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MIU Stainless-Steel Professional Mandoline Slicer

MIU Stainless-Steel Professional Mandoline Slicer
Our Price: $73.37
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Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5Average rating of 3.0/5
Manufacturer: MIU France

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Binding: Kitchen
Brand: MIU
Color: stainless steel
EAN: 0806700907676
Feature: Creates precise, uniform slices of fruit or vegetables
Label: MIU France
Manufacturer: MIU France
Material Type: Rubber,Stainless Steel
Model: 90767
Publisher: MIU France
Studio: MIU France
Variation Description: stainless steel

Features
Creates precise, uniform slices of fruit or vegetables
Durable; dishwasher-safe; 18/10 stainless steel construction
Includes 5 blade attachments for straight, waffle, or julienne cuts
Safety holder's easy-grip knob protects fingers from blades
Measures 14-2/5 inches long by 4-1/2 inches wide; lifetime warranty

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Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: great product in some ways, but not all
Comment: If you've used a plastic mandoline, you will appreciate the step up to this rugged steel model. It has sharp blades, and does an excellent job on most items.

I'm not sure why others thought that the blades were dull, but there are a few issues with the blades. The plastic holders for them are a bit too flexible. Cheaper mandolines often give just the blade portion, which can be much more awkward to change. This model could have had more metal and less plastic here, to give the best of both worlds. Since mandoline blades use a chopping motion, not a slicing motion, sharpness is not always enough.

It's a big item, and not something you can just pull out of a drawer when needed. It's not easy to clean, at least by hand, but it's dishwasher safe. It would have been nicer to have a storage case for the entire mandoline, not just the blades, and have storage for all the blades. I guess they expect that you will keep one blade in the unit and store the unused ones.

If you want an everyday item for your counter, this might be it. But if you want something for occasional use, this may not be for you. There are cheaper models that are more highly rated, which might serve you better in the short run. This one is built to last.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I found the cutting blade to be too dull to be effective. I wrote the company to complain, but got no response. I think a good knife works a whole lot better than messing with the mandoline

Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: I didn't heed the warnings...
Comment: Well, I ended up at the emergency room after slicing a good portion of my thumb off. I had only had this a few hours when I decided to check the different thickness settings using a potato. There's not much of an instruction book that comes with this item but I'd read the reviews and knew better than to use it WITHOUT the hand guard. Now I'm afraid to use it at all, at least without kevlar gloves.

Aside from this mishap, this seems to be a great mandoline and I'm living proof that the blade is very sharp. Maybe some of the problems lie with the skill of the user. It is very easy to set up and I don't have to physically change blades. When done, the whole thing pops in the dishwasher. If my family doesn't throw it out (they're still upset wth me for being stupid), I'm sure I'll want to try it again after I get these stitches out.




Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: MIU does not stand behind their product.
Comment: I got this and was very impressed by the look and feel of it. I didn't get around to actually trying it out for a while, however. Like many others, I found when I did try to use it that the blades themselves were dull and of very poor quality. It tears the food instead of cutting it. Unfortunately it was past the 30 day return period and MIU has ignored my emails. I would not buy another of their products.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: Blades don't cut. Period.
Comment: Title say it all. Blades are also pretty much impossible to sharpen by hand. I tried with sharpening stones, even with a Dremel and could not get these things to cut. Add the two hours wasted in sharpening time to the 80 bucks wasted for the mandolin and you can see why I wish that I bought a piece of crap for [...] bucks rather than a piece of crap for [...] bucks. In fact the old $[...] mandolin cut much better than this.

Oh yeah, don't read the French name and think the mandolin is French made. It's Chinese garbage just like everything else that comes out of that country. Bottom line... if you want a nice mandolin, look elsewhere.



Editorial Reviews:

This professional deluxe mandoline is made of heavy 18/10 stainless steel, rubber grip handle and rubber grip legs. This favorite in professional kitchens, shred, slices, waffle-cuts, and juliennes vegetables with precision and speed. The stainless steel safety food holder protects your fingers and firmly holds food in place while gliding over the cutting / slicing blade. Our mandoline includes 3 juliene blades, cutting blade, waffle blade and storage case.


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