All opinions differ about the mandolin, some say it is easy to use, others that they can not use it, some think it is "good manufacturing", other than it's crap ... We really wonder craft recevoir.Finalement we going to give a more reviews: I do not think the quality or exemplary strength and if I can give some advice: keep well perfectly vertical object in a large bowl by using it, more or less inclined angle that can promote the breakdown of plastic or blade, what happened to a client Amazon 8 days after achat.A About dangerousness, I have some questions: Are people really get to use the finger guard? Not me !! It is too hard to squeeze through vegetables, and small pimples are ridiculously inefficient to maintain a potato or a tomato ... As for a cucumber! I solved the issue by using a laboratory glove that is worn to protect the fingers to the cuts microtomed !!! Whereby I managed to serve me this mandolin without cutting the tips of my doigts.Donc, take some precautions and use proper equipment, whereby it is not bad, but do not expect a nice wheel to adjust the cutting thickness: you will not have a plastic bar deviating more or less (by turning) the body of the mandolin, a very rudimentary system, it is hoped that the bar takes last long. Although the store after use to avoid accidents.Bonne luck!