Bread Slicers Key Terms

Learn about bread slicers

Bread slicers are handy items, no two ways around it. Not everyone can cut a perfect slice free-hand. And sometimes, especially in a restaurant situation, taking the time to cut bread by hand is too time consuming. But what is the best bread slicer for your situation? The best way to determine that is to become familiar with some bread slicers key terms. They are manual bread slicers, mechanical bread slicers, and commercial bread slicers.

Below you will find information about bread slicers key terms that will help you learn more about bread slicers and how to research information about them. This information will help you find the best bread slicer for your company's needs.

 

Crumb catcher

Simple bread slicers often include a crumb catcher, which is a tray that sits beneath the loaf of bread and collects the crumbs created by slicing the bread.
Try: Bread Maker has the Norpro bread slicer. This bread slicer has a crumb catcher. The information that accompanies it is interesting, in that only one thickness slice is achievable, though the crumb catcher feature works well.

Slicing guide

A slicing guide is something that is available with manual bread slicers. They are essentially a guide which allows you to slice bread into even slices. The slicing guide can either be fixed or free-standing.
Try: Recipe Tips has a helpful explanation of a slicing guide. Such a tool also would do well in an environment where not a lot of slices are required.

Bread slicer/cutting tray

A bread slicer/cutting tray is something you can make yourself. It's modeled on a carpenter's miter box and has the advantage of allowing you to decide the thickness of the slices you'd like. This bread slicer/cutting tray is also best for environments where few slices are needed.
Try: Mother Earth News features a bread slicer/cutting tray that is easy to make.

Slice thickness

Automatic bread slicers work well in delis or any restaurant environment. Because they are automatic, all the operator has to do is place the entire loaf in the top of the machine, request the slice thickness and let the machine do the work.
Try: Katom has some good information about its bread slicer which has the much needed slice thickness option. Having the slice thickness option in an automatic bread slicer is a boon to any environment requiring many slices.

Bagel slicer

A bagel slicer is a bread slicer specifically designed to cut bagels.
Try: Restaurant Equipment has information about a commercial bagel slicer.

Artisan bread slicer

Bread slicers can be used for artisan bread - bread made from pure ingredients by a bread baker - as well. These artisan bread slicers are able to slice the unusually shaped loaves as well as offer slice thickness options.
Try: Instawares offers information about an Artisan bread slicer.

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