Chef'sChoice Professional Electric Food and Meat Slicer with Stainless Steel Serrated Blade Die-Cast Aluminum Construction Features Slice Thickness Control Peak 1/4 Horsepower, 8.5-Inch, Gray

I purchased this as a gift for someone. He uses it often (at least weekly) and is very pleased with the various thicknesses of meat he can obtain. It is easy to use and to clean. So far it has held up well---no problems. I have a smaller model which he has liked using in the past, but he loves the 665 model! Well worth the price.

The media could not be loaded. The slicer works very well on many types of food; cooked meat, raw meat, bread, cheese etcetera and dismantles very easy for thorough cleaning. Less than 3 minutes to fully clean. Do not know why there are negative reviews unless they were from people who did not read the manual carefully. This model (665) also has the largest thickness range I've seen in a personal slicer; from paper thin to 1" thick so cutting steaks/chops from a full loin is easily done.One draw back is the limited availability of spare parts, ie spare blade, suitable sharpening system, nylon washers, spacers, gears etcetera. I've contacted Chefs Choice/Edge Craft to no avail.If these items were available I would have given 5 stars.

Worked great until the hub that holds the blade broke. Was only used approx. 10 times for basic stuff. The manuf. website lists zero replacement parts for this model even though it is a current model. Very disappointed that the slicer is useless because of a cheap plastic part.

The media could not be loaded. I love making homemade Jerky and this electric slicer is exactly what I needed to process large batches of venison or beef with the consistency I want for the dehydrator. The slicer operation is very simple. Adjust the knob to the desired thickness (the knob is numbered but I cannot find any documentation on what measurement the numbers translate to). Place the meat on the sliding table. Turn on the blade, and use the slide the table while using the pusher to feed the meat into the blade.Clean up is a little bit more work. You'll need a pen and a quarter on hand. The pen needs to be inserted in the blade cover and turned to expose the blade housing. The quarter is used to turn the screw that will release the blade. I use NoCry Cut Resistant Gloves - High Performance Level 5 Protection, Food Grade. Size Medium when handling the blade because it is very sharp. I would also recommend having (2 Pack) Petrol Gel Food Grade Equipment LubricantNSF (2/4 oz. Tube) on hand during the cleaning process so you can keep the gears lubed while you have the parts exposed.This slicer was a bit of a luxury purchase. But if you make a lot of jerky, it does save a lot of time. The quality of the consistency for the slices is also much better than I could produce by hand (which is very important for dehydrating). Overall, I have gotten a lot of use from this slicer and enjoy it.

Pro: the motor cut nicely through frozen pork belly being cut into bacon stripsCon: the tray meant for catching what you are slicing doesn't sit where it needs to in order to catch what you are slicing. The motor casing is in the way, therefore the tray placement is a waste of placement.Con: the rubber feet did not work at all in preventing the slicer from sliding all over the place when I was trying to slice meat which was on top of my flat surface stove and on my counter top.Con: the dial does not stay in place, therefore changing the thickness as you go. I sliced a stick of pepperoni and had to keep putting the dial back to where I wanted it. When I was done, I counted out the same number of slices to place into a vacuum seal bag and every pile was a different height due to the uneven cuts.I have decided that I will be returning this.

It is easy to use and very sharp. It is also easy to clean. We slice all kinds of meat.

A great slicer for home use. This slicer is very easy to use and has plenty of power for the average person. It is light enough to move around and store easily and runs quietly. Powerful enough for most homeowners and maybe even light commercial use.Cleaning is not hard at all and takes about 20 minutes to do properly.

Very satisfied with this purchase. I bought it to slice meats. It does a good job and cleans up easily.