A
meat slicer, also called a
slicing machine,
deli slicer or simply a
slicer, is a tool used in
butcher shops and
delicatessens to slice
parma ham,
salami,
meats, and
cheeses. The first slicer was invented by Paolo Giusti in Bologna, Italy in may 1873, only after that Wilhelm van Berkel in
Rotterdam in 1892 build the first slicer factory. Older models of meat slicer may be operated by
crank, while newer ones generally use an
electric motor.