I have used the vegetable slicer to cut carrots into slices. This task can be so because of the sharp knife easily done, but would have liked the slices a little thicker. Unfortunately, I realized after the third use, the plastic board to three (!) Points (finger hole, left and right of the blade) shows cracks. Apparently a dryness plastic was used. Further formed on the rough surface orange discoloration, which could not be completely removed with scouring. Therefore goes back to Amazon.