How far back does the carriage go behind the blade? I am looking at one to slice belly bacon and need to know if there is room to do this. Thanks.
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I am sorry I can not answer your question to the detail, because I had this for my Mom-in-law. But if you like to slice bacon like the package they sell at the store then you will be fine. Don't forget let the meat frozen a little bit. I believe it may go far back around 1/3 of an inch or may be more. Check more on specification. Hoping this help your question a little bit. Don't forget to clean behind the blade after use, it may build up from meat chrome.
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There's seven inches between carriage & blade ! Seven inches is the widest meat you can slice. With out cutting it. Hopes this helps you.
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When the carriage stops on its forward motion, its bottom is approximately one inch past the blade, which at this position would have sliced meat 5.5 - 5.75 inches high on the carriage. The carriage will hold a slab not more than 8 inches wide and at easily more than its 9-inch length.
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the knob broke off mine the 1st time i used it..you can still use the knife, just (carefully) adjust the slice-guide, it will move & you can still get a great cut.
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Move it back and forth while pulling it out, be careful not to cut yourself tho. The blade is VERY sharp!
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China junk poor craftsmanship came with bent faceplate company responded fast sent new one but it was broken blade grinds against housing unable to adjust to stop grinding does not slice entire depth of meat or bread leaving a thin layer unsliced I am going to spend extra money to buy used commercial Hobart in my area about $500 my miom has a Westinghouse that she likes for deli slice but I make cheese and bacon need heavy duty good luck
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I have a hairy, double coated mutt that showed up a few years ago and because her hair is long and fine, it picks up every burr in our fields. And she is why I bought the heavy duty Andis. I use a #3 3/4 skip tooth, cuts about 1/2" (you may want to get one that cuts 3/4" or more, but the skip tooth makes for a more layered look than the full tooth blades. Get the blade size you want but I would suggest the skip tooth blade for those thick coats. You may have to stop for awhile if the blade get too hot, especially to begin with. I cut my dog every couple mo nths so it doesn't take so much effort each time. You might want to do it outside also. We live in the country and I just let the wind blow the hair into the fields-easy clean up!
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I am not a southpaw, and I've never has that problem. On the other hand, I don't recommend using a breadknife for slicing vegetables either. Instead, why not look at a santuko 7" like the ones made by/for Calphalon, or by Messermeister, or any of a number of other makers.
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It should be no problem transporting it. If you have a car just place it lengthwise between the seats. Without the blade it's just over 6'. The blade is very easy to remove. I just used this again yesterday, coincidentally. Best tool ever!
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Hi Jon, I have not been able to use my food slicer yet, though the box was not damaged the blade was out of alignment and would not turn. The box did have additional taping on top of the original. Anyhow, after disassembling the blade and guide I found that the blade had gouged/cut into the safety rim. I'm not sure if that indicates the item was used at some point or bad Quality Control during assembly. I called Chicago Food multiple times and had a long wait time only to be disconnected each time so they do not seem to want to take customer calls. I'll update/Amazon when or if I ever get the unit running.
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For a carving knife it slices about a 1/4 inch thick but not any thinner than that. It really isn't meant to cut super thin as it is really for carving London Broil, Ham, Prime Rib, Turkey etc. If you are wanting very thin slices I don't believe you will be happy with this knife. It has a pretty thick blade to begin with. It is an excellent carving knife for the price and well made.
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1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier3 - Turn the slicer on4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guiderepeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you requireTurn slicer off and unplug slicer.Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a jobslicing fingers or hands as any other item you may wish to slice.When you are finished slicing you can disassemble the slicer to clean it. 1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier3 - Turn the slicer on4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guiderepeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you requireTurn slicer off and unplug slicer.Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a jobslicing fingers or hands as any other item you may wish to... » Read More 1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier3 - Turn the slicer on4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guiderepeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you requireTurn slicer off and unplug slicer.Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a jobslicing fingers or hands as any other item you may wish to slice.When you are finished slicing you can disassemble the slicer to clean it. « Show Less
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it comes with a blade make sure blade is banjo string tight before cutting anything as it will turn(has that tendency anyhow)reciently cut up 5 small pigs and it cut ok only thing is I play to build a blade guide for top and bottom of the table that I hope will hold the blade better and preserve equipment life.(retired after 40 yrs as a machinist just have to crank up my lathe and milling machines)
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When you get the slabs, they recommend that they be stored in the lower part of fridge. I received these 2/21/2013 and still have one 2 lb. package left and it's still good. It's good bacon but a little hard for my cheap ($141.85) slicer but that didn't make any difference since I was using it to flavor pots of beans...I just chunked it up.
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The blade is 18 1/4 inches and the whole thing is 26 3/4 inches. Be advised, when I got this, the blade was slightly bent. Very slightly, but definitely there. Also, the sheath, is made of nylon so you have to be very careful when you are putting the blade back in or the tip will pierce the sheath. And you can't put it in the sheath when it is on your back. All in all it's a nice sword, but you wouldn't want to use it for any major use. If you want something better made and more sturdy, I'd suggest this sword: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJLXBUU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The sheath works a lot better even though it's only a one sided blade, but that shouldn't be any problem. I guess I gave you a little more than how long the sword is. But I hope this helps your decision. :) God Bless!
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I have the Shun, and I would not try to dice on it. The long cuts are exquisite, but the food spike/carriage combo would complicate the dicing unnecessarily. Possible, I suppose, if one removed the slicing blade, but that's toying with something that might just come back to bite you. You would have to cut the food into pieces no wider than the carriage (it can cut food that is longer because of the open face of the carriage), fry-cut, gather the cuts, place them at 90 degrees under the carriage somehow, and go at it again. I do the fry cut and then hand-dice. It still saves 2/3 of the time of dicing by hand! I have the Shun, and I would not try to dice on it. The long cuts are exquisite, but the food spike/carriage combo would complicate the dicing unnecessarily. Possible, I suppose, if one removed the slicing blade, but that's toying with something that might just come back to bite you. You would have to cut the food into pieces no wider than the carriage (it can cut food that is longer because of the open face of the carriage), fry-cut, gather the cuts, place them at 90 degrees under the carriage somehow, and go at it again. I do the fry cut and then hand-dice. It still saves 2/3... » Read More I have the Shun, and I would not try to dice on it. The long cuts are exquisite, but the food spike/carriage combo would complicate the dicing unnecessarily. Possible, I suppose, if one removed the slicing blade, but that's toying with something that might just come back to bite you. You would have to cut the food into pieces no wider than the carriage (it can cut food that is longer because of the open face of the carriage), fry-cut, gather the cuts, place them at 90 degrees under the carriage somehow, and go at it again. I do the fry cut and then hand-dice. It still saves 2/3 of the time of dicing by hand! « Show Less
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I got my electric knife out this morning and it did fit between the slots. I did not cut all the way through the bread to the cutting board. I did not want to damage the board. I did have to do a little cutting on the bottom with a regular knife. I did not have to hold the sides steady so it worked out pretty well. Again, be careful with the board. Hope this helps.P. Hirt
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I love this slicer... cuts into three choice of thickness, abt 1/16th inch, 1/6th and 1/4 ... I would not want to be without it! (no blades to change... just move the slide button on side of the slicer to chose your thickness...cleans up in a whistle too! East to store flat! Hope this helps...
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Every kind of meat I put on the slicer works beautiful! Tri tip ham, turkey and so on! I haven't tried bacon, but with this blade being larger it would probably accept a slab of bacon. Also, easy to clean and blade very sharp! Great for all thickness of sliced meat!