ritter manus 3 Manual universal food slicer & bread slicer machine, Made in Germany

This is the best bread slicer…IT WORKSQuality is very good. This bread slicer is NOT cheap Chinese junk.I ordered mine May 3. It arrived in the manufacturer’s box on May 12. It was shipped from Amazon, Germany. I didn’t have to pay any import duties.I’ve purchased several bread slicer assist devices over the years. A plastic Presto and another brand made out of Bamboo. Each unit was about $45. I got plastic shavings in my sliced bread or bamboo shavings. They both had different width tines for the bread knife blade for different thickness slices. Neither produced uniform bread slices regardless of using an electric or manual bread knife. The slices were either too thick at the top and too narrow on the bottom or too narrow at the top and too thick on the bottom. I even tried to slice my bread freehand with my bread knife. Argh!Then I purchased this ridiculously expensive Ritter Manus3. And it was with every penny. Finally a device to slice my home made bread at uniform sizes, every time. ;-)

I've been baking sourdough bread for 30 years, always used a bread knife to slice the bread. Started with the gadgets that have multiple slots to slice the bread, never found one that worked well. Stopped using those gadgets and just free hand sliced the bread with a bread knife. I have six different bread knives, always looking for the perfect knife. I was considering a Shun bread knife, started looking at the Zassenhaus bread slicer. The original model seemed to fit the bill, but was no longer available. Newer model hasn't got as many features I wanted, so it was not in the running. I did a web search and found the Ritter site in Germany. Looked like the same slicer as the one on Amazon, but had a different name. Turns out they are identical, and i ordered the slicer from Amazon Germany.I love this machine! Slicing is effortless, the bread slices are guided away from the crank handle and the thickness mechanism holds its setting. There is another version of this slicer that incorporates a bamboo board to catch the slices. I just placed a small cutting board under the sliver to catch the slices, gives the same function for less money and a smaller footprint on the counter. The suction cups hold the slicer to my Corian countertop, no slipping.There is an optional blade I purchased for slicing meat and vegetables, much safer than my mandoline. Overall, a great product.

I really like this slicer! So far I’ve only used it for bread, but that’s mostly why we bought it, and it does a great job - especially on the crustier no-knead and sourdough breads. My husband loves home-baked bread but likes it sliced thinner than most slicing guides allow. I’m one of those people who can’t stand cutting uneven slices of bread no matter how hard I try not to do that. Easy to use, easy to clean, I get uniform slices, my husband gets thinner slices - win-win.

This bread slicer is breaking the bank, but hey, I wanted the crème de la crème of slicing devices that'll be the envy of our kids one day. German quality, baby! We bought it because slicing bread was a real challenge, but now we're pros, churning out perfect cuts with the flick of a dial. And let me tell you, the suction cups are way more chill on stone than wood. Cleaning's a breeze, and we've ditched the solid loaves for sliced goodness - it's all about cleanliness, folks!

Love the safe features! That’s why I went with bread slicer… it makes a prefect cut every time … easy to clean!