Happy Place Products Bread Slicer for Homemade Bread – Manual Bread Cutter & Sourdough Bread Slicer with Crumb Tray – Adjustable Bread Slicing Guide for Loaves, Bagels, Buns – Durable HDPE 12″x8″x6.5″

I got into bread making by accident (the bread maker was a gift) and after trying my hand free slicing, decided I needed a bread slicer. I was not convinced of the bamboo ones, thinking bamboo splinters would be in my future. So, I opted for this brand.There was a learning curve involved. If you lay the loaf with the bread machine dough hook side down, the final cuts are tougher due to the thicker crust on the bottom (next to the maker’s heating element). It cuts easier if laid on the side. But that may or may not produce some cosmetic issues based on the thickness of the top crust. Also, learning how much and how little to push the bread against the bamboo end piece will dictate uniformity.Overall, I and my wife are pleased with uniformity and the job it does.Negatives?• The side panels only index one way, and even using the supplied bamboo end piece it is rickety. I more or less reduced that problem by using a thick rubber band to hold the non-index sides in tension which reduces the movement when slicing.• The knife supplied is not solid enough to produce even slices. Use your own knife.• We only use the slimmest slice guides and wish that there were more of them.Positives?• It works well once figured out. My sliced loaves look presentable and even.• It is easy to clean.• It folds up nicely and out of the way.• It should last a long time.On the fence?• You will scratch up the plastic base plate. It is inevitable. You won’t get any bamboo splinters, and based on the density of plastic, I doubt you will get any plastic is your system.Hints for the supplier?• Have the factory cut notches in both sides of the side plates and provide indexing on the bottom plate to help make it less rickety. Or provide a rubber band to help minimize movement and keep it a one-person job.• Maybe sell side plates that are all one slice guide? The thin slice guide is like regular toast to me while the medium is closer to Texas toast. Not sure what the heck I would use the big slice guide for.Overall, I give it four stars. A half star off for being rickety and a half off for not having enough thin slice guides.