helpful
By T. Triche
Color Name:Yellow
When I say "one thing", I do not mean to slander this device as a unitasker. It will not julienne -- but I don't julienne anyways. It won't cut spiral slices from an onion, if you're cooking your way through Michel Richard's book -- but you can get a much better device for that strange task. Instead, Kyocera made a nearly idiot-proof slicer that Does What It's Supposed To. This is about 99% glorious and 1% terrifying. Read on.
It slices paper-thin (I believe the measurement is 2mm?) planes of whatever you run across it, and it does so very, very quickly. The biggest drawback of this device is also its biggest strength -- before you know what happened, your garlic clove or pear or potato is sitting in a pile on your cutting board, neatly reduced to loose-leaf, and if you are not careful, you will have to hunt around for the bit of fingertip that got lopped off by the exceptionally sharp blade. It slices anything you put in its path, which is exactly what it's supposed to do -- so don't slice your fingers!
The designers were not joking when they emblazoned the device, the package, and all the marketing materials with warnings about how sharp the blade is You might think the hand-guard would ameliorate this hazard, but you'd be wrong, except for boundary cases with big thick vegetables. And you'll find yourself using this for so many smaller or wigglier vegetables that you will eventually dispense with that thing, so Watch Out. It's SHARP.
I find the hand-guard / smoosher to be almost useless unless you have a big, wide vegetable with a vast expanse of firm flatness to poke it into. Mostly I end up using my fingers and paying as much attention as I can to avoiding the maw of the slicer.... Read more ›
It slices paper-thin (I believe the measurement is 2mm?) planes of whatever you run across it, and it does so very, very quickly. The biggest drawback of this device is also its biggest strength -- before you know what happened, your garlic clove or pear or potato is sitting in a pile on your cutting board, neatly reduced to loose-leaf, and if you are not careful, you will have to hunt around for the bit of fingertip that got lopped off by the exceptionally sharp blade. It slices anything you put in its path, which is exactly what it's supposed to do -- so don't slice your fingers!
The designers were not joking when they emblazoned the device, the package, and all the marketing materials with warnings about how sharp the blade is You might think the hand-guard would ameliorate this hazard, but you'd be wrong, except for boundary cases with big thick vegetables. And you'll find yourself using this for so many smaller or wigglier vegetables that you will eventually dispense with that thing, so Watch Out. It's SHARP.
I find the hand-guard / smoosher to be almost useless unless you have a big, wide vegetable with a vast expanse of firm flatness to poke it into. Mostly I end up using my fingers and paying as much attention as I can to avoiding the maw of the slicer.... Read more ›
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By PlunderBunny
Color Name:Yellow
This is an excellent intro to a slicer -- a very good pre-mandoline purchase.
This isn't adjustible in it's thickness, so you get what it cranks out, which is very nice, thin slices, about 1/8". A great in a small apartment kitchen, it's very small and easy to store. It's also top-rack dishwasher safe.
The only thing I wish it had is a small guard to clip over the ceramic blade, so that it's stored safely...they are not kidding when they say the ceramic blade is SHARP!!! be very careful (and don't do the 'oh, i'll just run my finger on it to see how sharp it really is' test, like i did! ouch!).
This isn't adjustible in it's thickness, so you get what it cranks out, which is very nice, thin slices, about 1/8". A great in a small apartment kitchen, it's very small and easy to store. It's also top-rack dishwasher safe.
The only thing I wish it had is a small guard to clip over the ceramic blade, so that it's stored safely...they are not kidding when they say the ceramic blade is SHARP!!! be very careful (and don't do the 'oh, i'll just run my finger on it to see how sharp it really is' test, like i did! ouch!).
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Yellow|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just LOVE my Kyocera Double Edge Ceramic Slicer! I got mine for Christmas and have used it constantly ever since. Everything the other 2 reveiewers said is true: it's very sharp, it's easy to cut yourself, it's very easy to slice vegetables with it, etc. And yes, it's so sharp that I wish there was a way to cover the blade for storage as I'm sure that one of these days I'll reach in the drawer and cut myself on it. And yes, the "guard" is pretty useless, so I seldom use it.
Here's what I love about it:
1 - I can hold it with the handle with one hand and slice with the other - very easy to do and already a familiar motion if you have a standard grater you use.
2 - It slices while pushing the vegetable down AND on the up motion, since it's a double edge slicer. Makes it twice as quick to slice! Just gently move the vegetable along the slicer and back and it makes beautiful, paper-thin slices in both directions.
3 - I can use it for several different vegetables and I don't have to stop in between to unclog it or clean it. I have salads a lot and I regularly slice cucumbers and carrots fot this. It takes only SECONDS to slice up what I need for my salad.
4 - It takes almost no effort to slice with it. I don't have to apply a lot of pressure to the vegetable to get it to slice. The blade is so sharp that with very minimal effort the slicing is smooth and easy.
5 - It's so simple to clean! No moving parts. It's just a plastic thing with an extremely sharp ceramic blade set in it. Very easy to clean after slicing - you don't need to scrub and scrub at it - it almost gets totally clean just from rinsing it under the water.... Read more ›
Here's what I love about it:
1 - I can hold it with the handle with one hand and slice with the other - very easy to do and already a familiar motion if you have a standard grater you use.
2 - It slices while pushing the vegetable down AND on the up motion, since it's a double edge slicer. Makes it twice as quick to slice! Just gently move the vegetable along the slicer and back and it makes beautiful, paper-thin slices in both directions.
3 - I can use it for several different vegetables and I don't have to stop in between to unclog it or clean it. I have salads a lot and I regularly slice cucumbers and carrots fot this. It takes only SECONDS to slice up what I need for my salad.
4 - It takes almost no effort to slice with it. I don't have to apply a lot of pressure to the vegetable to get it to slice. The blade is so sharp that with very minimal effort the slicing is smooth and easy.
5 - It's so simple to clean! No moving parts. It's just a plastic thing with an extremely sharp ceramic blade set in it. Very easy to clean after slicing - you don't need to scrub and scrub at it - it almost gets totally clean just from rinsing it under the water.... Read more ›
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By S. Jeffries
Color Name:Yellow|Amazon Verified Purchase
Before taking this bad boy out of it's packaging, read the warning! It notes you should always use the gripper when using the mandolin. It isn't just for grins, this thing is so dang sharp the tip of my finger is still missing! With that said, I've been a huge fan of Kyocera's ceramic products for years and this product while seemingly boring is a total blast. The day I got this I was cooking bacon and realized I had a lot of beautiful bacon fat just sitting in that pan. I got this bad boy out and went to town on a Yukon Gold potato and dropped those paper thin slices of Idaho's finest in that fat and made potato chips that would give Lay's a run for their money. The slices where so thin, so perfect, you really can't get much better than this mandolin. While I was looking at other options such as the OXO mandolin, I settled on this and the julienne slicer from Kyocera because I knew the performance of the ceramic blade was what I really wanted. I find myself using both the julienne slicer and the straight blade mandolins to cut things that I wouldn't normally cut so fine. I would recommend buying this and you wont be sorry. Just watch your fingers... Finger tips and scalloped potatoes don't mix.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works fine
I guess there's another model that has a bar on back so you can adjust the thickness and I wish I had purchased that one. It cuts well and doesn't take up too much space.
Published 1 month ago by Leslie M Noson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mandolin Slicer
I'm still learning how to use this properly, especially how to position vegetables. I think it will improve as I learn.
Published 5 months ago by James C. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Double Edged Mandolin
Love this product. Cuts smooth thin slices for salads or presentations. Cuts both ways so twice as fast. Ceramic blade supper sharp. Gives a whole new meaning to onions. Read more
Published 22 months ago by RFPIN
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unhappy
This product was of poor quality. The blade is so dull it would not even cut a tomato. Would love a refund, but did not save the address as to where to send it back.
Published on February 27, 2011 by Susieq
1.0 out of 5 stars
too much hype
boy, was this over=rated. it is no use to me. all it does is cut the item if you hold the item in your hand the guard is totally useless. Read more
Published on December 24, 2009 by chicos mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent slicer - watch your fingers!
I initially purchased the OXO mandolin at Williams Sonoma with a gift certificate, and took it back immediately - way too dull! Read more
Published on October 30, 2009 by Jami R. Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Among my favorite kitchen tools
I bought one some years ago, back when they came without the finger guard, and I use it often. Only one thickness of slice, and there are some things it can't handle -- I have... Read more
Published on June 3, 2009 by Markian Gooley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good product good service
The mandolin is practical, easy to use, and easy to clean. It doesn't take up much valuable kitchen storage space. Read more
Published on March 3, 2009 by Mrs. W. J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
My HIGHEST recommendation for this slicer. No doubt. You will love it.
I did a lot of research before buying this mandolin. It is sharp, sharp, sharp. (and YES you can cut your fingertip if you don't watch out -- but I bought a steel mesh glove to... Read more
Published on February 16, 2009 by John Deegan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Watch your fingers!
I echo the other reviewers. This is the greatest thing for thinly slicing hard vegetables - radishes, zuccini, carrots, onions, et al. They come out about 1/16 inch thick. Read more
Published on January 26, 2009 by Dennis Nicholls
