Here's the deal. The food slicer works, largely as advertised. That said, there are a few things that I found off-putting. First of all, I was disappointed in the range of motion of the slide. Only about 7" is big enough for perhaps a turkey breast or a hunk of roast beef. I bought this to slice bacon, which is more like about 10" or more in length (typically). This forced me to cut my bacon slabs in half - not a huge deal but certainly caught me by surprise. Second, cleaning is somewhat of a pain. There are some areas one can't easily get access to, mostly around the blade cover. I would have liked the ability to break things down a bit more to clean. Also, while the main slide tips away from the blade, it doesn't appear to easily detach from the rail, which makes that part harder to clean. Pros - Easy to use - Just worked with a few adjustments in my expectations Cons - Not as long of a slide range as I expected (only 7") or so. - Harder to clean - Stuff frequently gets jammed up at the bottom of the blade where it is supposed to exit. I had to periodically stop and clean that out - more often than I'd have liked. Read more

So far so good. I received, opened, cleaned, and used it with some bulk Columbus turkey I bought from Costco. WASHING TAKES TIME Take the blade off and wash it with warm soapy water and rinse it. You can use the same soapy water on a rag or towel to wipe down the rest of the machine before use, using a moist dishrag or paper towel to wipe any soap residue off. You can then dry it or let it dry on its own The blade is razor sharp. Handle carefully. The blade comes off using a quarter or a nickel or anything like a butter knife with 1/8 of a turn to the right of the small plastic Center piece The operation is easy to understand in the manual and is mostly self-explanatory. Take the rubber protection piece off the blade first. I used tin foil to catch the sliced meat People are talking about the angle of the blade resulting an uneven cuts. They are referring to it being angled vertically from being wider at the top to be more narrow at the bottom. What this results in is only slicing the bottom part of the meat unless you put pressure or tilt the meat slightly to the left so that it is flush to the blade. This is not a big deal and widening the opening of the blade the adjustment knob will allow you to have larger cuts of meat that are just slightly thicker on one side. Trial and error will tell you what you need to do but it is a minor issue not worth complaining about. Cleaning took 5 minutes. Only the blade goes into water the rest of the machine cannot be rinsed with running water. You need to wash it manually on a dry surface Blade off, washed, set aside Use a DRY cloth or paper towel, for lack of a better word "dust" off the meat from the machine...all parts. Use a soapy paper towel to wipe off all surfaces of the machine where ever meat came in contact. Use a clean sightly damp paper towel to rewipe everything. Any crevices where there might be meat just blow on it or spray something to get it out but you will be able to get virtually all meat off the machine if you're careful. Reinstall the blade and add the rubber guard over the portion of the blade that is exposed. If this lasts a while it's going to be a good bye. Do not take it out unless you are slicing at least a pound or so of meat to be used later. You will save a lot of money by buying chunks of turkey or ham or whatever and cutting a pound or so as you need it and storing the rest. I wouldn't use it for just one or two slices of something Lastly, this looks to be made a good quality. The description says it has a belt mechanism instead of gears which should prevent the common occurrence you see on similar devices of stripped gears. Read more

I've had a household electric slicer for over 35 years. A plastic body, it was easy to clean, but a bit difficult to do a large slicing job. Two years ago, my grandson requested homemade mesquite jerky. I could only slice a small batch at a time ( 2 lb. of meat at a time) before it started to heat up and slide across the counter. I needed two hands to hold and slice. Dangerous. The jerky was great & demand/requests rose dramatically. My poor little slicer was NOT large enough to handle it. It was old and getting worn out from usage. So Hubby went on Amazon to look for a larger one that would be a good substitute. He found three & bookmarked all. He had me take my pick as per features and buy it. GREAT! I've sliced enough meat for several batches of jerky, leftover ham and poultry for sandwiches - regardless of thickness. Even partially frozen meats. It's a bit heavy for me to get out of storage, but if hubby is around, he will get it out for me. I should have gotten this months ago! It does not slide on the counter while slicing. Nor does it vibrate, shred the meat no matter how thin, ditto with block cheese(s). Some of the meat is so thin, it only has one side. HA! If you want a reliable slicer that should not wear out , slice large quantities of meat and/or cheeses with no damages to the food - this is it. Read more

Does a great job slicing Bulk Meats such as Turkey Breast, Pork Roast, Beef, Vegetables and Cheese. Has adjustable thickness settings and includes two 9 Inch serrated and non-serrated blades. Weight and size of machine is excellent for counter use at home and is Easy to clean. Overall no short comings works well and would recommend. Read more

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Update 06/19/2023: OK, I've used this several times now and still quite happy with it. Nothing new to add excerpt that I would definitely recommend this to any friends looking for a home slicer. Also, putting the slicer on a silicone mat makes a huge difference in stability! Absolutely no sliding as it did on the plain counter (suction cups weren't working too well on the counter, work great on a silicone mat). I purchased this particular brand/model based upon a review of slicers for slicing home cured/smoked bacon. I used it for the first time this morning to slice up some cottage bacon I had cured and smoked yesterday. As the title says, it made pretty short work of slicing up the bacon. This is not a commercial slicer, not even close! It's for home use and the instructions say don't operate for more than 10 minutes. It took a little longer than 10 minutes to slice the bacon, especially since as the piece got smaller it tended to stick to the blade. As I pushed forward the it would slice but the flat of the blade would pick up the bacon I was cutting from and it would spin around on the blade. This happened a few times. The blade cut through the bacon pretty easily, I have no complaints. The part of the slice that moves forward and back to adjust the thickness did not move while slicing the bacon. I've seen other slicers where the bacon got thicker and thicker because as you pushed to hold the bacon in place it was pushing this part down, creating thicker slices. For this slicer, the thickness was consistent. I should have taken a picture, but the bacon is now packaged an in the freezer. Cleanup was OK. The blade comes off easily enough, the carriage flips forward for easy access, and there's only one spot that was a little tight to clean. Overall, no complaints as far as cleaning goes. For $129.98 (there was a $10.00 coupon) you get a home meat slicer that is (at the very least) functional. It works pretty well, it isn't too loud, and it's pretty easy to clean. If you have ever cut a slab of home smoked bacon into slices you will absolutely appreciate this slicer. Keep in mind, though, that you will need to cut the length of your slab in half or in thirds to get it to a size where it will fit on the slicer. This will obviously result in short slices. After my first use, I'm happy with the slicer and thing it is well worth the money. Read more

I am very pleased with the slicer. The motor is very quiet. I had an old slicer many years ago that sounded like a boat motor when I was using it. The dial for thickeners is easy to maneuver. Easy to clean. I sliced meat and cheese with great results. Read more