Electric home slicer

Electric slicer for home is a device that will help you to cut the ideal slices of sausage , cheese, bread and other products.

Slicer unit for cutting

The device consists of the following elements:

• rotating disk knife;
• A carriage in which the desired product is placed. With its help, the products are moved to the knife, which cuts off pieces of clearly defined thickness from them;
• The pallet to which the cut pieces are added.

Types of slicers for slicing

Depending on the types of products that are supposed to be cut, the slicers can be:

• slicer for meat - has a knife with sharp and small notches, which help to cut meat fibers. The peculiarity of this knife arrangement is related to the fact that frozen meat is difficult to process because it is very hard;
• Slicer for bread - has a similar device with a device for cutting meat, but its notches are larger;
• slicer for cutting fish - have a floating carriage, the purpose of which is to lift a piece of fish at a slight angle relative to the knife. It is best to cut the fish when it is frozen. This type of slicer is not suitable for working with salted or smoked fish. For their cutting, a special guillotine device is used;
• slicer for cheese - this appliance is equipped with a knife with a special Teflon coating, which prevents sticking of the product.

In addition, there are slicers for sausages, vegetables, fruits and other types of products. There are universal devices that can handle several types of products.

By type of use, the slicers are divided into:

• Manual, in which the process of movement of the carriage with products and their cutting with a knife is carried out manually. Such models are considered to be an outdated option;
• semi-automatic - in these devices the movement of the carriage is done manually, and the rotation of the disk knife is automatic;
• automatic - in them the products on the carriage are held by means of a special device, the movement of the caterpillar and the rotation of the knife are carried out automatically.

How to choose a slicer for slicing?

When choosing a device, it is recommended to pay attention to the following characteristics:

1. Company manufacturer. You can purchase a device of Italian, German, Danish, Polish, Chinese production. For example, the "Bosch" slicer is of good quality. It is able to determine the cutting width up to 17 mm, is equipped with protection from the inclusion, finger protection, holder for products.
2. The material from which the knife is made. It is recommended to give preference to a slicer with a knife made of stainless or chrome steel.
3. Diameter of the knife. Professional instruments are equipped with a knife, the diameter of which is 275-300 mm.
4. Rotational speed of the knife. The optimal speed is 200 rpm, because with it there is less loss of products.
5. Housing material. Can be plastic or metal.
6. The power of the device. The more it is, the more electricity it consumes, slicer. Models that have a class A energy consumption are characterized by high performance with moderate power consumption.
7. Coefficient of productivity. The indicator is the number of slices that the device can cut per hour, as well as the ability to work without stopping for a certain period of time. Professional models can work without interruption up to 4 hours.

Thus, you can choose the slicer suitable for you depending on what products you are going to process with it, and taking into account the characteristics of the device.