Weston Manual Support Beef Jerky Slicer, Quick and Easy Operation For Cuts Up To 5” Wide x 1.25” Thick, Durable Aluminum Construction, Stainless Steel Blades, Charcoal Gray (07-3801-W-A)

I bought this jerky slicer after reading a lot of reviews. I recently started making both beef and pork jerky after watching a Meat Church video on making jerky. The inexpensive pork top loins from Costco seemed to be a good starting point since a failure would result in under $20 waste of ingredients. YouTube consumed a lot of my time so I could get a decent first batch. Trimming and slicing the meat was quite laborious with the partial freezing of the meat then trimming fat and slicing 1/8" or ¼" portions of the meat with lots of variation and inconsistent results. Still, it was fun. After about six batches of jerky, I noticed in some of the YouTube videos that folks were "cheating" the slicing process by using this apparatus to get consistent thickness of their jerky slices. I was not sold so kept watching more videos and then after my most recent jerky batch, I had such variation in quality of slices that I decided to go through reviews on Amazon. Lots of positive reviews and some negative reviews helped me take the risk of ordering the unit. Negative things that I was concerned about: - Meat getting stuck in the slicer - Super sharp blades that might compromise the integrity of your skin - Challenges cleaning the blades after use Positive comments that made me take the risk: - Consistency of slices - Quickness of slicing the meat - Ease of use - Slice without having to partially freeze the meat Yesterday was my inaugural use of the slicer. I crosscut 5 pounds of eye of round in approximately 1" slices in a matter of 5 minutes, then ran each of those slices through the jerky slicer in about 10 minutes. It is amazing how quick and easy that was. My observations regarding the negative and positive points in previous reviews: - The slicer is super easy to use, and the non-frozen meat sliced fast. - When meat got stuck, I simply reversed the crank a partial turn then cranked normally, and the meat went through just fine without continuing to be stuck. - The slices were all the same thickness (bonus for dehydration times) - The blades are scary sharp. As an older person, my skin cuts very easily so I am hyper aware of sharp things. I came close a few times to cutting myself while cleaning the blades, but that awareness kept me out of trouble. Hopefully when I become more comfortable with the slicer, I will not forget to pay attention or there will be human blood in the sink 😊 - Cleaning the body of the slicer is a piece of cake. Cleaning the blades is scary. Why Weston did not include a cleaning brush puzzles me. I highly recommend this slicer if you make jerky in any volume. It is a time saver and adds some consistency that adds to the appeal of the finished product.

Works really good. A whole steak put down through this thing will put it in perfect jerky slabs in less than two seconds. Cleaning takes a little bit though. But worth the buy.

Easy to use. I can slice through 20 pounds of beef in 5 minutes. It’s fairly easy to clean. All it takes is a hand broom. The bristles just need to be long enough to get in between the blades while it’s soaked in soapy water. Fairly easy. My big complaint is the thickness of the slice. I like my jerky a lot thinner. I wish I could buy blades set for a thinner cut. If it came with that option, this would be the only jerky slicer I would ever need.

Used this for deer jerky and it worked great. Slices were the exact thickness I needed. It was easy to assemble and use. I sliced 30 lbs in about 20 min. I wish I had this years ago! P.s. would also suggest protective gloves when cleaning as the blades are very sharp.

It comes requiring assembly, which is fairly straightforward following the instructions and you'll get used to it, since proper cleaning requires disassembly after use. The manual repeatedly warns of the sharpness of the blades and they are indeed extremely thin razor-like discs on two shafts that could easily cut someone badly if mishandled. I did end up buying NoCry Level 5 Cut Resistant Gloves here on Amazon, just as a safety measure for the future. Once assembled, it works brilliantly. Using top round steaks ~3/4" thick and cut to a max of 5" wide, the steaks went through the slicer like butter - just a light turn of the handle and it practically fell through the slicer onto a plate below in nicely uniform thickness slices. It took only a couple of minutes to slice up 6 lbs of steak. Cleaning it took about 15 minutes, on the other hand, due to the need for disassembly and being extra cautious with the blades (both to not cut myself or to damage the blades).

Came with missing parts and had to pry the meat through it and it would get stuck. Very disappointing for the amount of money I spent on it.

I bought this slicer used trying to save money. I recently used for the first time on some venison and was not completely impressed. 1 the blades seemed to be not that sharp, as I still had to use my knife to separate about 75% of the meat. 2nd, Weston should let their customers know that it requires snap ring tool to remove the blades for cleaning

I make 10lbs batches of London Broil beef jerky for friends and family. This unit only will accept meat that is 1- 1 1/4 inches thick on the Shoot to feed it! Most grociery store offer london broil but they cut it thicker than that, so I have to ask the butcher, if he hasen't clean up yet, to special cut the meat. Not easy at a chain store and after I get off work. I wish the Unit would except 1 3/4 inch at least! It is well built, saves time over the "partialy freeze then use a deli slicer" for jerky method. Steak at 1 inch, its a time saver! I can slice up the jerky meat in no time. Cleaning it is very easy but beware those Blades are Sharp!

Muy funcional y muy buena calidad-precio

Couldnt be more happy with the quality of this slicer. The blades are deadly sharp and the cast made structure of the slicer makes it very very strong. Fixes to the counter top with ease. LOVE IT

Its quick and easy to use

Great for speedy slicing of jerky. Only negative is hard to clean the blades , maybe supply a brush?

Much easier to do jerky when it’s all the same thickness. Very well made and easy to clean. Does a great job.