My son is a mad scientist master chef. this was a gift for him. exceeds expectations 100%first creation: brown sugar and fireball whiskey sliced jerky!

After researching meat slicers extensively, I settled on this model and found it offers excellent value for its price. It is relatively easy to disassemble for cleaning, but be cautious when handling the blade during this process. Initially, the blade isn't very sharp out of the box and requires sharpening, for which the included sharpener works effectively. For best results when slicing raw meat very thin, I've found that almost freezing the meat makes it stiff and easily yields paper-thin slices. I also found it works well for slicing store-bought cooked hams without the need for freezing. This slicer has already proven to be a great investment, particularly for slicing hams and making venison jerky.

While the slicer is a bit heavy, weighing over 30 pounds, it's surprisingly quiet, even quieter than a kitchen aid mixer. It effortlessly slices cheese and meat into paper-thin pieces with minimal effort. Although the instructions are inadequate, finding guidance for use and cleaning online was relatively easy. Overall, I am satisfied with this purchase as it's simple to use and clean and performs admirably.

Easy to use and clean, does a good job slicing

This meat slicer is impressively constructed with metal parts and is user-friendly. However, its weight caught me off guard as I didn't anticipate it to be this large. While I can't speak for its longevity yet, it appears to be a durable appliance considering my few months of usage. My husband's experience with a Hobart slicer led me to purchase this slicer from garvee, and he was extremely pleased with this new addition. It's exceptionally packaged and slicing a whole ham was a delightful experience for him.

As someone who has used the Hobart slicer in the past, my husband was initially hesitant about getting a new slicer. However, the moment he used this garvee slicer, he was overjoyed with the results, particularly because of how quiet and efficient it is. We are pleased with our decision to buy this meat slicer and look forward to assessing its long-term performance. For now, it has brought great joy to my husband and has exceeded our expectations.

Easy to use and clean. Sliced through 12 lbs of venison bacon. This also has two sharpening wheels attached, one is a strop wheel! Careful with the blade when removing. Need to remove to clean. Very strong motor slices through cold block of meat like butter.

Great for thin chipped venison

This is a great meat slicer. It's made well with metal parts and is easy and intuitive to use. It is pretty heavy for me to move though. I didn't realize how big it was when I ordered it. I have only had it a couple months so I can't speak to longevity but so far it seems durable

Works great and a good price. Would buy again.