Looking to get a food slicer and wonder what you guys recommend. Really dont want to spend a ton of money on it as its not something i use every day. I want it for cutting up my bacon and maybe some hams and briskets.
X2Thats what mine has on it..I do not slice real big stuff like whole Ham`s...or Butts...
Amazon also has a 10 inch version of this slicer for about 100 less right now. Still a lot of money but much more reasonable.I've got an Old Rival currently. Same size blade as the one Chef Jimmy posted above. Does an ok job. BUT, if you're doing bacon form whole bellies, or pastrami from whole briskets, it simply doesn't cut it, no pun intended. The meat is too large to fit without cutting it into smaller pieces. Not a huge deal for bacon as I usually cut whole stips in half anyway. But when doing pastrami, ham, turkey, it's a real pain. I'm in the market for something in the 10" - 12" range.
Keep an eye on craigslist, I look every day. Slicers similar to the one above are on there all the time for $50 or less. I picked mine up for $20 about a year ago. You can get the bigger commercial kind for $300+ all day, once in a great while you'll find a real deal on one, which is what I'm waiting for. I did find one decent one new, It's expensive no doubt, and I'm sure it's not as good as the Globe/Hobart etc ones but for the size and price it's not bad, and reviews are pretty decent.
Good luck!
This is the route I took and scored a nice Globe slicer..http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/98412/new-to-me-slicerYou can also check Craigslist for used ones.
Yup..This is the route I took and scored a nice Globe slicer..http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/98412/new-to-me-slicer
It is a little clumbsy to move from the kitchen to the pantry but it really does a bang up job on bacons, pastramis, etc.. and is simple to clean. Keep your eyes open, especially in this economy.
Rob, I thought about that one as well, it looks nice. The only issue I see is the Carriage will require tools to remove it for thorough cleaning. This may be rectified with a trip to the Hardware store......JJ
Chef Jimmy, yeah, I noticed that. Ideally I'll find one on CL and get the best of both worlds. Unfortunately as far as I've found, that is the cheapest 12" slicer you can get new.Amazon also has a 10 inch version of this slicer for about 100 less right now. Still a lot of money but much more reasonable.
Bigfish