Thinking about buying a slicer. Around 80 usd-ish. Anon got one?Any regrets?
>>20845727I bought one, did not clean it properly, got sick and ditched it, story end.
>>20845727Looks like a bitch to clean and is an eyesore. Probably takes up a lot of counter space or storage space too. I have been considering one too for a while.
>>20845727>Thinking about buying a slicerWhy? I can't imagine you do enough thin slicing of meat for it to be worth it
>>20845740I'm thinking slices for cold cuts and sandwiches and wutevar.l
>>20845748Any reason not to buy some pre-sliced? It's getting refrigerated either way so I don't see the advantage to doing it at home
>>20845740not him but I've been considering this for doing things like hotpot/kbbq at home since no local butcher, no local asian grocer, and the regular grocery stores don't slice anything thin enough
>>20845727I bought a relatively cheap one (in the realm of $80) from Amazon a few years ago, ended up not being worth it really at all. I was going for really thin slices of various cuts of beef and they pretty much universally came out inconsistent and didn’t cut all the way through. Cleaning was intensive so it only became worth it on a big scale in that regard. Maybe I just had bad technique but I seem to recall googling how to use it efficiently but nothing really changed.I just watched a YouTube short of a guy using a $120 slicer to slice an entire brisket and his evaluation was he got better results from a high quality hand slicer, but he pondered a higher quality slicer (he showed an example of a $350 one) may be more worth it.Honestly unless you plan to slice large amounts frequently it’s probably not worth it. If you want to cut a roast for a month’s worth of meal prep you might have better luck just hand slicing it, at the cost of more energy, time, and attention required.
>>20845727ive worked in 2 delis + a pizza place that used a slicer and i can tell you 2 things. 1) they ARE dangerous. I worked with a woman who had been doing deli's for years and she was missing the tip of her finger from slicing it off 2) bitch to clean. you have to be real careful not to cut yourself on the blade and they are kind of a pain to put back together (you dismantle it for cleaning.It's not practical unless you are slicing meat on an commercial scale
>>20845727An idea for alternative: Buy one of those $200 electric knife sharpeners they reviewed on America's Test Kitchen and use those to keep a carving knife sharp all the time. Ofc if you're good using a whetstone, by all means do that, but it sounds like you want to maximize your time, hence your interest in the sharpener.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkfYMjsW4Tg
>>20846321...interest in the *slicer
>>20845727Why would ANYONE own a slicer when these exist?
>>20846327>chop & mince machine>slicer
>>20845876>you have to be real careful not to cut yourself on the blade and they are kind of a pain to put back together (you dismantle it for cleaning.I worked at a deli too (4 years) and removing the blade was never something we did, ever. Cleaning is a process but not really difficult. Especially at home without any time crunch it wouldn't be bad, just a spray bottle and paper towels.The biggest reason not to own one at home is lack of use compared to the cost and space. Seemingly you can't just buy a cheap small one if you like thin slices (which, having worked in a deli, i will never order thin slices) so you'd have to get a good big one
>>20846327He is a woman beater and abuser and I can't support that
>>20845748How many sandwiches are you eating, anon?
>>20845727you guys have knives right?
>>20846627Of course not, I need more expensive gadgets for single use purposes.
>>20846421Its better for cramming
