Well a few of you expressed interest in a commercial type slicer, so I want to update the thread.
After much personal debate I convince myself that the slicer I had interest in was worth purchasing and giving it a shot. It was sold and shipped by
Amazon so I felt good about returning it if necessary, so I went for it. So far: good choice!
Got it unpacked and admired the design and construction; it’s definitely commercial grade, and built to last. I very carefully inspected the most critical component, which is the blade assembly. It is also heavy-duty, the blades are very sturdy and stiff, and very sharp! It’s a unique design with two stacks of blades, with blades in each stack ½” apart, but the blades in each stack are offset from each other by ¼” vertically, so that a final cut straight down will give you ¼” slices. See photos and video for better explanation if that didn’t make sense.
Before ordering I never could figure out the width of the blade assembly opening; that is, how wide of product can I fit comfortably. Turns out it’s a little less than I was hoping, and that is just over 3 ½”. Not bad, but a lot of the peppers I have been getting lately are bigger than that on the average. I’ll just have to be more selective when purchasing the peppers that I pay attention to that. Not a huge deal, as I can just do a manual cut with a knife when coming across those. I will be cutting each one manually at least once anyway to get rid of the stem. See video.
So now I’m pumped, and immediately went to the grocery and grabbed enough fresh jalapenos to make a “batch” of ten half-pint jars of Cowboy Candy. Got back home and washed a few of them for the first test! The machine did not disappoint, and I was grinning from ear to ear. I have been making these for a few years, and although I am pretty good and fast with a knife, it’s still a royal PITA!
So, hope you get something out of the (low-class) video...ha ha! It is my first and I didn’t put a lot of planning into it; it just happened.
Rick
