LEM Products BigBite 12" Electric Meat Slicer, Deli Slicer

Great, consistent, tool...love the super thin turkey/ham/pastrami we have sliced with it. Don't forget the Kevlar gloves - the blade is super sharp! The gloves really help during cleanup!

this unit is very big and powerful. very well built solid mostly all steel and aluminum parts. very smooth and quite operation like that you see at the deli counter. if you buy it direct from LEM your warranty is already setup!!! Clean up is super easy, remove 2 knobs and 3 little screws for the very solid and robust blade. you then have free access to clean everything. i would say after running 9 lbs of eye of round through it (some still slightly frozen) it took me about 10 minutes to cut it up (would have been 2 if it was all thawed) and 5 minutes to clean and rinse everything off. This unit is for large pieces and i could have gotten the 10 and been just fine. But i like it very much. and will use it mostly for jerkey and slicing meat up for sandwiches.

We ordered this in Feb. but I waited until March when I could use this before I wrote a review. I have to say it works very well. So far, we have done two pork bellies and three hard salamis, no problem at all. When this came in the blade was damaged, it looked like someone had thrown the box upside down. There is a plastic blade protector, but it had been split, and the metal blade guard had hit the blade. We mounted the sharpener and cleaned the blade up quickly. The sharpener is very effective. We purchased this unit to replace a Weston 8" slicer that was not up to the task. The thickness and cut quality were very inconsistent. The LEM machine is very consistent. I set the slicer at the #2 setting and sliced 20 slices of salami this came to 4.2oz. Over the whole salami the lightest stack was 4.1oz and the heaviest was 4.4oz. Very consistent, which means the fence and blade are not flexing. There seemed to be plenty of power. Slicing 3" hard salami the machine never bogged down. Clean up on this machine is very easy as well. If this unit had a little longer length of travel on the carriage it would the perfect machine. As it is slicing bacon is a bit of a challenge. This seems to be a good solid machine and a good value.

I would recommend this slicer for slicing jerky and sandwich steak. I used my slicer two times and had no problems slicing slightly thawed meat. The best way I found to slice frozen meat is to the meat in the refrigerator for about 12 hours.I use all Lem products including a 32 big bite grinder,vac sealer, sausage stuffer. Customer support is excellent. Thanks

Reviewed before. Overall I am pleased. One issue is cheese at times hangs up on plate in back and forth making it difficult to get a full slice. I know to turn as some items slice better with a turn. I ordered food grade mineral oil to spray before slicing to see how it works. It is a good item to spray on after you clean. Can't beat the machine for the price! I've been using a commercial slicer for 55 years but not paying that premium for home. This is a Commercial slicer on the mid range scale but perfect for home. The food plate could be just a little bigger to make it perfect! Clean up is easy knowing with my long term experience. The key is your respect of the machine. The blades are very sharp. ALWAYS CLOSE THE BLADE WHEN FINISHED ONE ITEM, NEVER, NEVER LEAVE leave blade OPEN esp removing product. MAKE IT Habit OR YOU WILL Get CUT! If you are looking for a Cafe/ Deli or Home this is your best value and quality.

This is my first slicer and hopefully my last. I'm glad I got the biggest one to handle any slicing need. I have only used it once so far, it was easy to use and I'm looking forward to using it a lot. Like any other meat appliance, it does require extra time to clean it after each use. The price was lower than other brands with similar product specs. This my third LEM product after the #12 meat grinder and 20 pound sausage stuffer.

Used for the first time to slice homemade bacon. The slide carriage worked very smooth and effortless, the cut stayed consistent. The only issue I had with the slicer is during cleanup. One of the screws holding the blade to the spindle was difficult to loosen.

Super heavy duty and commercial ready. This slicer is BIG and heavy. Setting it up once and leaving it on a counter with a cover is optimal. Unfortunately, I don't have the constant need or space for that. I could have gotten the smaller 10” but this will more than do the job. Instructions are horrible for explaining setup and tear down for cleaning. Slicer blade is extremely sharp and heavy so beware! I sliced up some turkey and a half ham from Sam's Club and this slicer worked great. Worth the money if you can grab it on sale.

I was disappointed to receive my new slicer with a blade that wasn't sharpened. It was dull and the edge was bent over. After having to sharpen the new blade I noticed it isn't perfectly round. It has a couple of slight flat spots. I also was disappointed with the poor owners manual. I figured buying the Lem big bite 12” that I wouldn't have any issues.

It slobbered small crumbs of meat all over the back wall & under cabinet while I was slicing smoked pork loin. It made a huge mess. They need to redesign the blade guard. Furthermore do not purchase it today as a better offer will come along next week & do not expect customer no-service to understand because will not even attempt to contact you. Extremely disappointing!!