Meat slicers

I’m just trying to replicate at home , a good Chicago Beef Sammi .. cuz there are no places in either Traverse City or anywhere near Homosassa/ Crystal River to buy one . Which is unbelievable to me .... it’s a taste treat that a good portion of these populations can’t experience

 

Rumor has it the packaging is more flavorful than the contents

 

I worked in a commercial kitchen for a few years, I would get shivers down my spine every time I had to use the slicer because you cleaned the equipment you had to use and cleaning one is scarier than using one.

After 4 years of culinary school you saw close to one major injury from a slicer every semester.

 

Worked at a deli many years ago and managed to fuck myself up rushing to clean the damn thing at closing time. Shit happens really fast with those things.

 

Places are always going out of business. Scan eBay or CL for a used commercial unit. Many will require, at most, a little cleaning and you'll be good to go.

Good luck finding a place in the kitchen to store it when not in use, yet easy to pull out when you do need it.

 

This. But the used good ones might run you up to double that now.

and slicers are less dangerous to me then a dull or badly sharpened knife. Use the guide, keep your hands and fingers out of the way and DO NOT let your guard down even for a fraction of a second when using a slicer.

 

Italian beefs? Just fyi, many of the cheepo consumer types don't get thin enough to do it right. There was a Golden Panties gas station down the road that had a deli, I could bring my super rare sirloin roasts in and she would slice it up for me. They have since closed and Ive been on the hunt for a used/broken Hobart style. Good luck

 

There ya go $9.78...Amazon

 

Jim ... Jim .. JIM .. I’d sooner eat arsenic than Spam ...

 

The question of can it do the job isn't listed as a feature worth mentioning, but 'easy to remove' is?

 

I’m pretty sure that means removal / changing blades . Apparently some are difficult to accomplish this

 

So I'm a cheap fuck who wanted one a few years back and bought this one which works great...

Amazon.com: Chef'sChoice 609A000 609A Electric Meat Slicer with Stainless Steel Blade Features Slice Thickness Control and Tilted Food Carriage Easy Clean, 7-Inch, Silver : Everything Else

Yeah it's got some plastic parts but unless you're slammin' deli meats all day long it'll do the job.

 

It won't. Maybe if you freeze the brisket and try to shave it.

 

Great idea .. I just found one . It’s about double what I wanted to spend , but about 45% cheaper than new . Bad news is , it reminded me that I want a Salamander for the house up north and those are stupid money also ..

edit: 55%cheaper than new

 

Anything that’s NSF rated for commercial kitchen use is going to pull a premium.

They don’t depreciate beyond a certain point, be it 2 or 20 years old.

 

Mongo, as scared as I was of slicers I never cut myself on one, I wish I could say that about mandolins. They are another piece of kitchen equipment that should be respected as well as feared. I have a great story of a first year culinary student getting busted washing the blood off carrots she was slicing with a mandolin