A real workhorse but not for amateurs The only place I've really used Bron mandolins is in professional kitchens. They are amazing and great for slicing cutting julienne and making gaufrettes. It has an incredibly sharp blade and is very sturdy. The guard is a bit useless as all mandolin guards are but a few applications might handle it alright. There are two perpendicular blades to cut batons either thin julienne or thicker like french fries.
Looks aren't everything OK I bought this very pricy version because lets face it its all stainless and very well built. It is sturdy and will last life time. That said it is not user friendly the blade adjustments are not easy as you have 3 cutting surfaces to adjust. The design may have been great years ago but any diagonal blade or V blade models will cut much easier and faster then this beautifully slicer. Just try cutting string carrots and you will hate this slicer the straight blade is very difficult to push raw carrots through. The standard holder will only cut to within 1/8 of the blade so to the rest is cut on the board or out it goes.Yes after spending all this money I am going back to my cheap plastic V blade that is super easy to use. Sorry Bron time to retool your plant and start making V blade models. This was a bad investment.
The Original for a reason It just simply works! After much research this was my first choice until actually using the de Buyer dicing mandoline form William and Sonoma. I knew I wanted a quality and versatile mandoline that would last for years to come as well as do the job with consistent results. I've used two other mandolines the OXO mandoline and de Buyer dicing mandoline this is the only one that will give consistent slicing thickness at 1mm or less thickness between slices as well as from one end to the other end of the slice where most failed continuallyIt's not made clear on amazon.com but this particular Bron mandoline come with the 10mm and 3mm julienne blades. 2mm blades would be nice sometimes but cutting 3mm x 1mm yields a similar cut that is nice in its own right. You can always purchase the blade set with the 2mm and 8mm / 4.5mm blades separately. This brings me to a fantastic attribute to this mandoline. If you somehow break something you can purchase every single part separately!The Good and great It cuts perfectly at any thickness. The blades are super sharp. The guard a bit odd at first compared to the deBuyer but in the end superior in my opinion as the guard really transmits pushing power and isn't a hindrance at all. Blades are riveted in for strength. Its stainless steel where it counts. It doesn't need a non stick surface for the food to slide down because the polished SS is slicker than anything else. Julienne blades are fixed to the mandoline. All one piece so no cheap plastic blade holders to fall off as in the de Buyer dicing model. Separate blades fro crinkle and straight. Collapsible feet that fold neatly out of sight.
Try it before paying the big price I returned this expensive slicer the same day I received it. The reasons being1. The blade is simple too blunt for a slicer that cost 150 dollars plus.2. The construction appears to be very solid until you actually operate it. The main unit is strong but the leg is unstable. Pushing a potable into the blade you will feel the leg are breaking out from the main unit sometime soon.3. The food holder is relatively safe to operate but is often less optimum for holding anything that has odd shape. This holder is supposed to be held to the main unit by something that bit into the rail. But my unit supposed to be brand new was keep falling off from the main unit.There appears to be many people like this product and are claiming it is something for professional. To me who deal with mechanical designs every day it is just a dated design with poor engineering.My suggestion is simple. You are of course free to believe whatever reviews out there.
Wonderful product arrives misassembled Both of the previous reviewers those who complained that this product is depicted upside down and those who have objected that it comes out of the box looking that way are correct. It was necessary to remove the folding legs and reinstall them rotated 180 degrees to make the mandonline usable as designed.
the blades are not dull This takes a little time to figure it all out but this is a awesome kitchen tool. I also recommend purchasing the cut resitent gloves.It does come with more then one blade.
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Solid professional toolexcellent but there are cheaper alternatives for the home This mandoline is a sturdy and wellmade tool excellent for making even and precise slices shoestring potatoes pommes allumettes wafflecut potatoes ordinary French fries and so on. I have had mine for about 15 years and it works like new.The main problem with it is that it's expensive. There are inexpensive plastic slicer/shredders available such as Benriner often sold in Japanese and Korean grocery stores which work just as well. In fact they're actually better for very fine slices and shredding. If you only want to make French fries you're probably better off getting a Frenchfry cutter which is faster but it's hard to get blades fine enough for true shoestrings.The Benriner plus a Frenchfry cutter together will cost about half as much as the mandoline and work as well or better of course they are nowhere near as heavyduty but that won't matter for most home users.The Bron mandoline has a couple of minor disadvantages. On older models the feet would scratch countertops but I believe this has been fixed now. Although most parts are stainless the rivets and screws do rust a little this has not been a problem.The pusher does not work very well. On the other hand this is a dangerous tool used without the pusher it produces especially ugly cuts if you're julienning. My solution is to use a cutresistant fillet glove also good for the Benriner. This gives you far better control and thus less waste.
Best madnolin I have ever owned I have only owned a few mandolin's in my life. All have fallen far short of my Grandmother's who brought hers over from Germany back in the 20's. During the 90's was when my last one fell apart and I sort of gave up. Then a few months ago I ran across this one and did some reasearch and it was the best balance of cost to value.The slices can be set for paper thin cucumbers and the blades are all razor sharp. Be very careful.The solid stainless steel construction put up with all kind of food acids and after a good rinse with warm soapy water gleams like it did the first day out of the box.Use care with where you store it. I have it on a hook on the outside of my cabinets. If you store it with other equipment the bades could get dull or thrown out of true and that will not made for clean consistant slices.Again well worth the investment.
REBRANDED? I do not own this Bron slicer. That being said this slicer looks VERY similar almost identical to the MAND1 slicer by LibertyWare usually listed around $75.
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