Contemplating a New Slicer

[old sarge]

Yeah, I got the 665 making me the odd fellow here.

[BonaireBBQ]

Hi David

What is the widest slab of bacon you can slice on the C C 665?

[old sarge]

Walt - I have not sliced any bacon on it.  Not yet anyway.  I used this chart to help in my decision.  You can see the size of the carriage as well as the distance from back of carriage to leading edge of the blade.  I do slicing only a few times per year and then not in any massive quantities, maybe 30 minutes each time I need to slice so this slicer is just right for me. I certainly would not use it for hours on end.  The blade has a cover plate that remains stationary while the blade moves.  I believe this may cut down on blade drag as meat is being sliced.  Others may find it under powered for their use or may desire a belt driven system rather than gears.  I hope the chart helps. Dave
https://chefschoice.com/wp-content/uploads/QRGSlicers0518.pdf

[NDKoze]

Walt - I have not sliced any bacon on it.  Not yet anyway.  I used this chart to help in my decision.  You can see the size of the carriage as well as the distance from back of carriage to leading edge of the blade.  I do slicing only a few times per year and then not in any massive quantities, maybe 30 minutes each time I need to slice so this slicer is just right for me. I certainly would not use it for hours on end.  The blade has a cover plate that remains stationary while the blade moves.  I believe this may cut down on blade drag as meat is being sliced.  Others may find it under powered for their use or may desire a belt driven system rather than gears.  I hope the chart helps. Dave
https://chefschoice.com/wp-content/uploads/QRGSlicers0518.pdf

Dang, I wish that I would have looked at the 665 before buying the 615A. I definitely like the specs better as it is a bit larger and I do like that blade cover.

I am really tempted to return mine (I haven't used it yet) and exchange for the 665. But, dang I got such a good deal on the 615A that I am not sure it is worth it to switch or not.

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[LarryD]

I am really tempted to return mine (I haven't used it yet) and exchange for the 665. But, dang I got such a good deal on the 615A that I am not sure it is worth it to switch or not.

After my latest use of my new 615A, I'm rather disappointed and would encourage an upgrade if that is still an option for you.  When I sliced the bacon I had no problem at all.  Last Saturday I decided to smoke some cheese.  I used the slicer to slice into all four sides of 4 blocks of cheese on its deepest setting so that it would be easy to use a knife to finish the cut and have uniform chunk sizes for smoking.

The 615A couldn't slice very deep into the cheese block because it would very quickly hit the blade housing.  It would also every so slightly bog down the slicer when I was cutting the wider size of the block.  And then it actually blew the fuse on the slicer on one of the cuts.  It was pretty disappointing.  I don't dislike the slicer entirely, but it seems a little weak on the power side and I'm not encouraged by the idea that I'm going to have to buy and keep a bunch of fuses on-hand for any time it even minimally bogs down.  I really wasn't working it hard so it seems like it should have handled it better than it did.

[old sarge]

I've not done any cheese yet but wonder how your machine did if slicing it thin, like for sandwiches rather than in large thick blocks.

[BonaireBBQ]

Thanks David

[old sarge]

You are welcome Walt.