Amco Dial-A-Slice Adjustable Apple Corer and Slicer, 5.80 x 4.25 x 7.25"

ProsSemi-flexible plastic allows less opportunity for breaking.Blades are decently sharp - cuts with mid to minimal force.(Still too soon to tell if blades will "warp/bend" sooner rather than later.)Does a supurb job at "coring".Fast and easy are both use and cleanup.ConsSometimes difficult to "line up" and use accompanying "cut & catch" tray.Almost better to just use on a cutting board or the like.OverallYou can't really find a better bargain for the price thesefruit cutters go for. Professional grade are around $70+.This cost me $20, and it's close enough and does justas good a job at what it's designed to do as pro grades do.Any cutters I've seen around for cheaper, are just that - cheap.

I received this apple slicer as a gift and I loved the way it adjusted to make thin or thick slices. I liked it so much that I bought another one for my second home. It is sharp and slices easily. It is very sturdy and the blades are easy to clean.

Since I wake up earliest I pack the lunches of our 3 school age kids. The boys like apples, sliced, and to save precious time in the morning I felt that buying a slicer would be a wise choice.Heck, who am I trying to fool? I like kitchen gadgets and slicing apples for lunches gave me an excuse to buy another kitchen toy.America's Test Kitchen (Cooks Illustrated magazine) rated a Williams-Sonoma slicer as their top pick - that slicer is exactly the same as this one, just re-branded. Overall I'm happy with it, though it's not perfect.Pros:- Sharp blades, cuts through apples with ease.- Easy to switch from 8 to 16 wedges.- Removes entire core- Snap-on lid makes it safe to store in a drawer.Cons:- When set for 8 slices, blades don't align perfectly so apple can get stuck in between them.- Locking mechanism can be a little fussy, sometimes it's hard to get the slicer to lock in one position.At Williams-Sonoma they say to hand wash this slicer but I've been running it through the dishwasher without any ill effect. Other reviewers complained the slicer removed an excessively large core but I haven't found that to be the case. Prior to buying this slicer I was using the OXO Good Grips Corer (coincidentally ATK's top apple corer). I usually had to run the corer through the apple 2 or 3 times to get all the core removed - this slicer gets it all the first time through.It's a handy little slicer. It's not perfect but it gets the job done. The kids like the thinner wedges I get from the 16 slice setting - most slicers cut 8 or maybe 12 slices. The thin wedges are ideal for apple pie as well.

I have been using the Pampered Chef apple corer/slicer for several years now, and been very pleased with it, so was somewhat hesitant about buying this one. For the Record: This one operates just as easily as the Pampered Chef model, with the plus that you have two sized of slices to choose from! Over the Christmas holiday I used it several times for fruit trays, using the thinner slice on the apples, and it works like a charm! The corer is a bit larger than the Pampered Chef model, so there are less slices with bits of core in them, which I really like! And, yes, a Granny Smith apple is a bit more difficult to slice with it, but no more so than any other model that I've used. In my book this is a great kitchen tool!

I had one of those "regular" slicers that look similar to this, but a too-big apple and a determined will cracked it :D So, I needed a new one. I just randomly picked this one, it seemed similar, and I like that it had a choice of cuts...and honestly, I thought that part wouldn't work anyway. I do have one of those suction, turning peeler/corer/slicer things with the handle, but don't often want to dig out a big contraption for one apple.When I used it, what luck!!! The dial, adjustment worked! and not just once! The blades are just as strong with wide cuts as they are with the narrow ones. And the BEST part is that lid! I used to smash my old cutter down, flip it over and push each slice out with my finger (or else they broke off still in the cutter.) It wasn't smart to push my fingers so close to those blades, but I did it anyway.) With this one, I stick the apple right on the lid, aim the tabs (I wish those weren't there, but I guess they have to be) and push. The cutter has two dents that have to fit into matching cutouts in the lid, so sometimes you have to stop at the bottom and turn it a little to get it to depress fully into the lid. But then the fruit is fully cut and easy to remove.Cleaning is slightly harder than my old one. If you just let it sit on the counter too long after cutting (I admit that I do this :D) the apple guts get stuck. There is a little seam where the rotating blades fit together, and apple bits get stuck there. I just rinse it very well (the running water gets rid of most of it) and if I must, I push my finger (from the TOP) between the blades to clean it. I usually sit it on a papertowel to dry, or actually dry it if I am putting it away. It seems like the blades COULD rust in a dishwasher (I haven't tried...but thin stainless does that sometimes) so I don't put it in there.Overall, I am more than pleased with it. I wish it was just a touch bigger, as my favorite apples (honeycrisp) don't always fit (they were BIG this year.) If they made a bigger one, I would buy it too!