On 4/23/2015 2:47 PM, No name wrote:
> W. Lohman wrote:
>> On 4/22/2015 3:20 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 4/22/2015 3:15 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> He has the answer. An Amazon meat slicer with over 300 reviews
>>>> averaging 4 stars. What was it, about 60 bucks?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Read some of the 1 star reviews. They are really crappy for any type of
>>> serious use.
>>
>> For $72 I'd not feel bad about his one, reviews say it cleans easily.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Nesco-FS-200-F...ds=meat+slicer
>>
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>>
> I bought one. I'm getting old and can't handle a knife well any more.
> This unit has worked well. It takes up a lot of space, so we keep it
> down the basement and only bring it up when we need to use it, which is
> not that frequently.
>
> My problem is that if you are careful when using it, it is safe. But if
> your mate lacks sense of how to act safely around machinery, you don't
> want to have one of these around. I was slicing some ham, and my wife
> was catching the slices (I don't know why, I would just have let them
> fall onto a plate). A small piece fell off and was jammed near the
> blade. She reached in to remove it, without turning the machine off.
> She didn't cut herself, but she sure tried. I finished the slicing and
> we cleaned up the machine, which is not hard. Then I told her this was
> dangerous and I didn't want it to be used unless we were both present so
> I could pick up her fingers and stop the bleeding. The next day she
> sliced a roast when I wasn't there. I put it into storage and told her
> not to use it again.

I have a suggestion that might help:

http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Cut.../dp/B00170EM6A

Of course you're going to have to get on her to wear it, but...