I used this to cut perfectly sliced roast beef. I have used a different slicing machine before at my parents. This machine seems much more robust and much easier to clean. Only took a few mins where as my parent's machine seems more fiddly to dismantle and clean. Also with my parents one, you have to have your finger constantly on the button to operate, which means you don't have a hand free to take the meat slices. With this machine there is a safety start button system in place so you cannot accidentally switch on. Once on, the blade continues to rotate until you switch it off. Although I can understand that the design of my parents machine is a safety feature...I actually thought this machine is in a lot of ways much better and equally safe as since the machine is running and you don't have to concentrate on how firmly you are having to hold the on button, it means you are free to concentrate on slicing your meat and as long as you use the sliding meat holder your hands and fingers are safely away from the blade plus you have the other free the other side to catch the slices as they are produced similar to a professional machine I used when I worked in a butchers years ago slicing bacon. The adjustable dial clearly shows the thickness in millimetres so you know exactly the thickness of your slices unlike my parent's one that you have to adjust and try until you have the desired cut. There are cheaper machines on the market however you get what you pay for. The main body housing the blade is stainless steel, unlike my parent's which is plastic making it durable and easy to clean and the new modification on the slide bar allows you to remove the section that slides the meat across the blade of for easy cleaning where as the previous version didn't so you had to clean around the slide bar. I'm very impressed and pleased with it's performance and is definately worth paying the extra for.
I would point out that when in use these machines do create an amount of meat fragments which collect on the worktop under the machine as with cutting wood your get sawdust, these are easily wiped up after removing the machine from the worktop. NOTE: if you're a cat or dog owner these tiny tasty meaty bits are a welcome treat on top of their regular pet food!
| Brand | OSTBA APPLIANCE |
|---|---|
| Model Number | SL-518 |
| Colour | Silver |
| Product Dimensions | 35.99 x 24.51 x 26.01 cm; 3.92 kg |
| Power / Wattage | 150 watts |
| Material | Stainless Steel |
| Special Features | Safety Lock |
| Item Weight | 3.92 kg |
