Customer Reviews

Weston Professional Stainless Steel Mandoline Slicer

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I was not pleased with the performance of the Weston Mandoline. The machine was not adjusted very well and when vegetables were sliced the machine basically chewed up the veggies after they passed over the blade. The slicing was not very smooth.

I received the Weston mandoline as a Christmas gift and from the box, I thought I had finally gotten the kitchen utensil I always wanted. After trying to use it a few times, all I can say is what a waste of money! The device is solid and sturdy. The rubber in the stand make it extremely stable to work with, but that is about all I can say nice about the Weston Professional Stainless Steel Mandoline Slicer.

For the price, I didn't expect a top of the line mandoline. These usually will set you back a couple hundred bucks, but I at least expected it to be able to slice potatoes as well as my old, fairly broken, PLASTIC mandoline. But no.....it wasn't meant to be. It managed to make a couple very rough, half-hearted wide julienne cuts (I was making french fries) before simply jamming up and then proceeding to tear and grind the potato into unusable chunks.

The cutting action is terrible and rough. I think this is primarily due to the blade being straight across and not angled in the slightest. The blades are extremely sharp and still will not cut anything short of soft vegetables like zucchini and squash. (Of which, I might add. it does so admirably) So, if you need a mandoline to slice and julienne those pesky root veggies in your kitchen, you would do well to look elsewhere. Preferably for a slicer with an off-set, angled blade.