Reddit reviews Chef'sChoice Electric Food Slicer (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

This is the slicer I have. It's not big enough to do a whole belly so I cut it into quarters and slice it that way. I also bought a non-serrated blade because I wasn't sure what the serrated blade would do to the bacon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002AKCOC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Chef's Choice slicer on Amazon. Not too expensive, but does a great job. My SO bought me one for our anniversary, I love that thing!

Must have been on sale, it's $150 now. Still an awesome tool for that price: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058VCYWS

The next model down is $130 but I think it has less metal components: http://www.amazon.com/EdgeCraft-610-Choice-Premium-Electric/dp/B0002AKCOC

That's probably because I linked to the mobile site on accident, I'm on my phone. They have several sub 100 ones to that have more plastic. They also have excellent reviews and one of my mates loves his, but I'm more partial to the heavy duty ones.

This is also the model just below mine that has stellar reviews and is well loved by many

I like making my own cold cuts, roast beef, corned beef and pastrami (pictures of my pastrami) and beef jerky so a meat slicer is very helpful for that. I also save about $1-2/lb on cheese by slicing it up myself. The Edge Craft Chef's Choice model I have cost about $90 including shipping, it's pretty helpful for the price.

http://www.amazon.com/EdgeCraft-610-Choice-Premium-Electric/dp/B0002AKCOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377116352&sr=8-1&keywords=meat+slicer

Deli Slicer or a really sharp knife.

I've been looking for a meat slicer myself. I'm looking for something that can cut a semi-frozen steak into deli thin slices for cheese steak sandwiches. Using a knife just doesn't do justice. I've been looking at this one on Amazon

It seems a lot of people are content with it. It's a bit on the pricey side for a home slicer. They have slicer that cost less than 50 on amazon and apparently it's a piece of shit.

they have 3 models. 615, 610 and 609.


Both 609 and 615 come with stainless steel blade, while 610 comes with stainless steel serrated blade. I've been told serrated blades aren't as good at slicing deli thin. I'm not sure. But they do sell the blades separately. The main difference seems to be the size. It's too bad they don't give the power output of the motor.

I use this:

http://www.amazon.com/EdgeCraft-610-Choice-Premium-Electric/dp/B0002AKCOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418933710&sr=8-1&keywords=chef%27s+choice+610+slicer

The reason I chose this is because I could then use it for cheese, ham, turkey, etc. I love mine. But I just recently bought the non-serrated blade for it -- not sure what took me so long, but definitely no regrets there.

I used to have consumer grade meat slicer, basically this one here and it sucked balls. If you're going to do it, get a good meat slicer. Most places like GFS and Costco will slice it for you for free though.

I'm getting one of these

Most delis have just one slicer for cooked meats, right? A butcher would be more likely to have a raw meat slicer, especially in Asian section of town where raw sliced beef is used for hot pot or Mongolian grill.

Me, I just bought a home 7" slicer, $100 and a bit slow but works fine.
https://www.amazon.com/EdgeCraft-610-Choice-Premium-Electric/dp/B0002AKCOC