Chef's Choice 610 Food Slicer

5.0 out of 5 stars - March 20, 2005
By: B. Feldman "slicer maven" (Alameda, CA)

I was in the restaurant equipment business for over 35 years and sold hundreds of commercial slicers such as Hobart, Globe etc. This is not a commercial machine but it thinks it is. It does a superb job of slicing from paper thin to a thick slice of rye. I don't use it as often as I should, but it is relatively easy to clean and a great addition to any kitchen.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Very pleased, January 19, 2006
By: David Skarwecki "wick retired" (Mechanicsville, MD)

I purchased this slicer after my old one (17 years old and $50 new) died. I'm not sure if this is a really nice slicer or my old one was just a piece of junk. I opened it up and put it to work today with 10 pounds of semi-frozen venison. I set it to slice thin for jerky and let it go. Even though the inside of the roasts were still frozen, the slicer worked great. The uniformity of the thickness of the slices was very good. My old slicer couldn't keep a uniform thickness at all. The motor never got hot. Clean-up was very nice. I had it taken apart and cleaned in 6 minutes. I make a lot of jerky throughout the year and am looking forward to using this slicer. At this time, I will place it in the 5 star category for price paid, however, it is new and I've only just begun..... I will add comments as time passes on.

3-3-06 Still enjoying the slicer. No problems at all.

5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Sturdy, Well Built, wonderful slicer for the $$$, March 8, 2006
By: Stephen Sepulveda (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews

As a deli worker myself, I have always wanted one that could slice whatever I want, without problems. So far I have been able to thinly slice deli meats, cheeses, vegetables (no tear onions and perfect tomato slices), and raw beef for making the perfect beef jerky. This deli slicer simply is the best slicer for around 100$!

5.0 out of 5 stars
Good purchase, December 10, 2008
By Shopaholic! (Pflugerville, Texas)

My husband works out of his truck and does not have any way to heat up food so for the majority of the time he brings sandwiches for lunch. To keep lunch interesting I try to purchase a variety of meats for him and it's often cheaper to purchase a whole turkey breast or ham instead of the presliced type of lunch meat.

I did my homework when I decided we should purchase an electric food slicer. I was glad that I did, the reviews here on Amazon helped tremendously because it helped to know what to look for in an electric slicer.

I came across the Chef's Choice 610 here and compared it against a few other brands and found this to be the best value.

The item came very quickly, it only took about one week to arrive and was packed in molded styrofoam so none of it's parts had a chance to move around and become damaged.

The machine is made of solid metal with hard plastic guides and catch trays.

Assembly consisted of placing the wheel blade, the guide and the guard in the right place.

We have sliced meat and cheeses at variable thicknesses with ease. Most of the cheeses we have sliced have been around medium consistency such as cheddar. I don't know how this would work with softer cheese such as Gouda.

Clean up is simple. The back plate slides out when you set the adjustment knob to zero and the wheel has a center lock which you pop out and turn.

I haven't had a problem with it slicing larger cuts of meat, we were able to slice an 8 pound turkey breast without a problem. I admit I prefer to cut larger sizes down a bit for ease of handling so I have not run into any problems with it handling large portions of meat or cheese.

All and all I'm happy with this slicer and hopefully I will remain happy for years to come.

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