Even though the idea of sliced bread took off like a shot, it took the inventor of the bread-slicing machine years to convince bakers to try his invention. Flickr/SliceofChic Some products are so ...

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The VS 250-1 is suitable for slicing beef, poultry and pork, with 22 blades able to slice to a thickness of 5mm. Sabofa reported: "The VS 250-1 can slice multiple slices at once and vertically, with ...

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