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Default Is there a way to slice meat thinly as luncheon meat at home?


"Danny D." > wrote in message
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> At a deli, they use a special meat slicer, but, is there something
> affordable we can use at home to slice luncheon meat thinly?
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> I have my sister and her kids staying with me for a few months (don't
> ask), and we pack them a lunch every school day, so I picked up big hunks
> of Costco ham, turkey, and cheese, figuring I'd slice it up for the kids
> to make sandwiches.
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> But I can't manually knife the stuff as thinly as they do with the
> professional rotating blade meat slicers at the supermarket.
>
> Is there a shop tool that's common that we can use to slice this meat up
> thinly? Or do I have to buy an expensive meat slicer (which is probably
> too expensive to be worthwhile)?
>
> Anyone slice their own luncheon meat thinly at home?
> What tool do you use?


You can buy a slicer for home use but they're not cheap.