Slicer

Slicers have become a part of our lives: they are used in stores for slicing cheeses and sausages, in production, in restaurants and even in home kitchens. In Russia, slicers are also widely known under the name “lotterezka”, as the Russian translation of a foreign word.

A slicer is a device for cutting food into thin, even slices. There are slicers designed specifically for a certain type of product. For example, for soft types of cheese, there are slicers with a special coating to which the product does not stick. It is possible to use a specialized slicer for different types of products, but it is not recommended - it can quickly break down.

There are household slicers that can cut most products. And there are production ones. Such devices usually have a large number of attachments, there is a choice between manual or automatic feed, and there are many additional functions. As an example – automatic stacking of slices.

Choosing a slicer is a serious and responsible task. Some of the best manufacturers are Matfer and Paderno - companies that have long established themselves in the professional kitchen equipment market. A more budget option, not much inferior in quality, is from RGV and Beckers.

In a professional kitchen, a slicer for slicing cheese is an indispensable unit that can not only take the load off the cook, but also improve the quality of slicing due to slices that are identical to each other.