12" deli slicer (you can find them NIB for around $380 if you shop around). I cut a lot of stuff on my small slicer now, but could use a larger size for bigger-sized stuff, so this is a good opportunity to increase the functionality for me. Typical usage includes:
1. Meats (typically sous-vide + smoke them)
2. Cheese (buy in blocks)
3. Bacon
4. Jerky (dehydrate or sous-vide then dehydrate)
5. Fruits & veggies (typically to dehydrate, but also for salads & stuff, I don't really even use my mandolin anymore tbh)
6. Bread (I mostly make no-knead bread, and also sandwich bread in a Pullman loaf pan; the serrated blades are better than the smooth blades at cutting bread, but you can just freeze the bread for like 20 minutes to make it stiffer)
I've been using a smaller-sized one for a number of years & really love it - you can save a ton of money by buying in bulk & slicing at home! Literally all you do is set the thickness on the machine, the slice the food back & forth on the cutting wheel, then clean it up. If you don't need a monster-large size, you can get a 9" slicer for $99 on Amazon these days:
A couple great articles on how you can save money with them:
Think a Meat Slicer can only be used to slice meats? Think again. See all the creative uses, and how it can save you thousands a year in grocery bills.
www.bestofbudgets.com
Home meat slicer uses that will save you $500. This is part of our Kitchen Tool Series and is the #4 tool. Save money slicing meat and cheese! And learn how much our meat slicer cost, and how much you should spend on one.
moneysmartfamily.com
You can also do lots of random stuff with it, like slicing potatoes thin for homemade potato chips!
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They do sell dedicated bacon-slicing machines:
As well as bread slicers:
But I think having a giant freakin' Xena-style circle blade should do the trick haha!
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