Tool to slice meat thinly?

thriftwizard

I have a very old hand-cranked slicer, with rubber feet, that doesn't slide around. Does the job perfectly well, is adjustable & I don't need to be near a plug to use it. But I haven't a clue whether you can still get one like it, I'm afraid!

craigywv

thriftwizard wrote: »

i have a very old hand-cranked slicer, with rubber feet, that doesn't slide around. Does the job perfectly well, is adjustable & i don't need to be near a plug to use it. But i haven't a clue whether you can still get one like it, i'm afraid!

theres one on ebay for 13 quid typed in hand meat slicer it will come up.

SailorSam

I bought the Cookworks one from Argos but broke it.
I only used it for slicing HM bread, then one day i never realised the paddle from the breadmaker was still inside the loaf.
It doesn't slice steel, the plasic cogs in the slicer crunched up.

tori.k

I got a Kenwood slicer dirt cheap from Ebay, was well worth it as it paid for itself within a few weeks, I don't use it so often now the kids have grown but of all the useless kitchen gadgets I've had it's the one that's saved me the most money over the years.

Horace

bundly wrote: »

Horace is there some kind of a guiding device that helps people slice very thinly?

I don't know of a guiding device that helps folks slice thinly, I always seem to manage to do it (maybe it helps that I am blind in one eye, I don't know).

satay2

I recently had the Lakeland own brand electric slicer bought for me as I've started making my own bread. It slices bread, meat and cheese effortlessly. It's easy to clean, as all pieces come apart. It isn't a gadget I leave out as it is bulky, but it slices my loaf of bread professionally and will become one of my most used kitchen gadgets.:)

Gigervamp

I picked up an old Kenwood slicer at a car boot sale for £2. It works brilliantly. All the bits come apart for cleaning, but the blades are sharp, so you do have to be careful if you're washing them by hand.

System

Don't forget the legislation.

Beef (Thickness in Sandwiches) Act stipulates that the thickness of beef in sandwiches must never be less than 2.5mm and must also include mustard, horseradish or other relish

There are currently moves to have this act cover ham as well

ostrichnomore_2

Not a gadget, but a tip.

I'm one who can only carve off wonky great lumps and I always wondered how OH managed to do such delicate thin slices when he carved things up. Then I watched him.

Instead of carving off the end, starting at the top and finishing at the bottom, as you would to cut a slice of bread off a loaf, he carves across the top, from one side to the other. It's SO easy to slice off a thin sliver that way now I've tried it.

I have no idea if I was the only person on the planet to do things the hard way, or if he's invented some magic method himself, but it absolutely works.

bundly

Great replies thanks everyone. Am bidding on a cooksworks one on ebay