I received that model as a gift and I love it. Not saying it stacks up to nicer models, but it definitely does its job. I use it mainly for briskets/pastrami and bread. Cleans up pretty easy. Blade comes off without any tools.
Cons:
-Mine only came with a serrated blade. I haven’t tried to find a smooth blade for it yet, but I want to. The serrated blade mangle’s thinly sliced meats a bit.
-I wish the sliding table was closer to being zero-clearance. The gap between it and the blade can cause the cuts to taper and form a weird “tail” that you have to awkwardly remove periodically. (Chilling meat first helps with this)
-The “throw” of the table is kind of short, so you can’t cut slices longer than 5-6″. I end up slicing my brisket down into smaller chunks just to fit it in the machine.
-Motor is kind of loud and obnoxious. Makes my 3yo freak out like a cat with Roomba.
All in all I think it’s a buy. I really wanted the functionality and I got it.
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Amazon anything. Nay.
I received that model as a gift and I love it. Not saying it stacks up to nicer models, but it definitely does its job. I use it mainly for briskets/pastrami and bread. Cleans up pretty easy. Blade comes off without any tools.
Cons:
-Mine only came with a serrated blade. I haven’t tried to find a smooth blade for it yet, but I want to. The serrated blade mangle’s thinly sliced meats a bit.
-I wish the sliding table was closer to being zero-clearance. The gap between it and the blade can cause the cuts to taper and form a weird “tail” that you have to awkwardly remove periodically. (Chilling meat first helps with this)
-The “throw” of the table is kind of short, so you can’t cut slices longer than 5-6″. I end up slicing my brisket down into smaller chunks just to fit it in the machine.
-Motor is kind of loud and obnoxious. Makes my 3yo freak out like a cat with Roomba.
All in all I think it’s a buy. I really wanted the functionality and I got it.
Slicer with serrated blade? Hard pass for me