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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1190 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Red
• Brand: Kyocera
• Model: CSN-202-RD
• Dimensions: .40" h x 3.60" w x 10.60" l, .35 pounds

Features

• The Kyocera ceramic adjustable mandoline slicer is a nice compact way to slice vegetables
• The ceramic blade will stay sharp many times longer than a metal blade
• Slicer cuts quickly and efficiently due to its sharp blade
• Just turn the dial to adjust the thickness 5mm, 1.3mm, 2mm and 3mm and includes a hand guard
• Safe to use in dishwasher

Customer Reviews

The Perfect mandoline
Although I also bought a "professional mandoline", I thought this would make a handy little item. Boy - was I right! I use this mandoline more than the professional. Why? It is convenient! It's very sharp (the porcelein blade is much sharper than metal), the hand guard is comfortable and easy to use, the whole device is dishwasher safe, and it takes little counter space and little storage space. I use it to slice veggies for everything from sandwiches to tostadas to soups to breakfast burritos. Here's what it does not do: Although the blade is "adjustable", only the biggest setting works correctly. The smaller settings makes mush of your veggies. Also, it is not quite wide enough. At the thickest part of a big round onion, it would have to be turned sideways. Finally, it only has 1 blade and so it only does the one style of cut. I highly recommend it. It is so easy to use that you will use it frequently. In fact, when you think: "Should I drag out the big mandoline?" You will say "No, I'll just use my little one (the Kyocera)".

Versatile and Great Value
2 great points about this mandolin: ceramic and dishwasher-safe. It is not the most aesthetically pleasing mandolin, surely the shiny metal ones look more professional and flashier. However, for the home-chef who favors functionality over looks, you won't be disappointed with this model. It also has a lip on the bottom making it easy to fit over the edge of a bowl.

One of my biggest pet-peeves about metal mandolins is that they are so difficult to clean. With all the nooks and crannies food gets stuck in and the risk of rust, you have to invest a comparatively significant amount of time in cleaning.

The ceramic blade stays sharp and is superior in my view to any metal blade: you won't have to sharpen it and it does not rust. The only drawback to ceramic is that it is fragile, so you may want to be careful where you store this tool. Haphazardly tossing it in the same drawer you throw your meat tenderizer might not be the best idea.

At ~20$, this tool is a great value. You will spend more on a quality metal mandolin and it will rust. Additionally, if you do happen to accidentally break the blade, it's only 20$ to replace.

Excellent kitchen tool
Highly recommended! This mandoline slicer works exactly as described -- on the 0.5 setting the slices are paper-thin, and even thinner if you do not press down too hard. The blade is very sharp; the food doesn't get stuck in it. The cutouts on one end make it very secure when slicing over a bowl. Very easy to clean. I bought this slicer because I have had such good results with my Kyocera ceramic vegetable peeler, and this slicer is another hit!