I purchased this for home use and couldn't be happier. It sliced ham paper-thin, giving me real "shaved" pieces. Hard Salami sliced so thin you could see through it, and the blade went through like using a table knife on warm butter.I don't know why some purchasers have said this is hard to clean because I found it very easy to take apart, clean, and put it all back together in minutes. Much easier than the $100 plastic slicer we'd received as a gift two years ago, which burned out trying to slice soft cheese.If you're in the market for a home-use slicer, at a good price, this is it.However, as a writer, allow me to offer my services (for a small fee, of course) to edit the Owner's Manual. Though one statement provided my wife and I with a good, full-on belly laugh which lasted more than 10 minutes, the manual needs some serious fixing.