Mandoline slicer

A mandoline slicer, comprising:

• a frame having two opposed side walls and a food support surface positioned between the two opposed side walls;
• a blade opening provided on the food support surface;
• a blade assembly which is mounted with a cutting blade thereon and movably received within the frame;
• a slicing thickness adjustment mechanism engaging, the blade assembly with the frame and configured to vertically move the blade assembly relative to the food support surface between an operating position where the cutting blade is exposed above the food support surface for a vertical distance for slicing and a resting position where the cutting blade is positioned coplanar with or below the food support surface;
• the blade assembly is spring-loaded by springs disposed on a top side of the blade assembly and abutting against the food support surface to bias the blade assembly away from the food support surface when the blade assembly is in the resting position;
• the blade assembly comprises two opposed blade assembly side walls and a blade seat positioned between the two opposed blade assembly side walls for receiving the cutting blade, and each of the two opposed blade assembly side walls has a corresponding notch at a lower side thereof;
• the slicing thickness adjustment mechanism comprises a blade assembly axle which passes through two corresponding blade assembly axle openings at the two side walls so that each of a first end and a second end of the blade assembly axle protrudes outward from the corresponding side wall and connects to a knob rotatably mounted at the corresponding side wall;
• an eccentric cam is provided near each of the first and the second end of the blade assembly axle, wherein the eccentric cams are configured to abut against the notches so as to overcome the spring biasing force exerted to the blade assembly and move the blade assembly.