On a semi related side note, my Grandad gave me an old meat slicer last month. It’s a giant old US Berkel from the 1940s. Was in a grocery store here and my great uncle bought it after they closed down and used it in his cafe. When he sold the cafe he gave it to Grandad to use cutting up deer and elk. It’s been sitting in my grandparents’ garage unused for at least 20 years. He cleaned it up and gave it to me since my wife and I are the only ones who do our own meat cutting.
I used the built in sharpener to touch up the wheel and put it to work on a deer the day after I got it moved to the house. Holy moly why did I wait so long to get one of these? I can steak up a loin in 5 minutes and the steaks are all the same thickness. The carriage is big enough to fit big muscles off elk hindquarters and it really makes cutting consistent sized steaks a snap.
