How well does the 615 slice home made bread?
1330671
The easiest and fastest thing to do on this slicer is bread. It works great!
1330672
Sorry I haven't used it yet to slice bread, but I don't like it for slicing cheese.
620902
It slices everything just great.. It is really a good hard working machine.. Hope this info helps..
341499
I use 615 to slice meat mainly. The thickness of meat in mm is not exactly the same as the number listed at counter but proportionally. You can adjust the thickness of meat to which you preferred after a couple of try. One thing I would like to highlight here is that the thickness is not even, one end is thicker than the other, but acceptable to me.
717164
This is what we consider to be a light to medium duty slicer. It can definitely slice cheese, as long as you are not using for hours per day for cheese as in in a market or deli. The softer the cheese, the more difficult it will be. For home use, it will be a great machine.
1133789
I use it to slice my homemade cheese, and it works well for me. You have to go slower than with meat, but it does slice well.
1091941
We put the plastic divider at the point where the size changes and use that as the stop for the bread. Pull the sliced bread out and move the loaf forward against the stop to complete slicing. It is true that you can slice only half a loaf at a time, but we slice 10 to 12 loaves (to make 80 to 100 sandwiches) and find the amount of time "wasted" is minimal. Three of the volunteers who work with us have since purchased this slicer to use at home. I talked to a carpenter friend of mine and he said it would be possible to set up the rods for uniform slice size, but it would involve removing the unwanted rods, reaming out new slots, and gluing the rods back in. He said (I think jokingly) that it would be easier and more cost effective to get 2 or 3 slicers and glue the ends together if moving the loaf was so annoying. We found the best way to get efficient with the slicer was for 2 or 3 people to work together, critiquing each others techniques. For example, I was cutting cross-handed, and simply turning the slicer around so my dominant (right) hand held the knife and my subordinate (left) hand pushed the bread against the backstop more than doubled my speed and cut way down on my frustration, uneven slices, etc.
1092121
I purchased the 4 slice toaster and it is the best toaster I have ever owned. It toasts the bread more evenly than any toaster I ever used. You have to figure where the correct setting is and toast away. I hope this helps in your decision.
1425240
i do not think you will have any problem cutting through the oreo or graham cracker crust. the knife is very sturdy and is very easy to use. i think you will like it for cutting cheese as well. good luck with it.
397603
Up to 1.5 inches it doesn't really help make thinner slices, which was the reason I bought it. I then bought a deli slicer knife that has an adjustable blade that can slice very thin slices. Neither one is as good as a machine of course. The deli slicer's blade is not as sharp though and the wooden one looks nicer if that matters to you.
1246983
Stirling? Haven't a clue. In USD, I paid $59.99 plus $10.99 for shipping & handling. The slicer is WONDERFUL. As I bake all my own bread, it's worth it to have effortless slicing.
918500
It's junk.... just buy a good bread knife and cutting board and you'll be fine. Or you can have my plastic bread slicer...oh wait, I threw it away already because it was junk! :)
1851233
I purchased a Bread Slicer from Amazon when I got my bread maker and with a good bread knife I have been able to slice the bread in different thicknesses, even straight from baking.
1395672
Blades are great. The bread knife slices bread easily and quickly. The meat knife hasn't had any problems cutting through ham, pork or beef. The blades are rigid, if that is your question. I still have the blades from my older Cuisinart that I've used to cut foam for upholstery projects and they're still as sharp as ever.
312526
I use it all the time for breadmaking. One loaf at a time, that is three cups of flour and I use the metal chopper, adding water and butter slowly while it is going until I have the right amount of water. I let it run about a minute to knead it. I do eight loaves per batch. I have two machines. one at the cottage. Cleaning is a pain; use a toothbrush. I used to use two mixers but they just aren,t able to take the abuse
283458
It is a wonderful machine. It comes with both slicing and shredding disk, a bread kneader and a slicing round blade. I make French bread in a minute. I have the recipe if you are interested.
1211199
We have no problem slicing breads with this knife....we use it for many food items.
1149699
I have had my mixer a year. I do bread for Farmers Markets. I have done recipes that do mostly 2 loaves at a time....occasionally 3 and it does great. Recipes with rye, whole wheat and oatmeal are among those I do. I love the ease of cleaning, lightweight bowl and smaller footprint...so far so good!! It gets used at least 3 days a week!