OT- Globe Meat Slicer

CornfedMA

Picked this up from my father in law. He spent his career in the culinary business- catering, restaurants, corporate/personal chef, etc. Unfortunately he’s not around to answer questions about it anymore. It’s a hell of a piece of machinery and should improve my cured meats game considerably. Anybody have any experience with them or something similar? Any do’s or don’t s other than the obvious? Good parts sources, etc? 

loco_engr

Any idea what that cup is for in the 3rd pic?

Powak

loco_engr said:

Any idea what that cup is for in the 3rd pic?

Sharpener?

20stone

I've got a few tips for you:

Cleaning 

• It'll be easier if you have tubs that are big enough to hold the parts you take off (something like this - https://www.kitchenrestock.com/Cambro-22SFSCW135-Square-Food-Container_p_3210.html?msclkid=153d1a65534a1c24a528450c60a36dec) 
• ...and have some sanitizer than doesn't have a flavor and doesn't corrode the aluminum.  Here are some good instructions - https://www.centralrestaurant.com/resources/how-to-clean-a-meat-slicer-to-prevent-foodborne-illness/
• Be very careful with how your hand interacts with the blade, because it (should be) reaaaallly sharp
• Clean it eeeevvvvery time

Use

• Cold meat is easier to slice
• There will be that last piece of bacon (or whatever) and you'll be tempted to lift the guard and run it with your hand..... don't.  Better off leaving your fingers intact

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdChSEabeDw

Enjoy!

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That is a badass slicer. Top notch commercial grade. Will last your lifetime. I have a globe and used one commercially for a few years. Does not get any better. Parts are readily available but you probably won’t need many. 

JethroBodeen

I think its just the cover for the sharpening stones..That thing is sweet!

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Powak said:

loco_engr said:

Any idea what that cup is for in the 3rd pic?

Sharpener?

Yep. It’s to cover the sharpening stones when it’s in use. 

CornfedMA

@20stone thanks for the tips, especially the last one. I’ve been known to push the limits a bit, but I like my fingers right where they are. Will I need any special tooling to take it apart for deep cleaning? 

Langner91

Their website has an awesome documentation section including owners manuals and parts catalogs (exploded views).  If you have the model number, you might want to download the manuals.

As a man, it hurts to say that, but as an Engineer, I had to.

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CornfedMA said:

@20stone thanks for the tips, especially the last one. I’ve been known to push the limits a bit, but I like my fingers right where they are. Will I need any special tooling to take it apart for deep cleaning? 

you don't need any special tools. They are designed to clean up without fully taking apart. The only thing you may want to do is remove the blade at some point (which I have felt the need to do).

Your best friend is a bottle of spray sanitizer to hit all the nooks and crannies.

I use this one from Sam's:

We use it on everything but it will last you a very long time. It's like a cap full per quart of water so there is like 128 gallons of sanitizer in this $10 jug

Other than that, it's just soapy warm water, a scrubby pad/sponge and careful attention to the tough to reach spots. Pro tip- you are really vulnerable to cutting yourself when cleaning because you will need to expose the blade to get all of it clean. Always unplug so you don't turn a nick into a trip to the ER.

lkapigian

Great Score, looks a lot like the one I had gifted to me , as for parts I found there were plenty of Globe Parts online @ https://globefoodequip.com/ even for mine which I think was 20 years old ish ( truth be told I use my Avanco more ) 

lentsboy007

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I meant to say I have never  felt the need to take off the blade.