Commercial Meat Slicers

Meat slicers are kitchen appliances that slice meat products into uniform slices for commercial applications. They come with varying thickness options, ranging from an ultra-fine prosciutto and salami width to thicker slices for things like ham and roast meats. Depending on the model you choose, they can create slices as fine as 1mm, ranging up to 10mm.

Depending on the model you choose, some of the more powerful Commercial Meat Slicers can also cut through things like vegetables and cheese. You’ll need to check the specifications in your user guide to ensure the model you have it suitable for other applications. Some commercial Meat Slicers are more capable of cutting through cheese than others and it depends on the nature of what you’re cutting.

The model you choose, how often you’re using it and how well you maintain it will determine how many years of use you get from your meat slicer. Looking after your slicer’s blades is key to maximising the years of life you get from it. To ensure it stays sharp, you may wish to look for a model with a built-in sharpening stone to make maintenance easier.

Our top brand recommendations include those from Anvil and Apuro. With proper care, you can get several years of use from your meat slicer.

To ensure you’re maintaining the best possible health and safety for your customers, it’s advisable to clean your meat slicer every day. Depending on the stock you’re cutting, you may need to sanitise it after each use. Many models can be easily stripped down and put through a commercial dishwasher, making it easier and more efficient to keep your slicer clean.

To maintain the quality of its operation, you should also complete some ongoing maintenance to ensure it’s working properly. You’ll need to sharpen the blade periodically to keep it sharp enough to operate efficiently. To ensure the mechanisms work optimally, you may also need to add lubricant to moving parts to ensure smooth operation.

If your deli, food truck or butchery needs to get through high cutting volumes, Commercial Meat Slicers can save hours of labour while delivering a more consistent product.

They ensure uniform slices, and the models with gravity feeding and automatic functionality can make the process significantly easier. If you’re serving up pre-packaged meat and want to ensure you’re keeping the portion sizes equal, you may benefit from incorporating a scale into your meat slicing area. Some machines have built-in scales as well, so a portion of cheese or meat can be sliced and weighed in one operation.

There are three types of Commercial Meat Slicers in stock: manual models, semi-automatic options and automatic Commercial Meat Slicers. Manual models are more labour-intensive, requiring the user to power them themselves. These options are usually used more for the novelty value in commercial settings, or for low-volume at-home use. They’re generally less efficient when it comes to turning over high volumes of sliced meat.

Semi-automatic slicers have additional functionality, speeding up the process by running continually with no manual intervention necessary. Typically, all you’ll need to do is push the meat you’re cutting against the blade, and it’ll slice continuously. Automatic models are even less labour-intensive. They’re often gravity-fed, meaning you’ll set whatever you’re slicing up, and the machine will feed it through independently.

You’ll need to consider how much volume you need to cut through, along with how much versatility you need when it comes to slice thickness. Our range of models have different blade sizes as well, with the three most common blade diameters being 200mm, 250mm and 300mm.

You’ll also want to decide whether you’d prefer a semi-automatic or an automatic model, and whether a built-in scale would save you a step. Finally, ensuring you can adequately clean and service your machine is key, so checking the specifications and versatility of the model you’re interested in is important. Choosing materials that are hard-wearing and resilient is also important to ensure you get the most possible use from your machine, typically stainless steel is the best choice.

Manual models require full control by the user. You’ll need to power the blade itself, along with pushing the meat steadily through to get your slices. By contrast, automatic and semi-automatic models will keep the blade moving continuously, either moving the meat for you or requiring you to push it against the blades.

Meat slicers should come with blade guards to help protect you when you’re using them. Ensure it’s properly fitted, especially after cleaning or maintenance. You should also use cut-resistant gloves and keep your hands as clear from the blade as possible.

Before completing any maintenance or care, ensure your slicer is fully switched off and stationary. You may also want to add grips to the feet of your slicer to prevent slippage when it’s in use. When you’re ready to clean or sharpen the blade, handle it with care and reassemble it carefully.

Meat slicers can improve the uniformity of your meat slices and reduce the amount of time and effort spent preparing stock. They also offer more customisation when it comes to how you serve your products, which is invaluable for everything from deli owners to butchers.