Meat slicer are they worth it?

[otterman91105]

Hey everyone just wondering what people think about the $100-200 meat slicers? I don't know if i would use it too much so it don't need to be commercial grade. Just would like to slice some corned beef and smoked bacon once in a while. Another question would be i see you can buy different size cutter blades but can you slice bacon on most of these. 

[rl_sd]

I have a $100 Nesco that I bought 10 yrs ago.... I am totally suprised at the amount of meat that I have cut w/ it and have not had and issues. Just this year I have sliced over 30 cooked pork loins with it. It has sliced a lot of partially frozen venny rumps for jerky as well. I am surprised how well the plastic gears have held up. There is a little wear "button" that rides on the back of the blade to maintain clearance that is starting to wear pretty badly. I find that some cooking spray on the back side of the blade resolves the issue

[otterman91105]

Could you slice pork belly in to like 1/4" x 12'' pieces of bacon on it. What model is it? Thats about the price that i would like to spend. I would only use a few times a year.

[Mike89]

I have a similar if not the same one and they sure do the trick!!  and you should get what ya want for thickness..

[otterman91105]

I just ordered the chefs choice 615 i cant wait to smoke some bacon and use this slicer.

[rl_sd]

Hope it’s as good as the nesco ( which I don’t think they even make anymore). Make sure to update the post after you use it in case my nesco takes a dump this summer

[Grainbelt]

I personally prefer using a Victorinox slicer knife now. I found that with disassembling and cleaning a meat slicer after use, I wasn't saving any time.

[Blackhawkxp]

I own a Chefs Choice slicer and it has been a good unit. Not sure which model but it is fairly easy to clean and will slice up to 1" i believe. I'm guessing the 610 model. I've sliced ham , bread, potatoes, cooked pork loins, pork belly bacon, and a couple of other items and it seems to handle the task pretty well.  Probably not the same as an industrial slicer but good enough for the hobby user.

 

[PurpleFloyd]

I had one of the smaller 8" slicers and upgraded to a 10" model that was about $300 and that is much nicer when cutting larger pieces.

Plus it has a nicer blade sharpener and shreds less

 

[otterman91105]

I got it in the mail yesterday looks nice comes apart easy for cleaning. I wont get around to doing bacon till mid august so it might just have to sit till then.