OT: Meat Slicer's

[Uncle Ruckus]

Any of you guys do this? I do a sandwich for lunch most days and have wondered if slicing my own would be worth it. I know zero about it so I don't have any specific questions, just maybe some feedback. I'd smoke whatever I had but other than turkey I don't know wild game I could use, so I'd be buying whatever else from the store anyway.

 

[DerHntr]

I slice pork loins, ham, turkey breast (hopefully that I killed), roast beef occasionally, and I use it to even out the width of deer jerky. I also slice blocks of cheese with it. Yes. I cut the cheese.

I like having mine and use it a some (less than I expected). They can be a pain to clean. I got mine with Cabela's bucks and went ahead and got the commercial grade.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I figured you'd be the one to answer. How long does the meat keep? You smoke all of it or have you tried other cooking methods before? Anything with venison?

ETA the jerky slicing would be great, never crossed my mind.

 

[Dawgbite]

I've got one but its only used a couple of times a year, Jerky during deer season and pickles during the summer. My wife makes a lot of pickles but thats another story. The slicer is too much trouble to clean up just to slice a weeks worth of sandwich meat. For slicing brisket or turkey breast I use a really sharp, really good ( Benchmade ) filet knife. A diamond grit sharpening stick is used after every use and cleaning and its ready for the next time.

 

[Rog.sixpack]

I wouldn't keep home sliced meats any longer than 5 days

After it's been cooked and sliced. Pre-sliced meat comes with so many preservatives it'll last 2 weeks, but I use the 5 day rule..

I own this slicer:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IW22Z6E/ref=twister_B01L9OUS16?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It's okay and gets the job done, but no frills. Like someone said above, can be a pain in the *** to clean. If you've got the cash, splurge for the higher commercial grade with a faster spinning blade.

 

[rugbdawg]

Do you make your own meats?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mao7BydXZU

 

[dorndawg]

Welcome to flavor country!

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[CochiseCowbell]

Stop by your local Arby's after hours. Problem solved.**

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Are you also into meat flipping?

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Are you also into meat flipping?

as long as it's not mine

 

[FreeDawg]

There is no piece or restaurant equipment that gives me more anxiety than a meat slicer. I used to work for a guy missing a pinky. That said, I've operated one a ton. Home smoked meats will have much less shelf life than the store bought meats. They're also great for cheese and bread. You can use bagels and make killer bagel chips. You can thin slic focaccia and make killer crustinis.

 

[aTotal360]

Meh. I think a mandolin is worse.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

You can thin slic[e] focaccia and make killer crustinis.

Ok. I'll bite & show my ignorance. What exactly are those two things?

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

That all sounds good enough for one pinky. All it does it make me look like a sissy when it sticks out while I drink something.

 

[aTotal360]

bread

 

[DerHntr]

I figured you'd be the one to answer. How long does the meat keep? You smoke all of it or have you tried other cooking methods before? Anything with venison?

ETA the jerky slicing would be great, never crossed my mind.

The meat won't keep long compared to the store bought stuff (tons of preservatives and one of the reasons I do it myself). I typically smoke it but I have cooked pork loin, turkey, and roast in the oven to slice. The only thing I've done with venison is the jerky. It makes it so much better to dehydrate when the meat is uniform in thickness. I hate slicing too thin and getting extremely brittle jerky.

ETA: I've cooked ham in the oven as well for it. The ham seems to keep much longer but I think that is because ham is cured. For my money though, there's not much better than smoking a ham yourself, rather than buying one smoked, and slicing it for lunch. I always end up eating by 11am on those days.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

And what this really means

Immediately freeze in usable portions, all that will not be eaten within 4 days..

 

[DerHntr]

Immediately freeze in usable portions, all that will not be eaten within 4 days..

Exactly. Throw it in the refrigerator the night before and it should be thawed for lunch prep the next morning. This works the best for me with the pork and turkey. The texture is better with them when it thaws.

 

[Tin Cup Cowboy]

Counting it down, 4 more weeks and it gets delivered.