Mandoline slicer

A mandoline-type food slicer for slicing food advanced in a cutting direction, the food slicer comprising:

• a frame for supporting a landing and a runway, which is movable relative to the landing;
• a cutting blade secured on an upstream end of the landing, a downstream end of the runway being spaced from an edge of the cutting blade to define an opening for the passage of sliced food;
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• an adjustment mechanism connected to the frame and configured to adjust an offset between the cutting blade and the runway, the adjustment mechanism including a slide button connected to first and second movable side members provided on opposed longitudinal sides of the frame, each of the first and second movable side members includes a first guide track, wherein each first guide track is configured such that a first lateral movement of the slide button from a locked position of the food slicer lowers a downstream end of the runway relative to the cutting blade to adjust a cutting thickness, and
• wherein the first guide track of the first movable side member is vertically offset from the first guide track of the second movable side member causing the downstream end of the runway to twist as the offset between the cutting blade and the runway is adjusted by the adjustment mechanism.

A mandoline-type food slicer for slicing food advanced in a cutting direction, the food slicer comprising:

• a frame for supporting a landing and a runway, which is movable relative to the landing;
• a cutting blade secured on an upstream end of the landing, a downstream end of the runway being spaced from an edge of the cutting blade to define an opening for the passage of sliced food;
• a separate cutting knife moveably connected to the frame, the second cutting knife having julienne blades which project upwardly through openings provided on the downstream end of the runway;
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• an adjustment mechanism connected to the frame and configured to adjust an offset between the cutting blade and the runway, the adjustment mechanism including first and second movable side members which are displaceable along a length of the frame and a slide button, each of the first and second movable side members includes spaced apart first and second guide tracks, and further including a first arm extending from the first movable side member and a second arm extending from the second movable side member, respective ends of the first and second arms are connected to the slide button, and wherein the first and second guide tracks are configured such that a movement of the slide button in a first direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the food slicer raises a downstream end of the runway relative to the cutting blade to adjust a cutting thickness and a second movement of the slide button in the first direction lowers the downstream end of the runway and simultaneously raises the cutting knife.