Save Hundred$ with this Tool - Zassenhaus Manual Bread Slicer
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- In this video, I review the Zassenhaus Manual Bread Slicer for use in making thin-sliced sandwich bread at home. Does it work??? Yes and no. In this video, I break down the ups and downs.
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On behalf of Germany I do apologise for the design flaw! It is one for sure! My old bred slicing machine has one of those guides already installed and it never occurred to me how important that little piece is for the machine to not be annoying. Please don`t give up on us yet, we have a plethora of well designed things over here you might enjoy.
Greetings from Germany!
Thanks for the reassurance on Germany. I have to say that I DO love your clocks. I have two German cuckoo clocks in my house and I have eyes on getting one more at some point.
I wish I was able to find German products here, but when looking online, almost all the products are the same, poor quality over priced garbage.
Being in Canada makes it harder to find and get these higher quality things
@@DarkGhostHacker There is a lot of overpriced garbage here too, you just need to know what brands to look for. Is there any product in particular you are looking for, which I could recommend a brand for?
Thanks for the video. Your modification may not be necessary if the rotation of the crank is reversed, then it will be traveling in the same direction as the sliced bread. I believe that is the way it was designed to be operated.
That's not a bad idea (in fact I've tried it). Doing that, turns the blade so it rotates upward vs downward against the bread. So it sort of destabilizes it a bit. It feels a lot more controlled with the blade holding the bread down to the board.
Thanks for your response and thanks again for the video.@@PraxisPrepper
Good tip. We are not a big bread family but the cutter looks like a good one.
Bread isn't the healthiest food in the world. So you're probably better for it. Tasty... but certainly shouldn't be at the base of anyone's food pyramid.
Hahah that intro. 😂
Looks like a handy tool. I wonder how that thing would handle my “canned bread”
It's made for bread, but also dried meat - like salami. I'm not sure of the consistency of "canned bread", but unless it's harder than salami, I presume it'd work well... if it were fixed with that guide being added.
Love that 1950s era styling vibe with the red enamel and the stainless steel trim, but that crank handle needs a bit of flair, maybe you could add some colored plastic streamers like the type that were common on bicycles from that era.
Remember it's not how it functions, but how it looks that is the most important.
Lol
Actually can you crank it in the opposite direction? That way the handle peddles backwards so it’s not so awkward even if it brushes the bread
That's a great suggestion. A few other people have suggested that as well. It's certainly possible, but doing so reverses the blade direction such that the blade would be rotating up against the bread vs down holding it down against the cutting board. So it's possible, but would make cutting feel less controllable.
great gadget review. Praxis.
Thx dbf.
Could probably make a side hustle with the guide :)
I don't tend to be good at hustles because I never want to charge anyone for anything.
Yes! I would love to buy one from you.
I'm glad you think my work is worth paying money for. I don't make these to sell though. I had to use my dad's machine shop to make it all look nice like I did here. Functionally, something you made doesn't need to look this nice though. In fact, my own guide I felt was placed a bit higher than a lot of my bread ends up being, so I clipped a piece of old recycled plastic tray I clipped out to extend the guard down lower. It's not pretty, but it works.@@mariannechristine3556
Found old mannual slicer at thrift shop that does same thing. Comes in handy
I bet you got a better price than I did! ;) I love thrift shops!
I LOVE that stove !!!!
It's an awesome tool. I love spring, summer, and fall, but the ability to run the woodstove and bake right over it ALMOST... puts winter on the list of seasons that I love... almost. ;)
I’ve been using an electric meat slicer with a circular blade like this. Your device would be a good grid down alternative.
Yeah. It's a lot like those meat slicers. In fact it advertises that it's for meat too.
@@PraxisPrepperI was wondering if it could be used for meat as well
It's marketed as though it could be used for things like cured meats (sausages, pepperoni etc.) but I haven't tested it for that specific purpose. So I can't say for sure. My SENSE from using it is that it probably WOULD be a good tool for cured meats as well. I just used it again today for another loaf of bread and I have to say of all the "homesteady" sorts of tools I have kicking around here, this slicer is both one of my favorites and one that I use most often.@@rochelleferrera595
@@PraxisPrepperawesome glad to know I’ve been looking at one. I would love to bake bread more often
If you do start baking more, consider growing your own yeast. It's INSANELY easy to do. I mean it's pretty much exactly the same amount of effort as opening up a pack of dried yeast. I've done a few videos about it on my channel if you want to watch to be encouraged on it.@@rochelleferrera595
I've been dividing my dough and balling it up. Ech ball sized for one slice. Store them in the fridge and use as needed. Take out what you need and flatten out then let it rise. Then throw them into a skillet or oven.
I'm still not decided if this is better then baking it at the beginning of the week. Conveniently already cooked or fresh hot bread with each meal. I'll probably just switch back and forth between the two.
I do the freezing thing too, but I bake the loaf, slice and then freeze the sliced bread to pull out one slice at a time.
I'm curious as to how exactly your add-on is attached. The (screws?) don't appear to come through to the other side?
Good question. The way I did it was to drill two holes through the metal adjustable slice-thickness guide, tap them, then affix my DIY guide to that with two screws that were cut to be flush. I had access to a machine shop though, so that approach wouldn't be for everyone. The simple way to do it (not requiring a machine shop) would be to create up a guide and then use regular silicone glue to attach it there.
@@PraxisPrepper Thank you!
Your machine looks fantastic! there is a global first bread slicer,are you interested in it?May you give me a chance to introduce for you!🥰🥰🥰
I'm always up for learning about other tools. I looked up, "global first bread slicer" and didn't find any references. I'm curious though.
I prefer using a high powered laser for cutting my bread, just kidding, LOL. I do not see my self buying something like this myself, too much of a limited use application, especially for a couple of hundred bucks. But then again I like thick bread, not that we bake as much as we used too. Still an interesting piece of hardware and good job on the modification. Still for that much money I could just use a small table saw which would have the power to do a lot of other things even if I limited one to just consumables.
I would be interested in your take on a couple of medical issues. Pain control for me is a big one, there are herbs but I am leaning toward poppy cultivation. I am very much afraid that about the time we need Hospice, we are going to be our own. I do not know how everyone one else is addressing that concern. I am also trying to make decisions on rehydration therapy as my Donna seems to end up in the ER once or twice a year with an IV in her arm, these events are becoming more frequent as we get older. She is also a very hard stick, so I am thinking about an enema rehyration, which seems to have widely divergent opinions but is a technique within my means where trying to do a primitive IV seems difficult both from her and me. The biggest issue is that of course big brother wants to control things of this nature making being prepped difficult. I understand some people are idiots but it really pisses me off being restricted because other people cannot control themselves. I fully understand these are complex issues but I thought things of this nature might be worth spending some research time on for a few videos. Not that I do appreciate bread slicing hardware, maybe a modification to make a new small table saw hand cranked would be interesting.
i was going to buy the wooden ones just not sure how much slicing ill be doing when the SHTF. BTW i bought that book you suggested in one of your videos. Survival Wisdom and Know-How. I was surprised on how detailed it is.
Yeah in an SHTF sitch, thin slices are probably optional. I personally live every day of my life in this off-grid DIY-ish sort of way. So I get use all the time. I'd be loth to spend $200 for this if I only planned to use it in SHTF too.
And yeah, that giant book is crazy eclectic isn't it! I've turned to it a number of times to see their take on things.
@Dr. Pyssinshytz You're clearly seeing "constant fear and worry" going on here. I'm wondering where you're seeing that in this video or in the comment you're replying to or in my reply to that comment. I take you at your word that you're sensing fear, but I'd suggest to you to consider whether that fear is something occuring not in the world in which you're living, but rather within you? This video is about slicing bread. I'm slicing bread, not out of fear, but because it's enjoyable to eat thinly sliced home baked bread. I'm not afraid of store bought bread. It's just that fresh bread from the oven is tastier. This "fear" idea is one that I hear frequently. But it seems to me that the fear is in the eyes of the people commenting, and not inherent in what they're witnessing here on my channel.
If videos like this that discuss slicing bread ARE in fact too fear-inducing for your personal tastes, I'd suggest simply avoiding them. Life is too enjoyable to spend being afraid of living.
@Dr. Pyssinshytz Ah. Okay. I'm not familiar with who OP is. This comment feed was started by someone named Manny. Who's OP? Does the P stand for "prepper"? If so, I'm guessing (per your comment) that the O doesn't stand for "optimistic". ;)
Ty for the video, yours was the most honest and detailed one I've found, but i do have a serious question, i know its an old video but hoping if you could answer. What is the maintenence of the slicer? Can you remove the blade and sharpen it? And can it be used for deli meats and cheese? Been wanting this product for awhile but i want to use it as an all in one and not buy multiple things, don't have space and dont want what i have cluttered.
Thank you again for the video and hope to hear from ya!
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Those are excellent questions. I'll do my best to answer. If I miss something or you want more detail, DO NOT hesitate at all to ask follow up questions. This is a pricey product and you don't want to get it unless it can do what you want it to do. So I don't mind replying to these and any other questions later. That said... on to your answers:
As far as maintenance goes, I've had it for a while now. How old is this video? I probably had the slicer for maybe 6 months or something before the video. I haven't had any maintenance needs at all for all the time since I've used it. But, I've only used it to cut crusty bread. You mentioned deli meats and cheese. If you cut those, I bet they WOULD get into the mechanism a lot more than dry bread crumbs do, and one might want to clean it out from time to time. Like I said, I've never dismantled it (other than the work required to add my guide piece), but the machine does seem easy to disassemble and reassemble. It came with a diagram showing how all the parts went together too. Now for cutting deli meats and cheeses, I haven't done that, but here's my thoughts on that. If you're thinking of soft deli meats, like ham or bologna, this machine could definitely cut them, but I bet it'd be pretty messy and drippy inside the machine. That might make you want to wash it down and washing it down over and over again "might" be an issue for the wooden base. And I emphasize "might" because I really don't know. I just know that it'd create a bit of a mess that would require cleaning. If by deli meats, you mean HARD meats like smoked sausage, this machine would definitely work great and the mess wouldn't be any big deal at all I bet. As for cheese, I'd suggest the same thing. If it's hard cheeses, I bet it'd be a 100% win, if soft, it might be messy and require frequent cleaning. I hope that helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
@PraxisPrepper thank you so much for taking the time to answer! You brought up very good points I didn't even think of. If I have more questions I'll definitely ask again, just can't think any right now lol.
The video says 11 months ago and according to Amazon the price is $219 while walmart has them for 209 but only has 2 colors. So the price is steadily going up
Yeah, I think the price of everything pretty much is steadily going up. Best way to preserve wealth is to buy things that you know you'll eventually buy at some point now. I'm still eating older dried and canned foods from my pantry that I know I got back a few years ago for maybe half of what they'd cost today. Good luck - and seriously, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask.@@PastelMePlease
Do you think it would work if I propped up one side and had the whole machine on an angle to stop the bread from flopping over?
I do... for fixing that one problem. But it might make it harder to slide the loaf across it. When I cut mine, I slide a cutting board that's the same thickness as the slicer's base up to it so as to support the loaf as it slides. If you had the "ejection" side propped up, the loaf would start getting pushed down into the counter. Unless you put it all on a longer platform and elevated the entire thing. That could work okay. That's creative thinking on your part. I like it!
In France this machine is 120 euros (I winced when I saw your hand go over the blade 3:44). An Electric meat slicer is half the price.
Price is important. But I'd advise consider long-term full price. I went with this unit because it's so well made that this is a one-time-buy without any need to ever put any money into it again. So if the price of this unit is divided up amongst the next few decades of my life, and all the loaves of bread that will be sliced with it, the price is better than buying bread, and also (I'd suggest) than a mechanical slicer that will likely need repairs over time.
But yeah, the price tag on this one isn't small.
The guide was a great idea. Would you be willing to make one for me?
Making one required as much modification to the guide part on the mill as fabrication of the guide itself. So doing this for someone else would require a bunch of shipping back and forth of pieces. I'd suggest a simpler method than I used here if you're wanting to mod this for yourself. I'd suggest making some part out of a piece of recyclable plastic trash (as in, cut up some old sturdy packaging from something that has about the correct shape). The use silicone glue to stick it to the guide on the slicer. One thing I'd suggest is that I wish I'd made my guide addition a little lower on there. Sometimes my bread comes out a bit short and my guide is too high to catch it. If I'd made my guide wider (top to bottom) that would have solved that issue too. The maker of this device also sells a version that has a guide like I made here. But that version cost WAY more than this basic one, and this basic one is pretty expensive as it is. I hope those tips help.
Thanks for the tips, @@PraxisPrepper
Have you tried slicing hard cheese or lunch meat like bologna ?
I have not. But the device suggests it's one of the potential uses for it. I just havent tested it for that.
Does it work on regular sandwich bread
For sure. That's why I bought it in the first place, so that I could turn my home made bread into thin slices for sandwiches. I've used it for bakery bread that I've bought in a whole loaf too. With the addition of the guide I added in this video, this tool is one of my top 10 homestead items that I use all the time. I just used it yesterday and should be again the day after tomorrow when my next loaf comes out.
On Amazon, this brand has a more expensive model ($299) which includes a “slice holder”.
I noticed that they added that when I was adding the links. You pay a pretty hefty extra pile of cash for the thin piece of metal they added. I think mine's classier anyhow. ;)
@@PraxisPrepper true
I haven’t started making my own bread yet, i have everything i need but a little intimidated by it. I’ve tried in the past and failed miserably so am a little gun-shy to be honest. But i will do it, bread almost to the point we just can’t afford it so I’m going to be forced into it. Haven’t been able to make decent biscuits either. Drat.
Take a look at the No Knead overnight method, good results for very little effort.
You can totes do it. I never measure anything out, often times throw random extra ingredients in, use yeast starter that's always different each time, dont have particularly close control over my oven temp, dont really keep track of how long the bread is in... i've never made anything that wasnt at least decent enough for some use. I recently forgot to add salt, made a really bland bread - but it's fine to be oan fried with oil and salt for a seasoned toast. Try again and keep trying. If you keep an open mind in terms of what constitutes a success like me, you'll have a lot of them.
@@PraxisPrepper thanks Praxis , I’ll keep at it till i get it right.
@@ratroute8238 thanks i will. If I could only do half as well as my grandma did with her bread, biscuits and donuts I would be satisfied.
My bread slicer is cheaper and fits in my knife block.
I like the cleverness of this comment.
You are actually having the "cheap" and classic Version. They have a better Version (which also can cut cheese sausage and other stuff) this DOES have this guide already installed.
Just looked. Your Version costs upwards of 103 EUR in Germany. The better Version starts at about 160EUR and is all Stainless steel.
Search for "Zassenhaus Allesschneider"
I noticed that other version when I was setting up the links for his video. Odd that they would have left out this totally critical part (that can't cost more than a few pennies to include) on the "classic" versions.