Maximex 7519500 Bread Slicer with Hand Crank, Rustproof Stainless Steel, 31 x 20 x 29 cm, Silver

After reading some of the reviews , I took a chance and ordered this product which arrived today. I have tried it and find the suction pad works perfectly, holding the slicer rigidly in place and no effort is required when slicing bread using the turning handle. It is prefect for slicing home made bread (the reason for the purchase), I have no hesitation recommending this product, if I could give it more than 5 stars, I would.

Need instructions for widening blade to cut a slice of anything

The blade is sharp - beware I cut my finger brushing off the crumbs. However you can cut a range of thickness of slices. I found having the blade on the right and drawing the bread towards me worked best, but again watch your fingers. The main complaint is that you have to press down really hard to get the sucker to hold.Not recommended if you have children around.

Hand Crank loose,hade to glue it.

As a grow older, there are increasing numbers of tasks I find difficult, slicing bread being a case in point; I can still just about do it, all right, but end up with slices of variable thickness, or even thicker at one end than the other; the great thing about the Maximex is you not only obtain slices of the desired thickness, but can make them thinner than you’d dare normally. I thought my partner would be cross with me for this purchase, as our kitchen is already full of gadgets, but no! he’s fully won over and uses it all the time, and although it does take up a bit of room, it folds up. As for the suction pad, it does work, provided you place the device on a really flat surface.

It was sent in two pieces,what wasn't in pieces was so tight that it would not move, I had to risk breaking the plastic to force the two pieces together, and slacken off the bolt holding the slide together so that the thicknesser would slide. After that it works well, but I should not have had to do it.

On arrival, it looked good, but had a number of problems:1. The adjustable rest was not secure, it could wobble and change vertical angle depending on the thickness it was adjusted to.2. The blade was not parallel with the rest, leading to tapered cuts.3. The blade angle changes as it rotates.4. The suction cap moves each time it is released, leading to it not gripping the next time it is used.5. After a couple of years of use, the blade has dulled such that it is no longer able to properly cut bread without creating holes in the centre of the bread, and the design of the blade means it can't be sharpened, rendering the slicer useless. No replacement blades available.If you want a slicer that will last only a couple of years, then this is fine, otherwise avoid.

Don’t be tempted to put your hands anywhere near the cutting blade. It is really razor sharp and will cut you to the bone. It will however cut a whole loaf very easily and guickly. The whole loaf has to be on its side to clear the shaft of the handle and you get a whole slice of bread.