Least favorite piece of equipment to clean

[Grimpuppy]

Just cleaning up after doing some polish dogs and hot links. Was thinking how much better it would be if I didn’t have to clean up. Johnathan probably has an intern to do it for him . My least favorite piece of equipment to clean by far is the mixer. No way to break it down so it fits in the sink like the grinder and stuffer.

[Tex_77]

Grimpuppy you just need a bigger sink! Try your bath tub!

[processhead]

Tex_77 said in Least favorite piece of equipment to clean:

Grimpuppy you just need a bigger sink! Try your bath tub!

Tex_77 is right. There really is no substitute for a big wash area.

One good thing about a mixer is at least you can fill the tub with hot water for a good soak.

I am saving up so I can hire a wash-lackey, just like Jonathon and Austin

[s.a.m]

Gotta be the jerky slicer for me, I can have my 22qt. Mixer cleaned in no time!

[Joe Hell]

Grimpuppy cleaning a mixer is not a fun task…it’s only hand mixing for me!

[Joe Hell]

Tex_77 I recently upgraded my kitchen sink to a ‘utility stainless’…it’s huge! I’ve got room for my largest pots, 5 gallon buckets and a dish drying rack over the sink. 32”x16”x12” deep. It’s never been so ‘fun’ to do dishes!

[Grimpuppy]

That’s the sink I need. I did upgrade to that style of faucet a while back though. Makes cleaning much easier.

[processhead]

I mentioned it in the cleaning thread, but having a cleaning area with a hose mounted sprayer really helps during equipment washdown on big kettles and equipment.

[smokinbubba]

Stuffer for me. Mine does not have legs! (11lb c*****s made by trespade i think 15yers old) It flops around everywhere with only the neck, centered on the bottom. What a PITA. My mixers are way easier but the Queen does have a Huge sink in the kitchen. I’m thinking of moving my entire operation to a room in the pole barn, but for now, the mice have made me not pull the trigger on that. My “meat” room will have stainless sink and prep tables.

[deanlorensen]

Mine is for sure my slicer. I have to remove the blade with 3 little screws and theres to way to hold the blade while you take it off the drive shaft. I always make sure I have my boots on that way if I was to drop the blade my toes wont fly all over the house…they’ll just be in the other half of the boot.

[processhead]

My slicer is not bad to clean. The carriage and the knife guard are removable. The knife is removable too, but it can be cleaned in place, and all the exposed parts can be reached pretty easily.
I had the knife off a couple of times in the past, and while handling it, I thought about whether my wife would be able to get the bleeding stopped before I bled out on the floor.

[craigrice]

I remove and wash my slicer blade and behind it every use as particles can and do get behind it

[deanlorensen]

craigrice If I could get away with NOT cleaning behind my slicer blade I would for sure. Scares the c**p out of me every time.

[dawg]

While I was cleaning my 7 1/2 inch Weston slicer I got at Walton’s some years ago, I was thinking how much I hate cleaning it and what a pain it is to get clean. Then I found this old thread. I should have driven out to Dads and used the commercial slicer. It’s so much faster and more fun to use and cleaning it is so much easier. Making the equipment easier to break down and clean is always a better product in my opinion!

[Deepwoodsbutcher]

dawg slicers are the worst. I’d rather clean the bandsaw after cutting 200 hogs.

[processhead]

Deepwoodsbutcher said in Least favorite piece of equipment to clean:

dawg slicers are the worst. I’d rather clean the bandsaw after cutting 200 hogs.

Really? How long does it take to clean your slicer?

I spend way more time cleaning my mixer and some other equipment than my slicer.

[Denny O]

dawg Mixer here. Much more of a pain than tearing down the slicer.

[Deepwoodsbutcher]

processhead I just never feel like I get it as clean as I would like. Slicers have tiny areas that are difficult to scrub and are dangerous to reach. Removing the blade is tedious and if you don’t, it is more difficult to clean certain areas. It isn’t good to just spray them down either. The home use models tend to have small parts attached with screws or nuts that need to be removed and cleaned as well. I like that with a bandsaw the blade is easy to remove and the whole thing can be hosed down.

[calldoctoday]

Everything definitely has its little issues like cumbersomeness of mixer blades, scariness tediousness of slicers, reaching down in & getting through the tubes on stuffers, but for us it is just the plain old simple, as easy as they really are, grinder plates. We clean them right away & have brushes for the holes, but just the multiple repetitive, making sure you got every drop out of the plates that is that little bitty bit of PITA for us.

[processhead]

Deepwoodsbutcher
I guess there is enough difference in slicers to make cleaning harder for some and easier for others.
When shopping for a slicer, ease of disassembly and cleanup could be a factor to consider before making a final selection.