Borner V-Slicer Plus Mandoline (14")

Pros: Super SHARP slicing blade, quick, easy & convenient to use
Cons: Super SHARP slicing blade (OUCH!), limited slice thickness range

Any way you slice it the Borner (also spelled Boerner) V-Slicer Plus Mandoline is a FANTASTIC kitchen gadget ...though it's so useful I hate the negative connotation of the word 'gadget' when describing this useful manual kitchen slicer.
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Pros: super sharp, easy to assemble and use
Cons: none, as long as you keep blades protected

My 17-month old daughter has decided that the only vegetables she will eat are green beans, carrots, and corn. Now, compared to some children, that's pretty good, but I'd like her to enjoy a larger variety of vegetables. I read a recipe recently for ...

Pros: makes perfect slices
Cons: very sharp

My Borner V-Slicer has made my job in the kitchen so much easier. I used to hate cooking anything that required chopping, dicing, slicing, etc. Then I found the V-Slicer. The Mandoline is about 14" in length and 6" in diameter. The ...

Pros: Fast, easy, compact. If you eat salads, this unit will be your best friend.
Cons: Doesn't cut soft items like cheese, hard eggs, and soft tomatoes well.

I use this item daily. I am on my third unit since 1990. The last two (the one I currently purchased and it's predecessor) are the Born model. I am not sure if the original one I purchased was the same maker, but the parts look the same. It is the idea ...

Pros: Much faster and more accurate than a knife for slicing and julienning
Cons: SHARP exposed blade

I happened upon a v-slicer in a thrift shop 10 years ago, and picked it up for $2.00. Since then, the V-slicer has been INDISPENSABLE in my kitchen. I use it at least every other day and the blade's just as sharp as ever. I especially like dicing onions...

Pros: As good as mandolines 5 times its price
Cons: Does not have a waffle blade

When I first looked at the V-Slicer, I thought, no-way could this work as well as the "professional" mandolines. After all, it was plastic and about one-fifth the price.

Once I tried it, I was impressed. The V-slicer works well, and it has...

Pros: Better blades than even "professional" mandolines. Groove to rest on any bowl- very convenient!
Cons: Plastic can melt if too close to heat sources.

My husband just gave this mandoline to me for my birthday last week, although I really wanted the MIU France fancy stainless steel (and more expensive) one. But I tried it out, and it sliced like a dream! So I got past the fact that it was white ...

Pros: Best hand slicer I ever used.  Highly reccomend it any home chef or professional.
Cons: Used coirrectly, there are no cons. Blades very sharp, use the guard!

I have owned the V slicer for at least 20 years. I owned a pizza shop and for 6 years used two v slicers to cut all my vegetable toppings. 6 years and 50 pounds of green pepper a month, 50 pounds of onions a month, 60 pounds of roma tomatoes a month. It ...

Pros: A very speedy cutter versatile too
Cons: A danger in the wrong hands and the metal rods that come out.

I bought one of these over a year ago. It's very efficient and I can cut things with it faster than I can by hand, and I am a professional hotelier/restaurateur. The only fault I have found is that the five metal rods in the handle part can come out ...

Pros: easy to use, great storage container, easy clean up
Cons: so far, none

I needed a good slicer so I did my homework on the computer to find the best I could for the least money. This slicer had the best reviews so I got one this past week. I have used it for nearly every meal since. I love it. How did I get along without it? I don't dread the onions and spliced apples now. Makes great french fried potatoes. Of course I can't give a long term review on it but for the money I don't see how you can go wrong.

Pros: so easy to use and never dulled
Cons: NONE

Owned mine for 25 years! It has been one of the best tools in my kitchen and I am back to buy another one today! So glad I found this WEBsite. YEA yea The v slicer will slice. dice, shred you name it. I bought my original from a TV ad!!!!!!!!!!!! The slicer came with a peeler that can't be found anywhere. Best one I ever owned
GO FOR IT TRUST ME THE V SLICER HAS DICED MAYBE 1,000 LBS OF onions FOR OUR CHURCH CARNIVALS.

Pros: Long lasting sharpness, ease of use and makes food prep easy!
Cons: extremely sharp, one must be careful!

I have had my V slicer for over two decades, this thing works GREAT and lasts forever. The blades are just as razor sharp as the day it was bought! I would recommend this to ANYONE as long as they were very careful while using it. It cuts fingers just as well as any vegetable.

It was made my cooking so much easier, made my food presentations very nice as well. Very uniform slices, great for making matchsticks of certain veggies and meats as well.

It's worth every cent!

Pros: Very sharp blade. Makes cutting fast.
Cons: Very sharp blade ! Always use the safety handle.

My parents got one of those in Ukraine back in 200?. We've been using it for more than 3 years, and before that we've been using one for more than 4 years; bought a new one because we moved to the US. Now I started to cook and found out that I actually need it ! It saves ridiculous amounts of time. Slices any vegetable in seconds.

Pros: Very sharp stainless steel blades. Very useful with dehydrator. Easy to clean
Cons: Very sharp tool, demands full attention Very hard to resharpen Plastic construction eventually failed

I received one of these as a gift in 1995, and at first I didn't think I'd use it. But soon I discovered that I was using it for more and more things.
When I got an Excalibur dehydrator, I used it to slice fruits and vegetables for drying. The two really compliment each other.
I even used it to slice potatoes for french-fries.
I kept it hanging on a nail beside the sink, so cleanup was dead simple... rinse it under the sprayer and then hang it up in its carrier to drip-dry.
I loved this slicer, until it broke. In 2004.
And it's really not all that broken. The plastic strut that runs under the insert is broken loose from one side, causing the insert to hang too low and unevenly.
I could try to glue it, but I think that maybe after nine years I should retire it and get a new one.

Pros: Durable, versatile
Cons: watch your knuckles

I've had mine for about 15 years. It's worth the price if only for chopping onions. Great for celery too. For those people who find chopping tedious, or can't slice evenly, It's a great utensil

Pros: Very versatile, sharp and useful.
Cons: Cannot be put in the dishwasher.

I worked for a couple of men during the Minnesota State Fair(2007) preparing veggies for the demonstration. One thing that stuck with me was how after every sale they would make the customer promise always to use the safety handle. When got mine, I said that I would never use the V blade without it. Yesterday I was using it to slice a cucumber, and I didn't use the handle. My finger slipped, and I cut through the flesh of my pinky finger and almost cut my nail right in two. Now I have stitches and a bandage keeping my finger from moving. Never use the V-Slicer without the safety handle. What happened to me was my fault, and would not have happened if I had done what I was told in the use of the machine.

Pros: Outperformed my expectations.
Cons: None.

You will not be disappointed in the quality and performance of this machine.

However, you must be cautious of the very sharp blades..... while slicing, and also when handling the slicer.

I work with single edge razor blades on a daily bases to remove window decals. I have not yet been cut.

I was amazed to find that the "V" slicer blades are sharper.

I actually cut myself while removing the slicer from the package. Apparently my finger touched one of the small julienne blades and I did not realize it until the bleeding started.

The slicer works very well, but you must re-learn the meaning of "sharp".