Mandolin slicer

A mandolin slicer (1) comprising:

• a handle (2) having a first end (35) and a second end (13);
• a frame (58) extending from the first end (35) of the handle (2) and having two opposite side walls;
• a guiding plate (5) having a proximal end (6) pivotally connected to the frame (58), and a distal end (7);
• a slicing plate (3) held between the two side walls of the frame (58) and configured to comprise a slicing blade (9), wherein the slicing blade (9) and the distal end (7) of the guiding plate (5) together define a gap (8) as slice thickness for an item to be sliced;
• a linkage (10) for movably carrying the guiding plate (5) so that the movement of the linkage (10) enables the guiding plate (5) to pivot around its proximal end (6)_wherein the guiding plate pivots relative to the slicing blade (9) thereby to provide variable slice thickness for the item to be sliced;
• and
• an actuator assembly (43) in operative connection with the linkage (10) to move the linkage (10) to pivot the guiding plate (5) around the proximal end of the guiding plate,
• wherein the actuator assembly (43) is configured as a push-push latch mechanism (65) provided in the handle (2), and the push-push latch mechanism (65) is latched in a plurality of latched positions.