How'd they do that?

[gotbbq]

I'm making a fair amount of lox and have given some as gifts. It would be a better presentation if the lox were sliced.  I know you can buy pre-sliced lox.  I want the machine that they use.  What is it?  Any ideas on How'd they do that[^][^][^]

gotbbq

[Habanero Smoker]

I am not sure there is a machine. I once saw some trivia in which a lox slicer with so many years of experience can earn about $60,000.00 annually.

Do a search for "salmon slicers" you will get hundreds of sites that sell special knives for slicing loxs.

[Oldman]

Hey I answered your other posting, but I forgot to say if you purchase a hand slicer make sure it is <b>not</b> a stainless steel blade no matter how much it cost.

You want an ultra high carbon steel blade. A high quality carbon knife looks like a stainless steel knife. However, you can put an edge on it where that is real hard to do, if not impossible to do on a stainless steel blade.

What I mean by an edge is you can shave the hair off your arm going with the grain and not up your arm against the hair.

Olds


http://rminor.com

[gotbbq]

I checked for salmon slicers, nothing.  I was hoping thre was some machine but maybe by hand is the answer.[^][^][^]

gotbbq

[3rensho]

When I watch them do it in the deli here they use a long (14") thin bladed knife that is about 3/4" wide and honed like a razor.  Slicing it on a shallow diagonal gives nice presentation cuts.

Tom

Smokin' in Switzerland

[Kummok]

I've checked out quite a few sources on this one, including some pro salmon slicing friends and, so far, I haven't found anything that beats a knife for thin slicing this soft/sticky meat.

I use Wusthof Dreizackwerk knives for my kitchen work and they sell a 12" Salmon slicer that looks ideal for slicing "see through" lox for around $90-125 range. Here's one site that lists one of these gems: http://www.discountcutlery.us/item/B0001WVZD8.html

I actually prefer my own slicing to what I used to do on my ol' trusty electrical meat slicer...but then again, I'm retired now and enjoy a LOT more things that take more time/skill these days[;)][8D][:D]

35 years of extinguishing smoking stuff and now I'm wondering WHY!
Kummok @ Homer, AK USA

[gotbbq]

Kummok,

I posted somewhere else that I found the electric slicing machine for lox/soft fish.  The company is geba.  The machines start at $18,000-$20,000.  The salesman told me it's designed for at least 150 lbs per day, smallest machine.  Back to the knife.  He also mentioned ducktrap and a small hand-held slicer they have.  Not sure what that is about.  Maybe the next exploration.  

Rich

gotbbq

[Kummok]

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Yikes!! I can buy gasoline for my Landcruiser for a MONTH on THAT kinda dough!![;)] Makes the Wusthof 12" salmon slicer even THAT much more valuable[;)][;)]

Just guessing here, but I'm thinkin' that the "Ducktrap" he's talking about is the Ducktrap River Fish Farm in Maine http://www.ducktrap.com/catalog/default.php   A quick search of their site showed some great recipes[:p][:p] but nothing on a slicer. They do show a photo of what appears to be thin sliced lox........

35 years of extinguishing smoking stuff and now I'm wondering WHY!
Kummok @ Homer, AK USA

[Habanero Smoker]

The $100 - $200 knives, really look like a good deal now.[:)]