Professional Meat Slicers

Mover over butchers and deli dudes, Big Daddy’s kitchen is the new sub stop in town! Cooks who are tired of standing in the long lines at the deli and never getting the ham sliced as thin as the like have entered the do-it-yourself mode and purchasing professional meat slicers for their kitchens.

Professional meat slicers are fasting becoming one of the most versatile kitchen gadgets around. Buyers can choose manual slicers or the quick and to the point automatic meat slicer. Either way you have all you slicing needs right on the kitchen counter and quick and easy way to make subs for the kids in the neighborhood.

If you are in the market for a professional meat slicer its good to know that not only can you find a professional meat slicer to meet your needs, but that more than just meat can be sliced to perfection. Vegetables, fruit, cheese and even bread can all be secured on the slicer clamp and presto, salads and fruit medleys are ready to serve!

These meat slicers utilize blades along with the automatic or manual carriage to slice your product by passing the item on the carriage pass the rotating blade. Blades vary in size from nine inches to about 14 inches while the carriage determines exactly how large an item can be cut. Most professional meat slicers will hold between seven and twelve inches of meat. The slicing is also determined by the angle for the carriage. The steeper the angle the easier it is to feed food through the blade.

Dozens of professional meat slicer brands are available for home chefs now. These include, but are not limited to, Hobart, Berkil, Waring, Chef’s Choice and Rival. Some of the level slicers include Torrey and Omas as well as Hobart. The slicers come with gravity feed and are mostly made of stainless steel.

While most of the professional brands are affordable some of the bigger models can run as high as few thousand dollars. Mostly you can find Professional slicers like Torrey and Hobart with a price tag in the area of 1500 dollars. Most slicers will run you a few hundred dollars, however Chef’s Choice does make a kitchen friendly slicer that is usually listed at about a hundred dollars.

Having your slicing needs at your finger tips is wonderful, the key to it all is keeping your finger tips in tact and not in the salad! It is therefore highly recommended that before you even plug your new friend in, you become familiar with the appliance and how to safely operate it!
Reading through your products individual manuals will not only teach you to care and clean for it but will also show clear cut safety instructions. For instance a standard feature on professional meat slicers is the slice grip that holds food in place during the cutting process. Placing your meat in this grip and ensuring it is secure is a step you will want to take before you even flip the on switch. Once you have chosen your desired thickness, turned your slicer on and completed your slicing, you should immediately shut your slicer off. Common sense and familiarizing your self with your product is always important.

Cutting it up in the kitchen can be easy, fun and safe with any one of the professional meat slicers available, if you do your research and follow simply protective guidelines.