We got one as a gift a while back, but it pushes the meat parallel to the counter and thus doesn't slice all that great. Looking for more of the V shaped type. Anyone have good recommendations that won't break the bank?

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I have the older version, works pretty well, mine was a little cheaper. It's not perfect, but it works well. When the stuff being sliced gets too thin and it's kinda crumbly, it gets a bit sloppy, but I think that is kinda unavoidable.

unfortunately I need a slicer that gets super thin. My family seems to like Pastrami that falls apart.

You might want to check out some of the used restaurant supply company's around the area.
Consumer use meat slicers vs commercial is like comparing a Fiat against a Bentley.

I'm not in the PNW, but that is a good idea.

I have seen a few restraunt quality slicers on Craigslist, if I had more counter space I would get one of those but they are heavy and not that mobile. They will cut that pastrami so thin you can almost see threw it.

I'm in the same boat.
I've been in search of one for years to slice prosciutto.
Bought a few in the $150-$250 range and returned them, couldn't slice evenly or thin enough.

A used commercial slicer is the way to go IF you have the real estate to park one.
Only reason I haven't bought one is they are huge and I'd only use it once a month or so.

As stated above, check Craigslist, they always have a shit ton of them on there for 20 cents on the dollar.
The majority of restaurants go out of business within a year.

Good catch. I hadn't thought about the storage aspect.

Most supermarket deli's or meat departments will slice anything you buy in that store for free.
But it's illegal by Snohomish County health code regulations for a store to slice something a customer brought in and not purchased there (or at least that's what they tell me, asked several places, even offered to pay them, YMMV).

I can buy a half Prosciutto ham at Business Costco for a good deal, but they don't have a deli or meat department.
And the regular Costco says they can't slice anything a customer brings in from another Costco.

Figure if I started up one of their commercial slicers on display and started slicing they would call the cops. Hahahaha

So I just buy the pre sliced stuff for twice as much.

Why not ask the business Costco to send it to a regular Costco near you and then have them slice it?

Right now on OfferUp, there is a used commercial deli slicer for $600. That’s a decent deal, since these are usually $1k brand new


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It'll do thin, just not when the last little bit is on the tray.
When what you're slicing is almost gone.
Know what I mean?
It'll slice paper thin, otherwise.
And it's not a huge machine you have to store.

I should clarify....I slice a lot of off shaped stuff, chicken and turkey breasts, pork jowl bacon etc.

Meat temperature has a lot to do with how it slices. Gotta nearly freeze some of it to get it to slice properly.

Good point
I am usually good at making things harder for myself than they need to be.

Best meat slicer I have. Good high carbon steel that takes an edge like a razor. I can shave meat so thin and slice carrots thin enough to see through like a window. It will rust if not cleaned quickly. It’s cordless to.