Didn't live up to its promise.

I have to preface this review by saying that I didn't buy this slicer expressly for shaving truffles. I had seen Rachael Ray use a similar tool to slice garlic and thought it would be a time and cleanup saver. The first thing I discovered was that the blade was jammed and had to be forced through the opening to be on the correct side of the slicer. That part was sheer guesswork because there were absolutely no use/care instructions. I tried slicing a clove of garlic which the writeup said was an option. The garlic was fresh and firm but was turned to mush by the slicer. I next tried it on an olive to see if a firmer item would work out better. The result was a scrambled olive. While the slicer looks good and appears to be well made I have had no success with it. Perhaps it was my not knowing what to expect from it but I've spent considerable time using a mandolin slicer with good results.

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