Dropped $300 on a fancy Japanese mandoline that dulled in 3 months

Bought a Benriner after seeing every chef on YouTube swear by them. Worked great for the first month, then the blade got dull way faster than my old $40 OXO. Sent it back and the replacement had the same issue. Anyone else find these overpriced plastic things don't hold up in a pro kitchen?

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garcia.wren17d ago

12 years on a single Benriner blade before it finally gave out. Sounds like you might have gotten a bad batch or maybe your cutting board is too hard. The blades on these things are replaceable for like 20 bucks so I just swap mine twice a year in a busy kitchen.

adam41417d ago

Honestly twenty bucks for two years is still a steal.

kimblack17d ago

@yuki_nakamura Honestly, that sucks for the price. Ngl I had the exact same problem until I started using a steel honing rod on it before every shift - @garcia.wren might be onto something about hard boards too, but that simple fix turned my Benriner into a beast for over a year now.