Chef'sChoice 609A Electric Meat Slicer with Stainless Steel Blade Features Slice Thickness Control and Tilted Food Carriage Easy Clean, 7-Inch, Silver

I almost didn't purchase this product due to the negative reviews that I read... but so far so good. I purchased this for the primary purpose of slicing homemade bread. After unboxing, setup and a bit of cleaning, I tried the slicer on a loaf that I baked yesterday. It worked very well.... no issues. The item is mostly made of plastic... but it still feels solid and well-constructed. The blade spins more slowly than I would have thought, but it is very sharp and cuts through thick bread crust easily. I look forward to trying this on other foods, like roast beef or ham. I think this is a very good value for the under $100 price.

Well built, well constructed slicer. We sliced bread, sausages, ham, salami, cheese, cucumber, other veggies (we just tried, bought for sandwich materials, not veggies).Bot too big and heavy, but has metal pieces, not just plastic. The blade is not thelat easy to clean, but it is ok.We are happy with it.Hopefully I can get replacement blade when it will be needed.

I put off this purchase for over a year simply because I wanted to thoroughly research before I bought a slicer. This machine had a good price and good reviews. I pulled the trigger and I’m glad I did. I’ve had a chance to use it three times so far. I usually make beef-on-Weck sandwiches so I use a cheaper cut of meat and cool it before I slice. Zero problems ! Sturdy tray, smooth slider action, sharp blade, adjustable slicing guide capable of slicing thin. The motor doesn’t bog down and I put a pretty good amount of pressure on the meat when slicing. Easy to clean, light weight. What’s not to like ?Very happy with the purchase.

UPDATE: I just used this to slice some homemade bacon today. I was worried that since bacon is kind of squishy that the slicer might just drag the meat into the blade and make a mess, but WOW. This thing goes through bacon like a laser. My bacon slab was about 2-1/2" thick, too, and the machine didn't even sound like it struggled. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars at this point - I'm thrilled with it, and that's rare for me to say!I've been wanting a slicer for years to make my venison jerky faster more and more uniformly than cutting it by hand with a chef's knife. I really wanted to find a used commercial slicer but even used they're crazy expensive and too big to store.I recently got into making bacon from scratch, curing raw pork belly and smoking it. That kind of amped up my desire for a slicer, but I really never thought these small "home model" units could cut it, so to speak. When Amazon had this on a Deal of the Day with free returns I figured I didn't have anything to lose and gave it a try.At first glance, it looks and feel like a toy. It's light and small, but the carriage runs smoothly and the motor and drive train sounded fine. I had a cooked boneless turkey breast from Costco so I threw that on the carriage and gave it a try. Wow... this thing peeled ribbons off that turkey as fast and I could go back and forth. I was really pretty impressed with how well it worked. It will dial down to almost paper-thin slices.Yep, it's kind of a pain to clean, as is my meat grinder, sausage stuffer, and anything else that contacts raw meat, but I think that's just part of the price of convenience. The biggest drawback in cleaning that I see is that the drive gear for the blade is mounted to the back of the blade and coated in grease, so every time you take the blade off to clean it you have to deal with that. Other wise everything disassembles pretty easily for a soap and hot water cleanup.I'm generally the type that will pay extra and get the very best, but honestly I think for my needs, this little slicer does a bang-up job. It's small enough to store easily but still gets the job done. I'm looking forward to deer season in a few weeks so I can make some more jerky with it.

The media could not be loaded. Slicer also is like weight, slides all over when using and is flimsy like a cheap plastic toy. Easy to clean but dangerous to use. No phone numbers or emails to contact seller. Number on paperwork is no longer valid. You have to contact the owner of chef mate which is called the Legacy cCmpany. Google it as amzn denied my last review I feel because I gave their number, beginning with 954 area code. In dealing with them they may allow me to get another product since I bought from amzn, but my intuition is I’m going to be out $91 for a very poorly constructed slicer. I’ll come back with a resolution when I hear back from the sellerAmzn people: you can reach chef mate AT ALL it’s not a responsible vendor, don’t block this review again please!1/10/23 UPDATE from Seller:Hi Julie,Yes, that is correct. Although your unit is covered by a 1-year warranty, we are unable to provide a refund as you did not purchase it directly from us. Our warranty policy allows for replacement of parts or the unit itself, depending on the issue. Unfortunately, we cannot fulfill your request to replace your unit with a different model as we still have stock of your current unit. However, we can replace the fuse of your unit as per the recommendation of our Product Specialist.May I know if you wish to proceed with the fuse replacement?Best regards,DivineCustomer ServiceThe Legacy Companies