This was supposed to be a (Valentine's) gift for my husband who kept saying he wanted one instead of slicing potatoes for fries. It arrived late, and took too much effort to get a potato through it. It's not strong enough as it's plastic, only the blades are stainless steel. I pinched a finger, and some of the potato remained in it. It's easier to just slice potatoes than forcibly try to use this and injure yourself.