I’ve always wanted a meat slicer, like in a deli, but I couldn’t imagine taking up that much counter space. This handheld meat slicer is really nice and compact and works great as an alternative. I honestly was pretty excited to use it before I read the directions and it’s pretty obvious how it works. I took it apart for a quick wash and put it back together in about a minute, and the thickness gauge was pretty easy to understand.I didn’t have any meat handy to try this on, but I figured it would work on pretty much anything, so I tried it on bread, and then on an apple, and it sliced through them both like a dream. I’m can’t wait to try this on cheese too. I love sandwiches with a lot of paper thin meat bunched up rather than thick slabs that slide out of the bread and cause the condiments to ooze out. This will do the trick for sure.I really appreciate the super long cord because I was able to plug it in on one side of my kitchen and use it on the opposite counter where the cord stayed out of the way. I measured it with a yardstick and it was roughly 9 feet. A battery powered unit would be nice as well, but I don’t think batteries can provide as much power and they have a limited lifespan, so a cord is probably the way to go. They included a catalog and this company looks like they have a lot of commercial quality products, and this unit is very impressive. Cleaning was so easy that I don’t think this will be a hassle to use at all. Thank you very much for the awesome product.