Swissmar Adjustable Cheese Slicer

The Swissmar cheese slicer looks and feels like a quality product. It is pleasing to look at and has a nice weight in the hand. Unfortunately the main selling point, the adjustability is the weak point. The first slicer Amazon sent was broken; the wire was loose and the right hand adjusting would not tighten. I sent it back. The second one seemed fine, the wire was taught and the adjustment knobs worked. Unfortunately after a few uses the left hand knob became very hard to tighten and required a pair of pliers to tighten it enough to stop it slipping. I would suggest this is not an item to buy online. Better that you are able to test the item before purchase.

After buying some of the top name brand versions of this product from a variety of stores I realized that plastic just doesn't work for this tool. Every one I bought broke (snapped in 1 or 2 places). Came to Amazon and wanted a metal one, found this, bought it and have been very happy. It works, it's sturdy, it's easy to clean. Basically does the job that I need.

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This slicer is heavy duty. It is not flimsy or cheap feeling. I deduct one star because the cutting wire seems to collect a lot of cheese bits and you don't get a clean even slice. I don't know if it's the roller or maybe the wire is too heavy of a gauge. I might try replacing the wire with something thinner. See if that works. But overall it's a good quality slicer and I'm pretty happy with it. I cut the cheese a lot.

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Good producet, easy to use, uniform slices, and the handle is easy to hold even for someone with arthritis.

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This cheese slicer worked OK for about 16 months, although it never sliced much cheese. The wire broke last week, and it seems Amazon does not sell replacement wires for this model.

When the wire broke, my guest, who was using the slicer to cut some cheddar cheese, said, "I guess this is only for cream cheese."

[Update July 13, 2011: I just found replacement wires on the Swissmar site, which are offered by Amazon for another Swissmar product. Here is what Swissmar said: "Wire replacement for # D1024 Dalla Piazza branded Cheese Slicer. Also fits Swissmar branded Adjustable Wire Cheese Slicer #S3009. Just undo screws on the sides of the slicer, replace wire, tighten screws. SKU: D0024."

Amazon sells these wires for $2.00 each. Search this Amazon site for "Dalla Piazza Replacement Wire for Adjustable Cheese Slicer."

I am still sticking with my one-star rating because these wires should last much longer, if not for a lifetime.]