( 6 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 21 2008
I bought mine in 2004. It is outstanding and allows me to slice deli-thin. Clean up is a breeze but a little too much hassle to use casually. I like to slice up an entire chub of salami or a roast all at once. Very well made, I doubt I will ever have to replace it and there is no job it cannot do. Most of my friends that have tried to get by with cheaper products have ended up disappointed and they aren't using theirs anymore. I use mine at least twice a month and it never disappoints. Yes, its a lot to pay but it can save you lots of bucks on salami alone.
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( 3 of 5 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 11 2006
I have read through all the reviews of this product. Here are the common nuggets discernable from the collection ( and my knowledge of the bacteriology of food poisoning): 1. The slicer works well doing everything it claims. 2. The slicer is not professional quality having many plastic and easily damaged parts. 3. The slicer requires at least 10 minutes to clean enough to reduce the risk of bacterial food poisoning to a fairly low level. Since many of the foods that you slice are not cooked afterward proceeding with less cleaning runs something more than non-zero risk (which is of course anathema to most Americans). 4. The slicer cannot be cleaned in a dishwasher. So if you think thinly and uniformly sliced bread, meat, vegetables, etc. are worth $299 and 10 minutes of manual cleaning per use, then buy it. Otherwise, don't. I have decided that I will not buy it.
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( 5 of 5 found this review helpful ) Posted: Nov 3 2004
If you want to spend this much money for a slicer, go ahead and buy this machine! I use it for almost two years now. It's not so hard to clean as described by a previous reviewer.I simply sponge each side of the blade with a bleach/water solution after each use and i had the blade removed only a couple of times. If you go out to eat you have a much better chance to catch foodpoisoning. Certainly not from this machine!
