On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:33:37 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
> wrote:

>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?

I have a very old Acme brand slicer, it's surprisingly super sharp and
super fine with it's cuts. Mostly made of cast iron and quite heavy.

Most of the time I use one of these:
http://www.wusthof.com/_usa/Products...+4111/id-7231/

I originally bought it to round out my set of wusthof knives and found
it's one of the knives that gets the most use. You can cut very fine
and accurately with one of these knives. Great on tomatoes.