Deli slicer recommendations

[Nutterbuster]

So I have a recipe that's an easy crowd pleaser around the holidays. I brine and dry rub either backstrap or eye of round, smoke it until it's medium rare, slice it thin, and serve it with horseradish sauce on Hawaiin rolls. I have a small house and table, and it's a pretty good "main course" that people can eat milling around.

I'd like to kick it up a notch and make my life easier and get a deli slicer. I think it'd also be cool to easily do roast "beef" sammiches and pho meat.

Any recommendations on a small, cheap unit? I doubt I'll be doing big cuts of meat and I don't have much cabinet space

 

[deertrout]

I have the weston 7.5" slicer, I think it was about $70 a few years ago, works good and is easy to clean. I store it in a utility closet when not in use. My only complaint is the thickness settings aren't marked on the dial so you end up eyeballing it every time. Not a big deal, I just use a marker to remember where I like to slice different cuts, but it would be nice if it was pre-numbered.

 

[WISCO]

So I have a recipe that's an easy crowd pleaser around the holidays. I brine and dry rub either backstrap or eye of round, smoke it until it's medium rare, slice it thin, and serve it with horseradish sauce on Hawaiin rolls. I have a small house and table, and it's a pretty good "main course" that people can eat milling around.

I'd like to kick it up a notch and make my life easier and get a deli slicer. I think it'd also be cool to easily do roast "beef" sammiches and pho meat.

Any recommendations on a small, cheap unit? I doubt I'll be doing big cuts of meat and I don't have much cabinet space

I wouldn't go too cheap. I have had a few cheap ones and they are garbage. One the motor was extremely weak on and would come to a stop and the other one stripped some of the plastic gears that drive the cutting blade. My experience on them come from slicing venison into jerky. I think LEM makes a decent one for around $200.

 

[Nutterbuster]

Jerky is a favorite of ours too. Wife cuts it because I can't stand it. Too tedious

 

[Hall17]

https://www.amazon.com/Protection-Removable-Stainless-Adjustable-Thickness/dp/B07TSDQB33/ref=asc_df_B07TSDQB33/?tag=&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385112159238&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5783348360946358184&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9006581&hvtargid=pla-847236997594&ref=&adgrpid=78287727053&th=1

This is the one I bought. Certainly not a high recognition name brand but I also only use it for my deer bologna and jerky. I don't put any of my meat processing equipment through commercial style use. Been pleased so far.

 

[Wirrex]

I have a cheapy that was given to me. I only use it for slicing corned venison and pastrami. I’ve probably cut up a dozen and it still works fine.

Off topic but if you aren’t doing corned and pastrami venison sirloins you’re missing out.

 

[Outdoorlife]

I just got a MEAT! Deli slicer as they were having a sale. For the price it seems better quality than others that I looked at and it has a lifetime warranty.

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

Used a lot of deli slicers in my hoagie-shop-working days. Those were mostly commercial-grade and I don’t have much experience with the home models, but have used a few. I think the most important factors are sharpness, speed, and ease of cleaning/assembly. I want a wicked-sharp slicer with at least one speed (fast) and it better be easy to adjust and clean. And plastic parts make me sad on a slicer.
I’d look into a Weston if you’re trynna go grab one from Cabela’s or something, or I’d look for an inexpensive option from a restaurant supplier if you can reason with the cost/size of the unit by comparison. We use webstaurantstore.com for most of our kitchen needs at our event venue, could help get an idea and go up/downfrom there.