Home Slicer Suggestions?

Use a knife?

If you’re talking about a deli slicer, I’ve looked at some used ones at a restaurant supply store and they’re pretty pricey. Like $500 and up.

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If you’re talking about a deli slicer, I’ve looked at some used ones at a restaurant supply store and they’re pretty pricey. Like $500 and up.

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i need one of these for my homemade bacon. cutting that shite by hand is a pain.

ETA:

VBENLEM Commercial Meat Slicer 12 inch Electric Food Cutter Semi-Auto 450W Premium Carbon Steel Adjustable Thickness

$429

That would be nice too.

I like the one in the photo above. There are some for under 300 but don't look nearly as nice.

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Use a knife?

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My wife bought me a slicer years ago and it was less than ideal. I'm the kitchen guru and she, in her heart, thought she was doing me a favor getting the home meat slicer she bought.

It did work fairly well for a while, but would overheat if using it to slice large portions of product, had a small blade of only around 6 inches that had me cutting roasts, hams and other meats in half to be able to use the machine. The sled travel was also short, so that too limited the size of the hunks of meat or other things being cut.

It lasted about a year and I tossed it out and resorted back to doing it by hand with my knives that I keep razor sharp and that has been how I've sliced things for ages now.

It would be nice to have a "good" slicer, but I'm not going to pay $500+ for one just to have when I need it.

I would assume Caire would be best option for that?

Check EBay for a used Hobart

Or buy new if price isn’t an issue

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The sled travel was also short, so that too limited the size of the hunks of meat or other things being cut.

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That's the problem I've run into with mine. Sometimes we get whole slabs of bacon from Conecuh and I can't slice them with the slicer.

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Sometimes we get whole slabs of bacon from Conecuh and I can't slice them with the slicer.

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Just cut the slabs in half, or a size that fits the sled. They still cook up the same, just smaller pieces is all.

Like already mentioned in a prior post, I do all my slicing by hand with my knives and I keep them razor sharp for such use. I brine, smoke and cut up all my own bacon, and do so with a long carving knife.

I just make sure the bacon is as cold as I can get it, short of being partially frozen and it cuts much easier.

I slice raw beef and pork for jerky. The one I linked above will go paper thin on raw cuts if you want it to. Also used it on cabbage and onions a few times. They're a pain to clean. I thought I would use it alot more, glad I didn't shell out the bucks for a Hobart.

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They're a pain to clean

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Was wondering about this and if maybe some of the more expensive ones (or different brands) are easier to clean.

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I thought I would use it a lot more

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This is why I haven't got one yet. There have been plenty times I wish I had one but is it really enough to justify the $ and the storage. I have been wanting to do more of my own deli meats/bacon stuff but still not sure.