10" Premium Chromium-plated Steel Blade Electric Deli Meat Cheese Food Slicer Commercial and for Home use 240W BESWOOD250

Facing 50# of venison product needing to be sliced I went with this slicer based on a recommendation from a forum. It is much less that the comparable LEM product and has overall good reviews.Setup is an absolute breeze even with an initial cleaning and lubrication. I'm not sure the lubrication was absolutely needed right out of the box, but better safe than sorry.Time from unpacking to slicing: <30 minutes.Performance was better than expected. The belt drive results in a much quieter and smoother slicer than my previous slicer which was geared. Initial cuts were with venison bacon which is a ground/formed product. It was refrigerated prior to slicing and pretty firm. Slices at the 3 setting were perfect for thick cut style bacon and there was little to no tearing noted which indicates the blade was sharp upon arrival. At the other end of the spectrum, I set up for 1.5mm thick slices of venison mortadella. This was also refrigerated but much more prone to tearing. The slicer breezed through the mortadella without any tear out except for the final slice or two when the meat was not well supported by the tray. I gave block of smoked cheese, and two sticks of summer sausage a try as well. The slicer performed admirably on all foodstuffs I fed it.Cleanup was also easier than expected. 99% of the cleanup can be done by removing three (3) knobs. A few of mine came overly tight from the factory, but that is an easy remedy and I was able to remove everything without an overt struggle. Overall time to clean up the first time was between 15-20 minutes and I imagine it will go faster in the future.The only con/complaint I have with the entire unit is the stoke could be ideally 1" longer. It's just a bit too short for all the work I asked of it. An aftermarket longer tray would be a really nice accessory to offer as well.Overall it is well worth the cost and a 5-star rating. Expecting many years of service from this slicer.

Motor is very quiet, but seems to have plenty of power. I can’t speak on f longevity, but all indications point to this lasting a long time. All moving parts move smoothly. My first uses were slicing a boneless ham and a roast beef. It worked flawlessly and gave me paper thin deli style slices. Cleaning the machine is very simple as the sliding table, blade sharpening stones, blade covering plate and blade are easily removed for cleaning. I broke the slicer down and completed a comprehensive cleaning in about 20 minutes from start to finish. The blade is very sharp and heavy, so use extreme caution while working with it. Please keep others and pets away when the blade is off the slicer. I highly recommend buying a pair of cut resistant gloves when you purchase this slicer. The gloves will help you keep your fingers when you take the blade off during cleaning. I read many reviews on cheaper slicers available, but decided on this one based on other reviews and videos that I found on the web. It is well worth the money.

We wanted to slice our own deli meat, and some of it has to be sliced paper-thin (e.g. bresaola), so we knew we were not interested in the light, foldable slicers for casual use at home.It took us several weeks to get an idea of the items available on the market, and this slicer appeared from the very beginning a great option.Funny enough, I tried really hard to find a different machine because this one was *too much advertised*: it would be advertised on amazon, and on all websites suggesting the "best" slicers.Since advertising costs, and since these websites suggesting the best slicers may have received some, say, incentive, from Beswood for including this machine in their list, I was somewhat skeptical about buying it.At the end, we decided to buy the 9'' version of this slicer...except that when we tried to buy it, it suddenly disappeared and was not available anymore. Bummer. It was slightly smaller and 3 lbs lighter, so it would have been a better fit for us.Anyway, we purchased this one, and we do really like it. Here are a couple of comments.- It is very safe to use. One must be really distracted or careless for something to happen..- It is very quiet. The previous foldable slicer I had was way more noisy than this one.- It is precise. One can choose any setting between 0 and 12. We usually slice prosciutto at 0.5, and it is perfect for our needs. This is very important, because we enjoy prosciutto and bresaola better when they are sliced super-thin.- It is heavyduty, we did sliced quite an amount of prosciutto for a party, and it was done with no issues.- The feet do not move while we use the slicer (other reviewers mention that the slicer somewhat move..to be honest, I don't know how it is possible, mine came with rubber feet that do not move, also because of the weight of the machine).- While removing parts for cleaning it is not fun, but doable, and I got cut-resistant gloves for it, if we make a minor use of the slicer, to clean it we unplug it, set the blade thickness to 12, and then use some cloth (wiped with water or cleaning solution) to clean the blade.*Drawbacks:*1. The slicer is *heavy*! For us, it is painful to move it from a low cabinet up to the countertop. It is not something one wants to do every week for sure. So one needs to know in advance where to store it, and for fairly frequent uses (once a week or even once every 2 weeks) you may need to choose a cabinet that is close (and same height!) of the portion of the countertop/table/island where you plan to use the slicer.2. The slicer is *bulky*. I have only a couple of cabinets where I can store it when not using it.The combination of 1. and 2. are the main drawbacks. The dimensions appear on the specs, however it was only when he had the slicer at home that we realized that it is indeed heavy and bulky.**I still give the slicer 5 stars, because the two drawbacks are to be expected if you want a semi-professional slicer like this one at home. All in all, we are very happy with the slicer (although we are still trying to find the optimal place where to store it)