I can't use a mandolin without cutting off bits and pieces of my fingers. I always want a food processor but was too stubborn and cheap to buy one. So I used a knife for all my slicing, dicing and chopping. I got this as a birthday present and absolutely love it. The only problem I've had so far is using the dicing part. I had to poke the onions out of it, but other that that, it is fast and easy to set up, clean and put away til next time. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)