I don't think I've ever had an OXO product that disappointed, and this is no exception.  It's well thought out, with the built in storage for all the blades. With the plastic body, no worries about rusting, although you do need to be mindful of how you care for the blades. Of course, it's very sharp and works equally well on softer items, e.g. tomatoes, as well as harder, e.g. potatoes. Even though the food holder does protect your fingers, I'm super paranoid of being cut and actually bought kitchen gloves to wear when I'm using/handling the mandoline (I had nightmares about cutting off my fingers when i bought my first knife set!),  The one thing I thought could have been better was the instruction manual's section on using the julienne blades (you actually have to use two at the same time), but there were on-line videos to walk you through it.