Nicer Slicer Review: Retro Slicer Makes Bread Even Thinner!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- Today I'm testing out The Nicer Slicer which is a new take on an old design. Its primary function is to slice bread into even thinner slices.
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0:00 Intro & Overview
1:40 Wheat Bread
3:39 Bagels
5:23 Large Sourdough Bread
6:14 Rye Bread
7:20 Chicken Breast
8:51 Conclusion
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If I spent $70 for a gadget that slices a piece of already sliced bread in half I give permission to my family to have me committed. 🤯🤯
But look what you can do!!! LOL..
This is the comment! 😂😂
Agreed, lol.
Hah
Ahahaha so funny 🤣
I've never really wanted to slice a single slice of toast in half, and for $70 and seeing it in action, I still don't 😜
Same here. For 5$, maybe I'd try to find a use for it but not for 70$. Trying to create a need that is not there.
@@bostonrailfan2427 yes, I have done this. 2 cutting boards work just fine!
@@DeltaDemon1 that's what I just said on another post. I would have a hard time justifying this for even 20 dollars, let alone over 3 times that amount! $70 is just ridiculous!
@@bostonrailfan2427 oh lord, be careful! Lol
I just don't know why you would want bread that thin?
0:52 I can confidently say that I have _NEVER_ once experienced a *$70 need* to slice a piece of *$0.20* Wonderbread in half 🤣🤦♀️🤣
I live alone - with $70 i could probably buy all the bread i need for a year
That's a bizarre way to think about the math.
Put your bread slice on the countertop, lay something heavy on top of it, come back in a few minutes, there you have it, thin bread.............lol.
@@lisab.1595 You nailed it. 🤣
That's what I was thinking , that's an insane price to pay considering how poor you have to be to need to slice your white bread slices in halves?!
To me this is a product that provides a solution for a non existent problem. I also like how you glossed over the absolutely insane price.
Most true statement yet.
Yeah I’m surprised he didn’t he normally does. And the chicken just take a meat pounder and pound it thin like you know, everyone does for cutlets…
Two slabs of metal on a single hinge for $70. I appreciate you testing these kind of products for our sakes because I could never imagine some of these actually exist and that some people actually buy them.
Exactly.. like where is the demand and how do items like these that clearly no1 needs gets on the shelf?
Sometimes i question reality..
And you have to do the actual slicing yourself!
@@ChaosSwissroIl I've heard of a sort of hack where you use two plates and sandwich the item between the bottom sides. Not sure if it'll work with bread though
Sliced sliced bread. The greatest invention since sliced bread.
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Funniest s... i heard in awhile! Thanks!
Just last night I was fixing a delicious sandwich and I thought to myself, 'you know, this bread is just too thick for me, I wish there was a device I could purchase for $70 that could efficiently slice this bread in half. Heck, I'd even toast the bread first if it helped.' Imagine my surprise at seeing this video!!
Yes, and only $70. That's a real bargain.
Way toooooo pricey tho the benefit for me would be saving say a 100 calories using less bread. I'd maybe pay 10 bucks.😁
And I'd even be able to do all the slicing myself! Wow.
@@nimoeuristides lol, must not have been that great of a joke to begin with
@@nimoeuristides The lack of emojis makes it hard for people to read the tone of a text 😂.
For this price, I'm a little surprised they didn't put dual spring loaded hinges at the bottom so that it would automatically space itself to the thickness of the item while staying parallel.
Yes, first thing i thought was ,why no rachet etc at the base.
Problem is that if it's stretched out like that, you lose the hard edge that keeps the knife centered, you'd be all over the place as if you were cutting without the device.
@@cujoedaman you could have guides attached to the base plates with opposing pivot points that would keep them perfectly centered. It's the technique used by some spring tension knife sharpeners and it's really simple.
@@falxonPSN But now you're getting into the realm of "if someone can find a way to fuck it up, they will" :P
Came here to say this.
It's kinda mind boggling, going from a take on a depression-era gadget meant to stretch your sandwich bread, to a wildly expensive product meant for a tiny clientele.
You can buy a manual luncheonmeat slicer that will cut your bread paper thin, for the same price as this
I literally checked my calendar to see if it's April 1st. I cannot believe this product exists. Thanks for your great videos!
I can't believe that he'd spend 70 bucks on it to review it... While not laughing out loud the entire time!
I can count on 0 fingers the amount of times I've needed to slice a slice of bread in half.
I was thinking the same thing.
Definitely no need for this
Even comes with recipe chart 😂😂😂
I guess maybe if you were trying to cut back on carbs or calories but still wanted to make a sandwich?
@@jillianburke2 yeah... Maybe literally the only reason to have this.
IfI had a nickel for every time I've needed a product like this. I'd have zero nickels.
And if you pay for the product you will have 0 nickels aswell
I'm 56 and don't ever recall anyone needing to cut a slice of bread in half like that!
It needs a spring/flex hinge at the bottom to accommodate thicker items without flaring at the top. The knife guides at the top should also be reshaped (inverted half cone) to funnel your knife to the center so you're not sawing against the top of the metal guides. Also, there would need to be some reason for this item to exist to make those changes worthwhile.
Maybe if they made those kind of changes it would be worth $70.00... but then again maybe not. 🤔
@@shannondore Ha! I think there's already a way to get half a slice of bread without any single purpose gadgets. I'm not sure this thing would be worth most people's cupboard space at any price point.
Yeah, if it worked on a full bagel, that would be great, but it doesn't even work on a half a bagel lol
That'll come out on the DELUXE version, with the DELUXE price of 100 DOLLARS, or 3 not so easy payments of $33.33, except for the third payment, which is $33.34... plus tax.
@@shannondore Maybe $30 max, and only because of the flex hinge on the bottom, which will be the most complex thing to manufacture (which still won't be very complex, but the whole thing is very damn simple).
As someone who had gastric bypass surgery, I always buy thin-sliced bread, but they don’t carry it in my local supermarket (I moved in August). I can’t eat 2 slices of even the thin-sliced bread, but 1 slice of regular bread is good (and cheaper than specialty breads). Just toast, cut, then flip so the untoasted sides are outside & put in a single slot and retoast.
Edited to add: the price kills it, though.
Just pit a slice between two regular breakfast plates and slice between them, no need to spend $70 for this...
@@RenaxTM91 That sounds really unwieldy. Also, do you plan to hold both plates over a cutting board. That's not to say your idea won't work, but I'm skeptical it will work nearly as well as this device.
I don't think he meant to have the plates upright.. There is a similar hack for cutting cherry tomatoes
Did you watch the review, it still is a pain to use... Enjoy your smashed and uneven bread so...
@@RenaxTM91 if they can afford that particular surgery, they can afford to buy this.
I love that you show the unboxing and saying that you'll read the instructions. It drives me crazy when I watch other channels, which I won't mention, that the first thing that they do is throw away the instructions and then after trying the product they say that it doesn't work.
... you watch Tyler, don't you? xD
@@penedrador you sure guessed it.😁😁😁. How did you know? You watch him too, don't you?👍👍
That’s literally the fun in watching him though 😂 Like todays video of him testing that picture frame hanger
@@tracybroschak4467 yeah it is as funny as it is frustrating... "what is this? This sucks!" Without even using it properly xD
Another great one is Barry from "my virgin kitchen" and his gadget tests, highly recommended!
They say the original Melba Toast was made because a certain Operatic Diva used to eat at this one restaurant, and always complained that her toast was too thick. The chef kept cutting the bread thinner and thinner, but she was never satisfied. One day, he cut her toast, toasted it, and then sliced the toasted bread in half, serving it to her in a gesture of anger at her absurd demand, but in fact, she loved it that way, and they eventually put that on the menu, super thin "Melba's toast."
What we buy in the stores today is nothing like that, however. It's just dense, thin circles of bready cracker.
So this thing is a melba toast maker.
Same thing happened to spark potato chips.
Save $70! Lay 2 thin wooden skewers on your cutting board on either side of the toast. Hold toast down with one hand and slice with a bread knife in the other hand. Chopsticks, thicker skewers, and other kitchen items can give you the height you want for consistent slicing of other foods. It's my go to method for cutting chicken and pork for schnitzel!
I fail to see what problem this gadget is trying to solve, conserving food? And $70?! Quite the pricetag! Anywho, yet another great review! Keep it up 🤘😁
Bread wise it makes no sense at all. 2 pieces of bread with a sandwich is just how they are made. As for meat, I could see it a godsend for anyone who isn't a pro tier chef. That being said, I can count one time in the last 8 years our house needed to cut meat that thin (Chicken Parm).
@@ArtifactSkyline if you are on a low carb diet for diabetes or trying to loose weight it makes a lot of sense for bread. It would be half the calories and carbs using one slice over two. It also looks like it does a good job making it easy to do an many types of bread. The price is a bit much but in terms of "diet" gadgets this it about par for the course.
@@MezzoForteAural Except the resulting ultra thin slices would just fall a part while holding the sandwich. Is it lower carb? Yes. Does it function was sandwich bread? No. Useless
I've tried to slice bread thinner to reduce calories. Yes you could just use 1 piece of bread and cut it in half but psychologically you feel deprived. That said, I just buy Dave's bread which has small thin slices anyway that have half the calories. I get whole loaves of other types of bread sliced at the bakery. The best way is to just eat rice instead!
@@MezzoForteAural angel I hadn't considered. Fair enough.
Have people never heard of Melba toast?
It's beyond my knife skills to make. This gadget makes making it possible.
Great review, cheers.
So they saw Mickey and the beanstalk and saw the scene with the paper-thin bread?
That was the first thing that came to mind 😂
Well I can't see through the bread so it's still too thick. This won't help at all during the next depression.
Holy Moly, for 70 bucks I expected it to pick up the bread, slice itself, and then eat it too. xD
I expected it to at least come with some knives
I love how soft spoken you are, very calm reviews its really nice.
I like the part where he explained why anyone would want to do this in the first place... let alone for $70! 😆
Could do the same thing with a DVD case
I've found your channel only a few weeks ago and have already binge watched a few, I live in England and most of the gadgets and things aren't available here but I still find your channel interesting and appreciate how you try these things for other people and if it's crap you'll say it's crap
I love thin bread, but I wish it would work on non-toasted break so I could toast it AFTER I cut it
You could have everything you wanted by taking 2 pieces of metal, gently pressing them against the bread and then cut it. Even better, you can then put that whole contraption in the oven and voila! It's toasted.
Cool review. But I can’t imagine why I would need something like that.
I can't see myself ever having a need for something that has so little practical use in the kitchen, and paying $70 for it to boot. I like how James really does give every product a real chance. He's fair.
I just want to know how well that holds up when it's been used with chicken a few times and washed. I can imagine there will be rust somewhere in the hinge. This would be perfect for my mom who doesn't eat much and always wants the thinnest slice.
Shouldn't you have just sliced the bagel in that contraption to begin with?
This feels like an expensive solution in search of a problem.
EDIT: OK, I can see this as an advantage with chicken. There are some recipes that call for really thin filets.
Any butcher, even in a super market will thinly slice your chicken for you, and if you're not around a butcher, use a mallet or rolling pin and you can make the chicken paper thin, just put it between some plastic wrap and pound it or roll it thin.
@@lisab.1595 OR you can do the trick with two bamboo skewers. you lay the chick on the cutting board then lay the skewers on either side and lay your knife on the skewers. you just leave your knife laid on the skewers as you cut and you get really thin slices. if you want thicker slices just go get a few wood rulers.
I no longer own a toaster. I did not purchase another one (after the old one died) because my husband got me an air fryer/toaster over combo. I LOVE that thing!!!
I have so much questions. Like why would one want to cut bread that thin?
toast it in a pan with butter and garlic, then add some flakey salt, delicious.
Ofc instead of buying this overpriced stuff you could just buy unsliced bread (or bake it yourself) and slice it thin in the first place. its much easier to just slice a thin piece off a whole loaf than to try to slice a already quite thin slice in two. but if preslised bread is all you have just sandwich a slice between two regular plates with roughly the right edge height and slice knife between them, works well for slicing lots of small stuff like berries or cherry tomatoes in half too...
I'd they are trying to lose weight
I can see this gadget making sense for people dieting or cutting down on carbs. Also a good way to stretch bread when every penny counts.
I think I would use this slicer. Maybe on bread, but I was thinking of cooked meat to make more sandwiches, etc. I have a Black and Decker toaster that accommodates bagels nicely. Thank you for the thorough review.
I love your K-tel t-shirt. When I was twelve I got my first stereo for Christmas ($30 from JC Penney - yeah, I'm that old LOL ). Anyways, I used to love to get K-tel records from the bargain bins. First Christmas I got Mitch Miller Christmas and a BJ Thomas from mom and dad. Olivia Newton-John when she still did country from my 16-year-old brother and Black Sabbath Paranoid from my 19-year-old sister. And I enjoyed playing them all!! LOL
Thank you for another great gear review!
This gadget is wild. Can’t believe it exists 😂😂 Thanks for sharing!
Nothing but a BIG smile from this subscriber. Your dead pan presentation is so funny. Always watch your reviews for just that reason. Help me out……….why would anyone want bread that thin? Pls don’t say diet.
I don't get the products but thank you for the review. I do want that toaster!
I actually on purpose bought thicker sliced bread (brioche) because it was so good tasting. I don’t have a c,I’d why a $70 item would be needed to slice bread thinner. A product waiting for a reason. Thanks James!!!
is this to cut your carbs in half using a single slice of bread as two slices? what about butter? do you have to wwait till you are done slicing and it's cold so now the butter won't melt or do you stick your toast slice back in the toaster with the untoasted sides pointing out so it toasts the insides
I've been doing this for quite some time with just a long, thin, sharp knife. Almost nominally toasted bread helps tremendously as well.
The best part is I just got an ad for the blend jet 2 before this video 😜
Does it come with a polishing cloth to take the new scratches out of your fancy knives?
There are some frugal parents out there that are going to invest in this for school lunches. They'll spend $70 once to make a loaf of bread last twice as long going forward.
love the K-tel t shirt !
I'm trying to think of a situation where you would need that. Outside of a loaf of bread that had never been sliced I don't think I've ever complained about the slices be too thick.
Maybe ppl that are watching their calories or trying to make a loaf of bread stretch longer
Tea sandwiches. Homemade Melba toast?
Just buy thinner bread, and if you can’t there’s a reason for that 😂
I have never had the urge to read my morning paper through my toast.
cool, but i can see similar results holding a slice of toast between two deli container lids, which I have stocked for handling leftovers...
Cutting that bread in half reminds me of the people who get all the insides scraped out of their bagels 😂😂
You brought up a great point while cutting the bread then the chicken, it’s something you couldn’t have done without the device. That’s rare. But devices being made for non-existent problems are more common everyday. Great breakdown
Seems like another gadget solving a problem that never existed. Slicing a slice of bread haha.
I think you can just put 2 pieces of 3/8" square steel rod on your cutting board as a guide and use that as your guide for cutting bread. Bakers do it all the time with cake.
A TV chef toasted a slice of bread and sliced between the toasted sides for Melba toast. I’ve tried it, and I had no problem slicing it in half. Free is better than $70.
Great! My doctor said I needed to cut my carbs in half. Do they make one for rice?
ROFL, That was a good one, not sure why no one else has seen the humor in that yet 🤣
Impressive cut with the chicken. I bet it would be great to only cut partially through for stuffed breasts or chops.
With the bread, it's a great way to literally cut carbs and calories in half.
Reminds me a joke I heard in some movie or old-time radio show. When complaining about the cheapness of the owner of the deli they were in, one said, "This bread is so thin it only has one side!"
This is some next level Great Depression cooking meets American Consumerism stuff.
When you slice the bread it looks like when a magician saws a woman in half.
You are relentlessly positive.
I on the other hand am positive that I do not need this device. :)
CHEERS!
And here I am thinking that $500 toaster was a useless waste of money. Boy was I in for a surprise. lol Love the video though, as always great review and content!
I think we are just poor 🤣
@@NyanyiC Oh yeah, I have a poor mentally. Couldn't bring myself to pay that much for a toaster that's slightly better than a $20 Walmart toaster.
@@1987FX16 true you're poor, live with it
Im 30 and cant remember a single time I had to cut a piece of bread in half, or any other food item that I already cut for that matter lol.
Theres already a gadget for it tho, its called a knife.
I do sometimes wish bread wasn't so thick when making deli sandwiches, but found my remedy in just buying "thin sliced bread". Of course the selection probably isn't as great for that.
People who want to watch their Carbs I can see this as a great option for them… that’s about it though. Thanks for the review!
I really love Dave's Bread, but it's pretty thick. They actually made a smaller loaf with a smaller footprint, but a thin full-size slice would be better. Next time I have $70 sitting around with no better purpose (Which is never) I will buy this.
Agreed, I hate how the thin sliced bread is also smaller.
This seems like an excellent solution to a problem I never knew existed. At least not in my life.
I like that you didn't get hung up on the price. Price is most definitely a factor when comparing products, but what is or isn't expensive also depends on the person.
The only thing I could see myself using it for is to butterfly chicken breast and pork chops to stuff. But it's not worth $70 for the perfect slice. 🤔
Bonus for the chicken is the grips tenderize it lol
It's like a magic trick. When you first open it there appears to be an ordinary slice of toast. But then, on further inspection, it is magically cut in half. Cool :-)
I can't imagine a single reason WHY I'd want to slice a slice of toast in two, but for the chicken breast alone this thing earns a thumbs up from me!
Does this company also make a cheese shredder for pre-shredded cheese?
This changes everything!
Cut the thick chicken in halves. Use the slicer to 1/4 then. Feed your gusts so stingily they'll never come back. Sounds perfect.
Is there a cheaper version of this somewhere?
I need one of those things. Usually one slice of toast is to much, this way I can have two slices for the price of one.
Very NICE 😊
Do you have a way of slicing liver sausage?
Thank you 😊
Slicing in half an already sliced piece of bread, amazing invention. 😁
$70!? For what?
Waste of money.
Seems like the hinge would be adjustable to allow for thicker bread/bagels/etc.
Holy moly! I was intrigued about 2/3 through the video and I had thought you said about $7 at the beginning of the video... I was floored when I saw it was $70!!! It's essentially two pieces of metal on a hinge with some indentations. That is in no way worth $70!!! Knock it down to about $10 or $15 and I'd consider it. As it stands, there is no way I would pay that price.
For calorie counting this is a really cool invention.
The sound of metal on metal as you cut... Awesome way to 😵 your knives.
The inventor of sliced bread would be rolling in his grave knowing this gadget that slices the already sliced bread.
$70 to slice bread in half and ruin my knifes?! Hell yea, sign me up 🙄
When I was a kid, my grandmother was so cheap whenever she made us a pb&j sandwich she would barely put a tsp of each on the bread. I truly believe if this was on the market back then she would have been cheap with the bread too. So, great product for all the penny pinchers out there.
Here's an idea. Place the slice of bread on a surface, with the horizontal side facing you. Take your knife of choice and cut the bread in half. Flip the now-cut slice over, onto the opposite slice of bread. There. Done.
big Hassel for a thin bread slice
Please compare it with the Slice-a-slice which you ca get from Ebay
That sound of metal scraping on metal though...
Almost $400 combined to make and cut some toast, Mr. White you are BOUJEE
If it was still the 1970s and I threw a dinner party every week and I was making Melba toast as a starter EVERY time, $70 might be a decent investment.
Could you please tell me what your interest in the Mandelbrot set is?
I doubt anyone will say that the best thing since sliced bread is a sliced bread slicer.
Must be great for ppl going on a diet lol.
I was amazed at how well it did work when it did. Plus if someone practiced with this, I could see even thicker pieces could be used.
Price wise, I rather make a homemade version between 2 cheese graters or something.
Makes me want to have a grilled cheese sandwich with ultra thin bread