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Title: What meat slicer
Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 28, 2019, 09:21:08 AM: Looking to buy a decent one. What do y’all have. Pros - cons.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: NRA4LIFE on June 28, 2019, 05:06:38 PM: This is an old 12" Globe I bought from a catering outfit going out of business. I think this thing could double as a wood planer. Go 12" for sure, whatever you buy.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: Bill W on June 28, 2019, 05:27:55 PM: I'm looking for one that can slice full length bacon without going to a commercial sized unit.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: Twispriver on June 28, 2019, 05:34:00 PM: I got one of the low to mid range Cabella's slicer as a gift a few years back and it doesn't work worth a darn. It's a 10" I think and goes too slow and tears more than it slices. I don't have much need for one but if I were going to buy one I'd look closely at product reviews and spend a little more to get what worked.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: kckrawler on June 28, 2019, 05:51:32 PM: Quote from: Twispriver on June 28, 2019, 05:34:00 PM
I got one of the low to mid range Cabella's slicer as a gift a few years back and it doesn't work worth a darn. It's a 10" I think and goes too slow and tears more than it slices. I don't have much need for one but if I were going to buy one I'd look closely at product reviews and spend a little more to get what worked.

Had very similar results. Personally, knowing what I know now, I'd stay away from Cabela's :twocents:
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: kenzmad on June 29, 2019, 06:34:07 PM: :yeah:

I have the 10” cabelas. I do my own bacon. It creates heat when slicing that the fat starts to melt a bit. Also, cant slice anything thicker than 1/2. So no bulk buying new york strip to slice into steaks.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: Remnar on June 29, 2019, 07:40:49 PM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on June 28, 2019, 05:06:38 PM
This is an old 12" Globe I bought from a catering outfit going out of business. I think this thing could double as a wood planer. Go 12" for sure, whatever you buy.

Real deal there . The old processing equipment is built like no other .
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: KFhunter on June 29, 2019, 09:12:28 PM: I refurbished an old one, took my work sharp to the meat slicer blade and it does ok now, but I wouldn't mind a bigger one one of these days.
The big steaks go through the bandsaw, but bacon I do on the meat slicer.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 30, 2019, 07:33:01 PM: First buy was a fail. >:( Not wanting to spend hundreds on a commercial type unit, so tried an LEM in the $130 range.
10 slices and its going back. Plastic gears made grinding noise from first cut on, blade wobbled, under powered, wouldn't cut smooth...left tails on meat (roast beef, very chilled)

May have to end up spending the bucks to get a quality one that actually works better/quicker than my Rapala fillet knife.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: dutchmanaz on July 01, 2019, 08:57:33 AM: I suggest scouring craiglist for someone selling used restaurant equipment. With any luck, you'll find an older 110V unit for a reasonable price.
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: KFhunter on July 01, 2019, 09:49:37 AM: I'm gonna get one that'll slice frozen or nearly frozen meat. Some charcuterie I think is sliced nearly frozen and paper thin.

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Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: Bushcraft on July 01, 2019, 10:21:30 AM: I suppose I could look it up on YouTube, but how does on sharpen the blade on one of these slicers?

Would there be any benefit to having a blade that had small serrations?
Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: KFhunter on July 01, 2019, 10:29:19 AM: Good ones have a built in sharpener, or attachment point for one.

Mine is cheap and old, so I use a work sharp belt sander to sharpen. I just remove the guards and hold the work sharp against the spinning meat slicer blade at an angle, smartens it right up

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Title: Re: What meat slicer
Post by: NOCK NOCK on January 08, 2020, 08:37:32 AM: Well I ended up buying a Kitchen Ware brand 10”. Very happy with it, solid build, enough power to slice cheese and frozen ribeye to paper thin.
Only down side is carrier tray is to small to cut full length bacon, but I’ll just cut my belly’s in half and make short bacon.