Stainless Steel Mandoline Slicer

This is a great product and please bear with me - first time doing a video and this type of product review but felt this one was worth it! I got this because health reasons require a change of diet and food preparation and although I love cooking I hate the preparation. So, being told vegetables and fruits (heavy on the FRESH vegetables) would now be playing a big part in my life did not make me happy. I can't tell you what exactly made me settle on the Mueller product but 4.9 out of 5 stars tells you I am happy I did - we will get to the .1 in a minute. This product is wonderful - the video is not great and probably my first and last as I suck at it, I didn't even show the product up front, but it is the Mueller Onion Chopper Pro, don't know why they call it that because it chops EVERYTHING! I was standing in the video, but during this entire session which was a little under two hours, I washed and prepared a 3 lb bag of onions, a 3 lb bag of carrots, 2 large heads of celery, 2 large green peppers, 1 large red pepper, and 1 large orange pepper. I wasn't sure how small I needed to cut the pieces, so I tried to size them to fit the opening of the cutter blade. Yes, you do have to do some preparation, but all that small dicing and cutting is gone forever and that is what I hated. I thought if I could take an hour or so at the beginning of the week and get all the vegetables cut that would save at least 20 minutes of prep time per meal. In the end, I have enough vegetables for at least 2 weeks, not 1. I will be adding white potatoes and sweet potatoes soon, but need to do some research on how best to preserve them. This product is a lifesaver. The picture does not show an additional package of mixed peppers, another package of onions, and another package of carrots and celery mixed, all this was done at one time - I am truly amazed with this product. Now, let's talk about safety. They give you ample warnings. Remember one size of the blade is very, very sharp. My only complaint about this product and it could be my fault that I didn't figure it out is there was no way to store the blades within the container - that is my -.1. The product is easy to use, very sturdily built, easy to clean, and does not take a huge amount of strength to use. After the video, I was sitting down except to cut the top part of a couple of large carrots. It does not say it is okay to sit down. I am older and have a problem standing. I was seated at a regular, sturdy table with the product placed on the table and I was seated correctly. I very easily used the product with no problem, so I say for us "oldies, but goodies" this is a great product or for those who have a problem standing and have put off cooking because of food preparation - go for it, but be sensible. Great product, make it your next buy!

I have purchased many mandoline slicers in the past, and I know what I like. I have spent significantly more on nicer ones with replaceable blades, more exact slices, etc. But I really needed a good mandoline slicer that does a bit more than slice in one size. I have heard good things about the Mueller V-Pro 5 (as well as other products they make) from other chefs, so I decided to buy this one. I needed the following out of my slicer. - Adjustable slice thickness (this can slice paper thin to a respectable thickness to a bit over 1/3") - Julienne/Alumette/French cut as well as straight slicing Added bonus - Wavy cut (ridges) - Grates - Juliennes in two sizes (there are blades underneath the slicing deck that you can rotate and lock into place) - Case for the blades This one is simply the best in its class, nothing in this price range will come close. It is very sharp, both the 5 insert blades, as well as the deck blades for Julienning tucked into the bottom of the deck. Using the product, I love how it slices the vegetables very thin, especially onions for bagels, lox and cream cheese, or tomatoes for a thin slices in a burger, but the best of all, it can slice it almost paper thin. Great for like slicing cucumbers for sunomono. The Julienne slices can be perfect for stuffing vegetables in a spring roll, or for making various slaws. The grater is fantastic as well. One thing I will also like to note is the blades are very sharp. I would use this tool with caution if you have not used a madoline slicer in the past, and make sure to use the food holder and guard. I have used so many in the past, I am used to it, and I know when to stop, so I haven't used the food holder and guard. This is one of the best kitchen products that I have purchased recently, and I highly recommend this to everyone I know that loves to cook. Makes cooking a lot easier and faster (try julienning 5 kinds of vegetables for a dish), and cleaning this tool is very easy and fast too. Sure, I can julienne and make pretty flower shaped or rose petals out of carrots or make a fish net out of daikon radish just using a knife, but you know, when you want to cook a meal in 30 minutes, nothing beats a great tool. If you are looking to shortcut your cooking time, this tool is must buy for most use cases.

I had another brand of mandolin slicer when working in Canada that I had to leave behind. This works as well or better than that with the exception of long slicing vegetables like zuchinni. One thing I use this for is making low carb zucchini lasagna. The other slicer had a recess in the top holder to use with cyclindrical vegetables on their side that allowed the pins to grabe the vegetables. This is flat across and the grid on the pusher does not engage the food and grip it. I had to use my thumb to push on the end of the food carefully and towards the end pull the remaining portion through. I did not want to add any of my protein to the meal... Other than that, it works great and will fit over some bowls. I wish they would make a bowl designed for this. Especially the long slices do not go into the bowl well as they hit the end of the bowl while slicing. Other foods work well. Mincing or dicing foods such as onions goes easily and one trick I use on items I want to dice is to make some cross cuts in the food so that the ends are not long strips. This is the same for all of these slicers, not just Mueller. Once that is done the dicing goes smoothly. Cleaning is easy except for the thin notches in the bed where the built in knives come up. You need a small bush to reach in there, but that cleans it up quickly. Nice unit.

This mandolin is phenomenal. I have 3 of the Swissmar Borner mandolins that are much more expensive. The reason that I have 3 of them is that each has options the others don't have. This mandolin covers the cutting options of the 3 Borner mandolins and then some. Both have German blades and are manufactured in Germany. So they are comparable in this aspect. Some of the things I love about this set are: - it includes a waffle cutting blade that I had bought separately for the Borner sets - it has two different shredding blades that the other set don't include - the blades are every bit as sharp as the Borner blades - thicknesses of cuts are adjustable which is one reason I had one of the Borner sets - It includes a stand that can be used or not depending on the job. This is not an option on the Borner mandolins - I have all the blades I would ever want without storing multiple sets - The cost of this set is much less than the Swissmar Borner mandolins, but offers many more options So far, I couldn't be happier with this mandolin, and would highly recommend it. I can't imagine why the Swissmar Borner sets cost so much more unless it it just because of publicity. UPDATE 8/01/18 I bought this mandoline in Feb. 2017, and have used it periodically as needed. This year, I have been using it a lot more for slicing veggies, such as beets, zucchini, squash, etc., that we buy from local farmers. At this time of year, we buy a lot of these veggies that I blanch, package, and freeze for the winter. Although I still love all of the options for cutting vegetables offered by this mandoline, there is one thing I don't like about it that isn't included in the product page description. I have added pictures to this review to illustrate what I will attempt to describe here. On the top of the mandoline, there are slots that you can adjust blades to come through for julienne cutting (Pic #1). The blades you can choose provide two different widths for julienne cutting (Pics #2 & #3). Under the mandoline, there is a cover you can open for cleaning that covers the blades so you don't get cut on exposed blades (Pic #4). When the cover is opened, the blades are exposed for cleaning (Pic #5). I can see where it would be necessary to open the blade cover to clean the blades when you use them for julienne cutting. What i don't like is that this area must be cleaned even if you are using only the slicing blades since the juices and particles from what you are slicing go into the slots on the top of the mandoline. The blades under the mandoline are very sharp, and the slots on top are not often easy to clean. Although I do still like the many options available for this mandoline, I am tempted to buy a mandoline that would be strictly for slicing and easier to clean. One other feature that I very much like is that this mandoline was designed to fit securely over bowls or pots of different sizes so that you can slice directly into a vessel. This can eliminate a lot of mess especially when slicing something like beets. As for the cleaning problem with food getting into the julienne blade area, I fold a paper towel and slide it under slots of the base and above the julienne blades. Any juices that go through the base unit slots are absorbed by the paper towel which spares me having to clean the julienne blades every time I slice foods. All in all, I am still loving this mandoline.

Long term update: 07-18-2025 I'm still using the Mueller mandoline, and it's still going strong. The V-Slicer blade was getting dull, so I contacted Mueller and they honored the warranty with a free replacement, no questions asked. Truly a 5-Star seller! (See photo) I purchased my Mueller VPro mandoline slicer specifically to slice tomatoes. Before purchasing it, I had looked at products from OXO and Cuisinart at a local big box store, and looked at some on-line. Searching on Amazon Prime turned up the Mueller VPro. After looking at the photos and reviews, I decided to buy it. When it arrived, I studied the instructions, and then tried it out. My tomato slices came out just right on the first try! They dropped right onto a small plate I'd placed underneath, ready to serve. The grip handle and the food holder worked very well, making the VPro much safer to use than some other mandolines I'd considered. Rinsing after use is easy, and I like that if folds flat for storage. The storage box for the additional blades is a nice touch. I tried slicing some Fugi Apples, and was delighted with the results. Because the apples are large, I had to start without using the pusher, but I donned a level-5 cut resistant glove, and it wasn't hard to keep my hands a safe distance from the blade. Once I'd cut a few slices, I found that I could then use the pusher for the rest of the apple. The whole operation was quick and easy, as was the wash up. There simply is no way I could cut such nice, uniform apple slices using a knife. My only wish is that there was a way for the food pusher to lock in place over the v-blade for safer storage, or for the unit to have built-in blade cover. Storing on a shelf or in a drawer with the V-blade in place even with the blade fully retracted, it is possible to slice a finger. One can remove the blade, but there's no room in the blade storage box for it. This is a minor quibble though, and doesn't affect the operation of the product. Considering the product's features, cost, and ease of use, I'd definitely rate it 5-Stars.

Picked this up to slice veggies and fruit for use in my food dehydrator. It slices well (careful, blades are sharp), especially the softer fruits (apples, oranges only so far) but with harder things like Carrots the force needed to get thru the blades tends to throw the slices around a little from underneath. I'm sure a shallow bowl or something would mitigate that. Also I would suggest some cut proof gloves as the holder/guide doesn't work well with certain things, like carrots for example. Other than that, I'm happy with the product and glad I purchased it. I can slice fast or consistent, but not both and consistent is important when dehydrating. So rather than taking 30 min to slice up a bag of carrots, apples, pears and oranges, I just used this. While the body of it IS plastic, it's sturdy and not cheaply made. There isn't much wobble back side to side due to the location and height of the legs so it was comfortable to use and didn't even shift around all that much as I was slicing. I had one a long time ago that was pretty cheap and wobbled all over the place, it also wasn't a V blade but rather just a / type. The dial is easy to use to adjust thickness, but I've not used any of the attachments yet so I'm not sure how easy they are to change. I do like the fact that they come in a little box, the cheap one I purchased years ago didn't and the blades were just left to rattle around in whatever drawer I dumped them in. All in all, for the price, it's a great product.

The blades are sharp, so that's good. The little knob to change out the vertical slice spacing is clever and it slices finer than the simple 4.5mm / 9mm. I think it goes down to 3mm . I haven't tried for potato chips/crisps yet, but it looks good for that as i think it will cut them level. ( My Fabulous Feemster, Heuck Feemster Original Vegetable Slicer, White which is nice, flexes and tends to cut them on a slight angle with one side thinner than the other. ) Here is the MAJOR DESIGN FLAW, and it's really stupid. The vertical slicing blades PRECEDE the horizontal slicing blade. They are arranged in a straight line vs the horizontal blade V shape. So on fries, or shoe strings or any Vert + Horiz slicing operation, you always "lose" the last slice. You can't advance the food to the horizontal blade when it is one slice thick because the vertical blade will stop you. On my other mandolin, the vertical blade array is underneath the horizontal blade, so you can push with the heel of you hand safely all the way up to the horizontal blade. On this slicer, the heel of your hand will be shredded by the verticals. When the food gets thin, you are slicing it into strips VERTICALLY FIRST and then attempting to shove the strips (and i don't know how to shove them, the pusher won't go below the vertical blades) through the horizontal blade, which is impossible. There may be a partial solution to this, let's use a potato for example and imagine you are slicing shoe strings or thickish hash browns. Cut the tater in half. Put the flat side on the bed of the mandolin and operate as normal, BUT, when you get to about an inch thick, turn the tater 90 degrees and run it by hand, carefully through the mandolin on "edge". You'll get down to about a single french fry of waste instead of a whole slice. By the way, I made french fries with the Feemster this way forever. I'd slice the taters and then run the slices through the feemster vertically. You are holding them with your hand, but since they are thin-ish, they require very little force cuz you are just slicing one fry wide. The other cool thing about this is that your fries will be perfectly square because you are using the same setting in both directions. On the Mueller, you need to be very precise setting the depth so that it matches the spacing of the vertical blade array, but this can be done. Be VERY, VERY CAREFUL!. Use the holder/pusher! I am NOT NOT NOT recommending you feed this device with your hand unless you really, really know what you are doing and careful, patient and precise. I am NOT NOT NOT responsible for any protein that mixed in with french fries or hashbrowns due to sloppy use of the machine.

I have to be honest, I purchased this months ago and forgot about it but today, I was making a recipe with lots of ingredients that needed chopping and I saw this sitting on my shelf and was like, I think I will try that out! So I dusted the box off and opened the box, rinsed all the pieces, dried them off, and was ready to go! The first ingredient needed was 2 cups celery, so I cut off the ends, cut the celery into two-inch pieces, put the pieces in the chopper, and pushed down the chopper lid, and Presto, perfectly diced celery cubes! I'm in LOVE, Love at first use, this device/chopper is a wonderful gadget that makes your life so much easier! From then on, I got a rhythm going and it was chop, dice, chop, dice. Before I knew it I had chopped 2 cups worth of three other ingredients, but this chopper made it such an easy task! The design of this chopper is perfect, I love how easy to clean it is, how easy it is to transition from one ingredient to the next, and the way the blades pop securely into place. This chopper is such a time saver and makes an otherwise labor-intensive task, EASY! Great work Mueller and Thank you for this Awesome Chopper!