Crudely machined, outrageously expensive, incredibly poor instructions.
I have seldom been as disappointed as when I tried this product. Stay away!!!

Makes slices and julienne of vegetables effortlessly. Very sharp.

The item seems pretty heavy duty. My wife has always wanted one to use instead of your Cusinart. So far we have only made sweet potato waffle fries ( which were perfect waffle shape once we got the thickness adjusted properly. I like the food holder much better than other models I've seen. The instructions are minimal. I guess using one of these is mostly intuitive, and it helps if you grew up viewing the RonCo vegamatic commercials. My recommendation fore use is to wear one of those kevlar kitchen gloves and taker firm sweeps over the blade with the guard while holding the stand steady. Aim for beyond the blade - if you push toward the blade and slow down your stroke, the food will jam mid cut.

When purchasing it was not fully clear that the item came with a full complement of blades. I looked for the same model on other web sites and the descriptions of what was included were all lacking. The box looked as if a catch tray was included but it was not.

A little spendy for what you get. Not difficult to use, but sometimes a little awkward.

This mandoline is a real time saver. I get it out and use it where a food processor won't work or where I don't want to clean the food processor. I turn to it for dinners for 2 or for 20. I LOVE UT!