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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Mel on December 27, 2011, 12:37:11 am

Title: Meat Slicers!
Post by: Mel on December 27, 2011, 12:37:11 am
Hi all!

I have a dilemma,I need a meat slicer for my Hams and Bacons,I have seen the SWAN SFS100 which looks ok ish,but I am always one for buying once-and buying right.The Swan is quite cheap,I can get one for under £50.00,however,does anyone know if this would be at all suitable-I have a heap of Ham and Bacon here-well over 100KG,I am thinking along the lines that because it is cheap it would not last,Some professional slicers,you pay for the name so any input would be most welcomed please.

I have found one on the fleabay,industrial and looks really heavy duty and with courier cost's and such would be about £150.00 second hand.

Mel

Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: robert waddell on December 27, 2011, 10:22:48 am
what make is it and does it have the saftey guard for changing and cleaning the blade  very important :farmer:
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: Mel on December 27, 2011, 10:49:58 am
what make is it and does it have the saftey guard for changing and cleaning the blade  very important :farmer:

One is 360419552119 called Omega.There is a Buffalo 370569888386 though around £180.00.The Swan is 160703400063 but I can get this cheaper from another website.

I was hoping to find a good second hand one for about £100.00-delivered! or maybe I am dreaming?! :D
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: robert waddell on December 27, 2011, 09:13:44 pm
lillians one is a buffalo she paid a lot more than £180 for her one brand new :farmer:
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: Mel on January 10, 2012, 11:18:52 am
I got one  :D arrived yesterday afternoon,it is a 12"blade Buffalo from Nesbits clearance-only £136.00 delivered! Bargain,I did not realise how huge it would be though....where am I going to keep this  ;D
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: YorkshireLass on January 10, 2012, 03:30:31 pm
So when does the slicing begin??

(I still have a freezer drawer full of pig skin, several mason jars of lard, plus a bucket of lard waiting to be melted back down and made into soap....will keep you posted!  ;) )
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: Mel on January 11, 2012, 06:17:28 pm
Hopefully by the middle of next week for bacon,17th of the month for Hams  ;D

I am glad you found it all useful,we are still not through this lot here-though cooking with it all the time!
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: Eve on January 12, 2012, 11:04:26 pm
How do you make soap from lard? Do you need lye etc?  ???

 :wave:
Title: Re: Meat Slicers!
Post by: YorkshireLass on January 13, 2012, 04:25:10 pm
I'll let you know!

So far, rendered lard and some bottles of Boots caustic soda awaiting a happy union...