What is an electrical bread slicer and how does it work?
Electrical bread slicers are kitchen appliances with a motor that drives a rotating circular blade in order to cut foods into even slices. To slice foods, they are fed into the rotating blade with the help of a slicing carriage, resulting in consistently thick or thin slices. The electrical bread slicer operates on electricality. Therefore, an electrical bread slicer is best positioned in the immediate vicinity of an outlet.
Most ritter bread slicers have been converted to an Eco motor in the meantime. Only a few models still use a DC motor. With us, “Eco” stands for high performance with low consumption. After converting to the new, ball-bearing Eco motors, the electrical bread slicers are 50% more powerful but use 20% less electricality compared to the previous model.
Naturally, an electrical bread slicer does not have to be operated using your own muscle strength. You simply switch it on. Pushing or sliding the switch to the desired position starts the motor and the circular blade begins rotating. Various switches are available:
Slide switch for continuous and intermittent operation
Two operating modes are available. For intermittent operation, press the switch and slide it until resistance is felt. The circular blade rotates as long as the switch is pressed in this position. For continuous operation, press the switch and slide it beyond the resistance until it locks in place. In this operating mode, the circular blade runs without holding the switch, until the switch is returned to the “0” position.
Rocker switch for continuous and intermittent operation
Two operating modes are available. For intermittent operation, press the switch to position “II”. The circular blade rotates as long as the switch is pressed in this position. For continuous operation, press the switch to position “I”. In this operating mode, the circular blade runs without holding the switch, until the switch is returned to the “0” position.
Two-finger switch-on safety system for continuous and intermittent operation
To turn the appliance on, press and hold the lock-out with the index or middle finger. Then press the ON switch with the thumb.
Two operating modes are available. For intermittent operation, press and hold both switches of the switch system. The circular blade runs until the ON switch is released. For continuous operation, release the lock-out and then the ON switch. The circular blade runs until the lock-out is pressed again.