Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I understand why this has both positive and negative reviews, I'll try to debunk that it this review. The positive. This has cut up everything I've needed without any trouble. Cheese, potatoes, carrots, etc. pretty much anything that is firm and you can throw at it. It has pop up blades and can make a 9x7mm cuts for fries (I think people who think this can't do fries are missing that it has pop up blades for this.) I'm very satisfied as I bought this for hard veggies and cheeses. The negative. If you don't clean the blade, food gets stuck, if food is stuck on the blade, it doesn't cut well. It's plenty sharp unless it's dirty or something is on it/blocking it. To push a carrot through it doesn't take any more strength than grating a carrot, but I think some people expect this to be like cutting butter. You have to push firmly down on the safety grip and push it through the cutting mechanism. If you don't actually put some force behind it, it's not going to do it's job. A little force behind your hands is importnat sometimes, especially on thick cuts. If the item you are trying to cut is shorter than the safety guide can hold, it won't be able to be fed through with the safety guide. I'm very happy with this product and I will recommend it to friends. Buy the product if you know it's limitations and it's a good fit. Otherwise don't buy and and don't write bad reviews which skew the usefulness of this product.