B3
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2009
- Location
- Columbus, OH
For a few years, I've watched the local Craigslist ads for slicers, and this one popped up for $200. It's a Globe Model 685. I was at the guy's house the same day. He seemed a bit shady to me, but he said it came from a deli that closed. I thought it looked to be in used condition, but all the parts were there and I couldn't ask for a better price.
So, I brought it home and spent an evening cleaning it up. A lot of the discoloration just scraped right off and it's looking better than when I picked it up.
The sharpener seems to work well. I've seen videos of brand new slicer being sharpened and there's a constant stream of sparks flying. I got two or three sparks in the 60 total seconds of contact I did. Is that normal for an older unit?
Anyways, after cleaning it, I took out the pastrami I'd cooked :thumb:, and gave it a go. I was very impressed. It runs better than I had hoped and just like I expected. I made up some of my mother's "hot sandwiches" (pastrami and provolone on a cheap bun).
During all this, I found several wear-and-tear problems, but I'm a bit concerned by two things. 1) The blade is sharp and cuts well, but it looks pretty bad. At first I thought it was rusted, but it's really just pitting on the upper surface. 2) There is a crack in the blade cover that I can only imagine will worsen. The end of that piece has a fork in it and one of the tines looks like it will eventually break off. The good new is, I can probably replace it.
Anyone have advice on either of these issues? Or the slicer in general? Globe doesn't list this model on their site, but they have documentation on other models that are very similar to this.
So, I brought it home and spent an evening cleaning it up. A lot of the discoloration just scraped right off and it's looking better than when I picked it up.
The sharpener seems to work well. I've seen videos of brand new slicer being sharpened and there's a constant stream of sparks flying. I got two or three sparks in the 60 total seconds of contact I did. Is that normal for an older unit?
Anyways, after cleaning it, I took out the pastrami I'd cooked :thumb:, and gave it a go. I was very impressed. It runs better than I had hoped and just like I expected. I made up some of my mother's "hot sandwiches" (pastrami and provolone on a cheap bun).
During all this, I found several wear-and-tear problems, but I'm a bit concerned by two things. 1) The blade is sharp and cuts well, but it looks pretty bad. At first I thought it was rusted, but it's really just pitting on the upper surface. 2) There is a crack in the blade cover that I can only imagine will worsen. The end of that piece has a fork in it and one of the tines looks like it will eventually break off. The good new is, I can probably replace it.
Anyone have advice on either of these issues? Or the slicer in general? Globe doesn't list this model on their site, but they have documentation on other models that are very similar to this.