Mick Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 So after making a whole loin and whole belly into bacon I had the problem of slicing it. Looked on eBay and was one 10 miles away £110 or best offer I offered a cheeky £50 and he accepted, took it apart and a good clean working perfectly, quite pleased with myself 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 You’re lucky there Mick. I had a look at prices and they are high. I was thinking of maybe getting a really good carving knife. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Simon said: You’re lucky there Mick. I had a look at prices and they are high. I was thinking of maybe getting a really good carving knife. Looks great Mick, looks like you got a good deal there Simon I have switched to a decent 10" carving knife, I bought to replace my cheap slicer, that wasn't very good. Very sharp, easy to use and I can cut pretty even slices. Has done a great job on slicing salmon and bacon as well as the usual Sunday Joint type things. Even for a lefty like me. Cost me just over £50 but money well spent I feel, I don't trust myself to slice the last inch of a bacon joint though, with such a sharp knife, so chop that up into small cubes for a bacon and leek pie or throw in with some pasta. Otherwise the rest of it is in pretty uniform slices. I am so pleased with it, I have bought a leather knife roll bag and another 4 knives since for other types of cutting and prep work and looking to add another 2-3 in the coming months. Decent sharp knives make such a difference. Edited January 3, 2020 by sotv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Well done there Mick...good start to 2020...👍 I have the same type/model works a treat but I've posted about how it forms a "roll" of skin over time at the lower side, you have to stop take a knife and trim. Ice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatty Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I have an Andrew James one and experience the same annoying skin tag as Ice. £50 is a great price Mick, I am rubbish at cheeky offers! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 16 hours ago, sotv said: Looks great Mick, looks like you got a good deal there Simon I have switched to a decent 10" carving knife, I bought to replace my cheap slicer, that wasn't very good. Very sharp, easy to use and I can cut pretty even slices. Has done a great job on slicing salmon and bacon as well as the usual Sunday Joint type things. Even for a lefty like me. Cost me just over £50 but money well spent I feel, I don't trust myself to slice the last inch of a bacon joint though, with such a sharp knife, so chop that up into small cubes for a bacon and leek pie or throw in with some pasta. Otherwise the rest of it is in pretty uniform slices. I am so pleased with it, I have bought a leather knife roll bag and another 4 knives since for other types of cutting and prep work and looking to add another 2-3 in the coming months. Decent sharp knives make such a difference. Fantastic advice. Thanks a lot. I’ll start looking around for a decent knife. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 7 hours ago, Icefever said: Well done there Mick...good start to 2020...👍 I have the same type/model works a treat but I've posted about how it forms a "roll" of skin over time at the lower side, you have to stop take a knife and trim. Ice Yes same problem, every piece, the belly pieces were worse but the rogue pieces made a love sandwich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Dendrobatty said: I have an Andrew James one and experience the same annoying skin tag as Ice. £50 is a great price Mick, I am rubbish at cheeky offers! I am the same lol, it's easy on eBay though as you are incognito😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Simon said: Fantastic advice. Thanks a lot. I’ll start looking around for a decent knife. From my experience if you just do shortback (loin) a decent 6-8 inch carving or slicing knife will do, but if like me you like streaky a 10-12 inch knife would be a better choice Edited January 4, 2020 by sotv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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