Domestic Food/Meat Slicers - any good?

Jazzy_B

Thanks Pink-winged
I got my new Tesco slicer yesterday. I've used it on 2 Panny loaves so far and does the job well.I'm really pleased with it. It's a bit flimsy , but great for £15. I'll try it out slicing a gammon joint tomorrow

It works a treat on the gammon, and we're eating a lot less bread now!

triticale

Thought I'd revive this thread, as after fighting to slice the last piece of a joint of roast pork yesterday, I decided I would get myself a slicer.

Despite requests, Father Christmas didn't oblige last year. Luckily the cookworks one is half price (£17.49) in Argos again. Just reserved mine!

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4228211.htm

JayJay14

triticale wrote: »

Thought I'd revive this thread, as after fighting to slice the last piece of a joint of roast pork yesterday, I decided I would get myself a slicer.

Despite requests, Father Christmas didn't oblige last year. Luckily the cookworks one is half price (£17.49) in Argos again. Just reserved mine!

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4228211.htm

I bought this one about 2 years ago when I have a voucher going out of date, it's sliced my HM bread, joints of meat, cheese - anything I've wanted to. Everything goes so much further when you slice it like this.

ALIBOBSY

OK well as per the Ham economics thread and others I have decided I want to cook and slice more meat joints. I also want to bake more bread, but need to have neat slices for butties or the kids just won't eat it.

So I have long been thinking of an electric slicer. After a little win on the premium bonds of £25 (only hold £100 that I haven't looked at for a couple of years lol). Plus a little bit out of the savings pot I am looking for something under £50 that will cut meat and cheese (we have a makro card so can get big blocks of cheese and cured meats etc and freeze) as well as slicing homemade loaves.

I noticed LIDL have one in from the 17th
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_31203.htm

but wondered if anyone had experience with LIDL's version or any other recommendations.

Ali x

Butterfly_Brain

I have a cookworks one that I bought last year and it has been brilliant, it was in the sale though it is similar to this one which is on offer at the moment was £34.99 now £24.99
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4228211/Trail/searchtext%3EELECTRIC+SLICER.htm
HTH

ALIBOBSY

Another one I have been considering is this one from Lakeland
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/13665/My-Kitchen-Electric-Slicer

and I do like ordering from Lakeland asd the customer service is so good.

Ali x

ALIBOBSY

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I have a cookworks one that I bought last year and it has been brilliant, it was in the sale though it is similar to this one which is on offer at the moment was £34.99 now £24.99
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4228211/Trail/searchtext%3EELECTRIC+SLICER.htm
HTH

That is certainly cheap, but the reviews are a bit mixed (mind you aren't they always lol).

Can I ask what sort of thing you slice with it and how often you use it?
There are 6 of us here and I would hope to slice quite large joints of meat and blocks of cheese as well as full size loaves. It would have to work hard lol.

Ali x

craigywv

:)hi, i also have a COOKWORKS slicer only got it last month bargain 12.99 on fleabay, it comes apart for washing blade comes out also!!, when i was looking at reviews i noticed a few people saying it was hard to clean as blade didnt come out, so i emailed COOKWORKS and they explained it does actually come out so i take it the people who were complaining didnt realise this!!! I make my own bread every other day and slice it thin for sons packed luch and thick for us. ,also cook beef,pork chicken joints cool down then slice and freeze for dinners and packed lunches, also slice blocks of cheese and freeze some grate some. i slice potatoes for gratins or scallops. anything can be sliced even chicken breast which are small. i love this slicer and would recommend it to anyone, slices veg a treat:)

Just_want_a_house

OMG thats just made my day! I can't believe I hadnt thought of this before my OH has cooked meats every day for lunch on HM bread so this would definately be a bonus on both counts!

Need to start saving methinks for a new machine!!!

twiz21

I bought a Cookworks one 3 years ago.

I was using it to get veg & fruit in even slices for dehydrating.
The motor really struggled and made an awful noise.

I took it back to Argos and got a Graef Tendenza T5 one from Amazon which is brilliant for around £105 (It's now £81.41). I slice meat, veg, bread.

I had a look at the Lidl one, watched the video last night. It looks good for the price and remember it has a 3 year guarantee. If I didn't already have a slicer, I'd go for it.