Raadvad Danish Bread Slicer
Und zo, I just received a Raadvad Danish bread slicer straight from Denmark, like these:
and here:
Serendipitous Danish-inspired Rye
but it would seem that these things are so ubiquitous that no one really comments on them, besides endless exhortations on "small fingers" or the like. Does anyone have any expertise on them? Cleaning and maintenance seems pretty straight forward, but I do have a question.
Towards the lower right of the blade arm, there is a little butterfly rocker with two pins, of which one has a long metal bar attached. The bar attaches to the upper right of the business end of the slicer. Does anyone have any idea what this is for, what switching the bar to the other pin does? The pin that holds the butterfly rocker is threaded, but I'm not sure the point?
Any help greatly appreciated! I've searched this place so often, I've never had to post, thank you ALL!!
When the blade is up, the butterfly might be stop for the loaf, allowing you to set the thickness of the slice.
Paul
Well played, Paul, well played. Thank you.
Had I taken 15 seconds to look at it from the side, it would have been obvious. That's exactly what it does.
I've seen people mention these things slicing all types of bread, but they must mean all types of ~Danish Rye~ bread. Short that being a good-quality obsidian fracture blade, I think it would crush most softer breads.