Straight or Serrated blade for slicer ??

[JckDanls 07]

So I have a Hobart 512 slicer with a straight blade.. Tried slicing a frozen chub of breakfast sausage (Pops) to make into perfect patties ... Didn't do so well .. had to wait for it to thaw a little bit...

Does the serrated blade work any better for frozen meats like that ??

And what other uses would a serrated blade work better for ??

Thanks for any replies...

 

[BB-que]

So I have a Hobart 512 slicer with a straight blade.. Tried slicing a frozen chub of breakfast sausage (Pops) to make into perfect patties ... Didn't do so well .. had to wait for it to thaw a little bit...

Does the serrated blade work any better for frozen meats like that ??

And what other uses would a serrated blade work better for ??

Thanks for any replies...

I’ve found my straight blade works better in almost all instances. How “frozen” was it? I’ve never had any problem unless it was too frozen.

 

[smokerjim]

Personally I wouldn't try cutting frozen meat on a slicer with either blade.

 

[GrumpyGriller]

I have a Nesco slicer ($69) with an 8" serrated blade and have had no issues cutting anything, with no tearing either. Most recently, I sliced paper-thin homemade bacon. At some point, I'd guess that if it's frozen completely rock solid, there could be an issue depending on the slicer, at least for a harry-homeowner version :)

 

[Lonzinomaker]

I've had frozen (0 deg F) bacon that I couldn't slice with a straight blade until I let it sit and warm up to almost a soft frozen state. I do have a commercial 12 in slicer that seems to work best with meat that has been frozen and then partially thawed rather than meat that is on the way to being frozen.

 

[sandyut]

I think the serrated is best for bread...and the smooth for meat. I was taught to put meat in the freezer for about 20 minutes so it firm but not frozen. that seems to work pretty well when I cut EOR for jerky.

 

[Bearcarver]

I do best on Bacon after it's been in the freezer between 2 & 3 hours.
If it's not in long enough I get the trailing stuff on the bottom of the hunk.
If it's frozen too solid, I get the same reaction from the slicer motor as when somebody tries to Rip Red Oak on a 1.5 HP table saw with a dull blade mounted.
You can feel the motor slowing down.

Bear