Food slicer?

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We've had one in the family for the best part of 25 years. Brilliant bit of kit, but we only really ever use it at Xmas when we do a ham or something. Looks much like the one linked, but it's all metal as it was an old catering jobbie.

Like all things, you get what you pay for. Ones built for restaurants and catering will be more sturdy than one made for the home market, but do you really want to pay £200 quid for one? If you want to go really mental then stick 'second hand meat slicer' into Google and look at the used butchers machinery available.
 
I have that slicer and tbh it's not great. It will do bacon ok, but if you want to do wafer thin sliced meets then it really isnt up to the job. for cured meats I now just use a slicing knife.
 
Don't waste your money on that slicer Acid, it'll last about 5 minutes. Unfortunately we're not into meat slicers in this country so you just can't get good quality ones. You'll need to get a Bosch or Graef slicer if you want to use it, which will set you back about £150 or more, but they will be the only domestic ones up to the job. On that budget you can also get second hand commercial deli slicers, but they will be a lot bigger.
 
Any idea on models jonny69, more than I wanted to spend. But then it's best to spend the extra and have it for life.
Depending on weight/size could even import from America. Or just wait until I go there in the summer.
 
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I'm pretty sure this is the one my friend has got:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-MAS-9101-Metall-Allesschneider/dp/B00009LH7G/

But his is branded Graef and I think he mentioned Bosch are something to do with Graef. Cost him £180 a few years ago and he brought it over from Germany. Basically he got through a few cheap ones but noticed ze Germans are really into their sliced sausages and cooked meats, so decided to get one of their ones. If you're browsing the net for German ones, 'Allesschneider' is Deutsch for slicer and they shorten it to 'Allesschn.' I'd have thought if you spend £60 on a German one you'll end up with a much better slicer than the Brit ones.

As I said, if you don't mind it taking up space, you can get a second hand 10" or 12" deli slicer for about £100. Good domestic ones are more expensive but are a lot smaller.
 
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