What we would actually buy The one in professional kitchens, for the reason that its blades come off and its setting stays put. Use the guard.
What you are getting
A Japanese mandoline measuring 31.1 × 8.9 × 3.2 cm (12.2 × 3.5 × 1.3 in), with three interchangeable blades and a cutting thickness set by screws at both ends of the blade.
Why professionals use it
Two reasons. The blades are replaceable, so the tool is renewed rather than thrown away. And the screw adjustment holds its setting under pressure, so the fiftieth slice matches the first.
The safety note, and a warning
Professional kitchens often use these without the guard. That is not a model to copy at home: a chef doing it a hundred times a day has a technique and a tolerance for risk that a domestic cook does not. Use the guard, and keep a cut-resistant glove for the last centimeter.
The dimensions
Published, which is the only listing here to do so — and they matter, because a mandoline has to sit across a bowl.
Availability
On sale at around $28 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 3 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
What we rate, and what we do not
Strengths
The professional standard, and the blades are replaceable rather than disposable
Screw adjustment holds its setting under pressure where a dial can slip
Published dimensions, which no other mandoline here gives
Compromises
The most expensive mandoline here
Screw adjustment is slower than a dial
The supplied guard is small — professional users often work without one, which is not a model to copy
Specifications
Dimensions
31.1 × 8.9 × 3.2 cm (12.2 × 3.5 × 1.3 in)
Blades
Three interchangeable blades supplied
Adjustment
Thickness set by screws on both sides of the blade
Body
Robust plastic
Origin
Japanese
Amazon reference
B000LCP6EW
EAN
0699234338616
Where this model is listed
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
The questions that come in
Why screws rather than a dial?
A screw at each end sets the blade height and stays there under pressure. Dials on cheaper mandolines can shift mid-slice, which changes the thickness and, worse, the feel of the resistance.
Are replacement blades available?
Yes — the design has been made for decades and blades are sold separately. That is a real advantage over mandolines whose blade cannot be renewed.
Our score
8.7/ 10
The one in professional kitchens, for the reason that its blades come off and its setting stays put. Use the guard.
What use this one answers, among cookware and knives
Anyone who slices often enough to care about repeatability.
Where this model is cited, among our cookware and knives guides
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 500.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Sources
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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
