I must admit that I was somewhat apprehensive buying a thirty-dollar  mandoline; at a quarter of what other units cost, I was afraid I was buying  a toy.
Not so.  This unit is excellent.  The cartridge for thin slicing  slices vegetables to a satisfying and surprising thinness (cucumber  sandwiches, anyone?)  I use the thick-slicing cartridge, along with a  dehydrator, to make apple and pear chips; that is, dried fruit the  consistency of a potato chip.  The apples fit the guard and the blade very  well, and the rubber feet keep the bowl from skittering all over the  counter (marvelous!)  Better yet, the bowl can be half-filled with  acidulated water so that the apple slices immediately fall into the water,  and thereby never brown.
It has been said before, but I will reiterate:  the blade is frighteningly sharp.  I asked my wife if she would like to try  slicing an apple for the chips.  She placed the apple in the guard (there  is a clever prongs-and-pusher mechanism to anchor the fruit) and started  sliding it back and forth across the blade.  After several passes, she said  "something's wrong, it's not doing anything."  She turned the  guard over, and half the apple had been sliced away without her noticing!  There is almost zero resistance from the blade.  BE CAREFUL!
All in all,  I am very satisfied.  This is a great unit at an even better price.  Order  one; I don't think you will regret it.
I must admit that I was somewhat apprehensive buying a thirty-dollar  mandoline; at a quarter of what other units cost, I was afraid I was buying  a toy. Not so. This unit is excellent. The cartridge for thin slicing  slices vegetables to a satisfying and surprising thinness (cucumber  sandwiches, anyone? )  I use the thick-slicing cartridge, along with a  dehydrator, to make apple and pear chips; that is, dried fruit the  consistency of a potato chip. The apples fit the guard and the blade very  well, and the rubber feet keep the bowl from skittering all over the  counter (marvelous! )  Better yet, the bowl can be half-filled with  acidulated water so that the apple slices immediately fall into the water,  and thereby never brown. It has been said before, but I will reiterate:  the blade is frighteningly sharp. I asked my wife if she would like to try  slicing an apple for the chips. She placed the apple in the guard (there  is a clever prongs-and-pusher mechanism to anchor the fruit) and started  sliding it back and forth across the blade. After several passes, she said  "something's wrong, it's not doing anything. "  She turned the  guard over, and half the apple had been sliced away without her noticing! There is almost zero resistance from the blade. BE CAREFUL! All in all,  I am very satisfied. This is a great unit at an even better price. Order  one; I don't think you will regret it.