The guard is not optional, and this is the tool that proves it
A mandoline produces slices no knife can match for evenness, and it is the most dangerous object in a domestic kitchen because the blade is fixed and invisible under the food. The hand guard is the specification: one that grips the vegetable firmly and lets you use the last centimeter is one that gets used, and a guard that slips is a guard people abandon halfway through. After that comes adjustment — a continuously variable thickness beats three fixed settings — and stability, since a mandoline that walks on the worktop is a mandoline being pushed harder. We compare guard design, thickness adjustment, julienne inserts, stability and safe cleaning.
Four thickness settings · stainless blade · MIPS body · sliding selector
A four-setting mandoline with a stainless blade and a sliding selector, at the entry price — and, like every mandoline, an object to buy a glove with.
Best for: Occasional slicing, with a cut-resistant glove.
≈ $31
Handheld mandoline slicer with four adjustable thickness settings of 1, 2, 3 and 4 mm (0.16 in), a built-in julienne blade, a stainless steel-tipped hand guard and sharp 420 stainless steel blades, BPA-free and dishwasher safe
Four thickness settings, a built-in julienne blade and a steel-tipped hand guard, for fifteen dollars.
Best for: A first mandoline — four thicknesses, a julienne blade and the better kind of hand guard
≈ $15
Stainless V-blade · interchangeable inserts · folding foot · hand guard included
A stainless V-blade mandoline with inserts, a folding foot and — stated explicitly — a hand guard, which is the one thing the other mandolines here leave to the images.
Best for: Hard vegetables, where a V-blade earns its place.
304 stainless blade · ABS frame · folding stand · non-slip · continuously adjustable · dishwasher safe
A mandoline with continuous thickness adjustment rather than fixed steps, a folding stand and detachable parts for the dishwasher.
Best for: Anyone who wants to choose a thickness rather than pick from four.
Six interchangeable blades · hard ABS body · collecting container · slicer, julienne, dicer and grater
Six interchangeable blades in one body with a collecting container — closer to a food preparation set than a mandoline in the strict sense.
Best for: Someone who wants one device to replace a mandoline, a grater and a chopper.
≈ $20
Japanese mandoline slicer measuring 12.75 × 3.625 in with a 2.5 in wide slicing surface, handcrafted Japanese stainless steel blades on a BPA-free plastic body, one fixed straight blade and three interchangeable coarse, medium and fine tooth blades, an easy-turn dial from 0.5 to 8 mm (0.02 to 0.31 in), a safety guard, a non-skid rubber base and top-rack dishwasher safety
A dial from 0.5 to 8 mm (0.02 to 0.31 in), four blades, a 2.5 in slicing surface and a safety guard.
Best for: Thin work — crisps, fennel, a gratin — on the slicer professional kitchens use
≈ $30
Japanese vegetable slicer with an adjustable blade making slices from fine to medium, and coarse replaceable blades allowing three different cut sizes
The old-version Benriner Japanese slicer, with an adjustable blade and coarse replaceable blades.
Best for: Someone who knows the Benriner already — otherwise buy the current version
≈ $27
Adjustable mandoline slicer with twelve slice settings on a built-in thickness dial, a rotating blade cylinder, a professional 4CR15 stainless steel blade, a substantial stainless steel frame with an anti-slip base, and cut-resistant gloves, a removable blade guard and a cleaning brush included, top-rack dishwasher safe
Twelve settings on a dial, a 4CR15 blade, a steel frame, and cut-resistant gloves in the box.
Best for: Anyone who intends to use a mandoline often — gloves, a steel frame and a published steel
≈ $39
Handheld mandoline slicer with a sharp stainless steel blade and three adjustable thickness settings of 1, 2 and 4 mm (0.16 in), with a food holder, a safety lock to secure the blade during storage and cleaning, and a non-slip design for slicing into bowls
A three-setting handheld with a food holder and a safety lock for the blade in storage.
Best for: A mandoline that lives in a drawer — the lock is the reason to choose it
≈ $16
Vegetable chopper and mandoline slicer with six blades — two chopper blades of different sizes and four interchangeable blades for slicing, julienne and grating — with a food container and a food holder
A six-blade chopper and slicer with a container, claiming to be the original refined since 2013.
Best for: Dicing onions in quantity — a chopper first, a mandoline second
≈ $22
Adjustable mandoline slicer with five blades for slicing, grating and julienne, a safety food pusher, folding legs to slice onto a board or directly into a bowl, a twist knob for 1 to 9 mm (0.04 to 0.35 in) slices and 6 to 9 mm (0.24 to 0.35 in) julienne, top-rack dishwasher safe and made in China
Five blades, folding legs, and a dial giving 1 to 9 mm (0.04 to 0.35 in) slices or 6 to 9 mm (0.24 to 0.35 in) julienne.
Best for: Slicing straight into the pan — fold the legs and the bowl is underneath
≈ $35
Hand-held mandoline · 3 grip styles · 3 slice thicknesses · non-slip tip · protective guard
A handheld mandoline whose food grip has three styles, one for each shape of produce.
Best for: Round and awkward produce — tomatoes, lemons, small onions — where a spiked holder skates
≈ $15
Large adjustable handheld mandoline slicing at 1 mm (0.04 in), 2.5 mm (0.10 in) and 4 mm (0.16 in), with an included food holder to keep fingers safe, a comfortable non-slip handle, knob and foot, and a window showing the slices below
Three thicknesses with a food holder included, and a window showing the slices below.
Best for: Someone who wants the OXO window and a stated food holder — otherwise read the Precision page
≈ $35
Precision handheld mandoline with five cutting options including julienne, thin, medium, thick and extra thick, an automatic height-adjustable food holder that applies even pressure and stores underneath, a transparent runway showing ingredients over the blade, a non-slip handle and sturdy base, dishwasher safe
Five cutting options with an automatic height-adjustable holder that stores under the slicer.
Best for: Safe everyday slicing — the holder is the reason, and it is the right reason
≈ $35
Handheld mandoline slicer adjusting to 1 mm (0.04 in), 2.5 mm (0.10 in) or 4 mm (0.16 in), with a large non-slip handle and stable foot, a window to assess the volume sliced, and designed to slice onto a plate, a board or hooked over a bowl
A three-setting handheld with a window that shows how much you have sliced, for nineteen dollars.
Best for: Slicing a measured amount — half a cucumber for a salad, not the whole one
≈ $19
A mandoline slicer in green with adjustable slicing thickness
A green mandoline with adjustable thickness, described in a single bullet.
Best for: Nothing this shelf cannot do better — every other listing here tells you more
≈ $17
31.1 × 8.9 × 3.2 cm (12.2 × 3.5 × 1.3 in) · three interchangeable blades · thickness set by screws on both sides · Japanese
The Japanese mandoline professional kitchens use: three interchangeable blades and a thickness set by screws at both ends rather than by a dial.
Best for: Anyone who slices often enough to care about repeatability.
≈ $28
All-in-one vegetable chopper and mandoline slicer with twelve blades to dice, slice, julienne, grate or spiralize, including nine interchangeable blades and a bonus adjustable spiralizer, with a food container and a food holder, and 24/7 live telephone support
Twelve blades with a spiralizer and a container — a chopper, slicer and spiralizer in one body.
Best for: One device instead of four — if you will genuinely use the spiralizer and the dicer
≈ $40
A mandoline does in a minute what a knife takes ten minutes to do, with a regularity no hand achieves.
For a gratin from time to time, a plain mandoline is enough and stores flat.
A mandoline blade takes the pad of a finger before you feel it, and the holder is not an optional accessory. A stated hand guard comes before every other feature.
Always, including for the last slice. The great majority of accidents happen at the end of a vegetable, without the pusher.
It is the only effective protection if you hold the food in your hand. On a mandoline, it is a common-sense purchase.
Under running water with a brush, never by wiping a sponge over the blade. Immediate drying to avoid corrosion.
Rarely: the geometry and the fixing do not lend themselves to it. Replacement blades exist on serious models.
Around one to two millimeters. Thinner, they burn; thicker, they stay soft in the middle.
For small quantities it is faster to take out and to clean. For large volumes the processor wins.
They hold their edge for a very long time and chip on an impact. On vegetables they give excellent service.
Stop as soon as the piece gets too short for the holder and finish with a knife. It is precisely that last centimeter that causes most of the cuts.
The mandoline gives a regularity no hand achieves, and it is the home utensil that causes the most injuries. Pusher every time, including for the last slice, cut-resistant glove, brush under running water and immediate drying.
There is no table here, and the reason is in the listings. The figure published most often across these 18 products is weight, given by 11 of them — short of the four in five a column needs to compare rather than to display gaps. Each product page says what its own maker published.
$15 – $19
5 models
fullstar Handheld Mandoline and Julienne Cutter, Joseph Joseph Multi-Grip Hand-held, Ibergrif Handheld Adjustable
$20 – $30
5 models
fullstar FSCH0101, Mueller Vegetable Chopper Mandoline, Benriner Japanese Vegetable Slicer, Old Version
$31 – $40
6 models
FACKELMANN 25281, Mueller Austria 5-Blade Mandoline, OXO Good Grips Large Adjustable
Specifications: manufacturer sheets for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product pages. Prices and availability: Keepa.
Most recent revision in this category: October 4, 2026.
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
