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The Cuisinart FS-75 is the brand-name option in my meat slicer guide, and for a lot of buyers that is the entire appeal: a company with a service department, a three-year motor warranty, and parts you can still get in five years.
What it is not is the most machine for the money. At $124.63 it has the weakest motor here at 130 watts, a single 7.5-inch blade where cheaper rivals ship two, and it has just risen past the CUSIMAX that outranks it. You are paying for the name and the warranty, and it is worth being clear-eyed that that is the trade.
Quick Verdict
| Score | Price | Rating | Buy |
| 7.5/10 | $124.63 | 4.2★ (3,872) | Check Price on Amazon |
Specifications
| Model | Cuisinart Kitchen Pro FS-75 |
| Blade | Single removable 7.5″ stainless steel |
| Motor | 130 W |
| Thickness range | 1/32″ to 1/2″ |
| Housing | Die-cast aluminium with premium-coated steel |
| Dimensions | 18.25″ L × 10.88″ W × 11.13″ H |
| Weight | 11 lb |
| Removable for cleaning | Blade, food guide and stainless carriage |
| Cleaning | Hand wash only |
| Warranty | Limited 3-year motor warranty |
The thing to understand before you buy one
A home meat slicer is not a deli slicer. The motors are a fraction of the size, the duty cycle is measured in minutes rather than hours, and every machine in this price bracket will warm up and want a rest if you push it through a whole brisket in one go.
The FS-75 is at the cautious end of that even by home standards. Its 130-watt motor is the smallest in the guide — the Borlebbi and FOHERE both run 200 W — and reviewers consistently note it slowing on dense, cold cuts. That is not a defect so much as a design choice about how hard the machine is willing to work.
Who It’s For
- Buyers who want a brand with a service department and a genuine warranty path
- Anyone slicing bread, cheese and cooked deli meats rather than dense raw muscle
- People who value a three-year motor warranty over raw wattage
- Kitchens where the 18.25-inch length is not a problem
Who Should Look Elsewhere
- Anyone slicing partially frozen meat or dense cold cuts regularly — 130 W is the weakest here
- Buyers who want two blades; the CUSIMAX, Borlebbi and FOHERE all ship a serrated and a smooth blade
- Value hunters — the Borlebbi is $119.99 with 200 W and two blades
- Small kitchens: at 18.25 inches long this is the longest machine in the guide
Performance
130 watts, and what it actually costs you
The FS-75 has the least powerful motor of the five machines in the guide. In practice that shows up not as a failure to cut but as a slower, more deliberate pass, and a machine that would rather you fed it gently than forced it.
For bread, firm cheese and cooked roast beef that is entirely adequate. For dense chilled salami or anything part-frozen, the 200-watt machines are the better tool, and this is the single clearest reason the CUSIMAX rather than the Cuisinart is the Best Overall pick in the guide.
The thickness range is the best thing about it
1/32 of an inch to a half inch is a genuinely wide span, and the fine end is finer than the 0–15 mm knobs on the Borlebbi and FOHERE resolve to. If paper-thin prosciutto is the reason you are buying a slicer, this is the machine in the guide built for it.
The control is a knob rather than a detented dial, so repeatability across sessions depends on your own care rather than on a click stop. Reviewers do report inconsistency at the very finest settings.
One blade, and hand-washing
You get a single smooth 7.5-inch blade. The smooth edge suits meat and cheese; there is no serrated blade for crusty bread, which the CUSIMAX, Borlebbi and FOHERE all include as standard at or below this price.
The blade, food guide and carriage all come off, which is the part that matters most — a slicer that cannot be stripped is a slicer that grows bacteria in its seams. Everything is hand wash only. There is a full walkthrough in my guide to cleaning a meat slicer safely.
Design and Build
Die-cast aluminium and coated steel, non-slip feet, and a build that feels closer to an appliance than the plastic-bodied budget machines. This is where the Cuisinart premium is visibly spent.
It is also the longest machine here at 18.25 inches. That is a real consideration if it is going in a cupboard between uses rather than living on the counter, and it is worth measuring before ordering.
Value
At $124.63 the FS-75 is now the second most expensive machine in the guide, behind only the $152.99 Weston. It has risen past the CUSIMAX at $122.98 — and it moved twice in a single day while I was checking it, from $116.95 to $121.44 to $124.63.
Judged purely on specification that is difficult to defend: the Borlebbi gives you 200 watts and two blades for $119.99. What the Cuisinart adds is a three-year motor warranty and a company that will still exist to honour it, which on a motorised appliance is not nothing. Whether it is worth roughly $5 more than the CUSIMAX and a real step down in power is a judgement about how much you value that.
Durability
Across 3,872 ratings the distribution runs 63% five-star, 17% four, 9% three, 4% two and 7% one-star. That is 80% at four or five stars, the weakest of the top four machines in the guide, with the CUSIMAX at 83% and the Weston at 84%.
The 7% one-star share is mid-pack and the complaints cluster where you would expect from a 130-watt motor: stalling on dense product, and inconsistency at fine settings. The three-year motor warranty is the longest coverage of any machine here, which materially offsets a mid-pack rating — a covered failure is an inconvenience rather than a write-off.
Alternatives to Consider
- CUSIMAX Electric Deli Meat Slicer — $122.98. The Best Overall pick: two 8.7-inch blades, more buyer feedback than any home slicer at 5,049 ratings, and now marginally cheaper than the Cuisinart.
- Borlebbi 200W Dual Blade — $119.99. More power, two blades, less money. The value pick if the brand name is not what you are buying.
- Weston 9-inch — $152.99. The biggest blade in the guide and a belt-driven motor, for large cuts and a higher price.
Verdict
The FS-75 is a well-made machine bought for the wrong reasons by anyone who reads the specification closely. It has the least power, one blade instead of two, the largest footprint, and it now costs more than the machine that outranks it.
It earns its place on two things: build quality you can see, and a three-year motor warranty nothing else here matches. If you slice bread, cheese and cooked meats occasionally and want to buy from a company you have heard of, it is a sound purchase. If you slice dense or part-frozen meat, or you simply want the most machine for the money, the CUSIMAX and the Borlebbi both beat it.
How This Review Was Put Together
Plainly: this is research-based, not a hands-on test. I have not owned or used this slicer, and nothing here should be read as a report from my own kitchen.
What it rests on: the published specification — blade size and type, motor wattage, thickness range, materials, footprint and weight — read against the other machines in the meat slicer buying guide; plus the shape of the rating distribution across 3,872 Amazon ratings rather than the 4.2 average it produces.
What I could not establish: motor temperature under sustained use, real-world blade life, and how the 1/32-inch setting performs in practice. None is published in a form that can be compared between machines, and nothing above claims a measurement of any of them.
Price and stock were read from Amazon’s US marketplace on 7 September 2026. This category moves: the Cuisinart FS-75 shifted twice in a single day while I was checking it, so treat every figure here as a snapshot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Cuisinart FS-75 powerful enough for raw meat?
For cooked meats, cheese and bread, yes. For dense chilled or partially frozen cuts its 130-watt motor is the weakest in the guide and reviewers report it slowing. The 200-watt Borlebbi and FOHERE are better suited to that.
How thin can the Cuisinart FS-75 slice?
Down to 1/32 of an inch, and up to half an inch. That fine end is finer than the 0-15 mm dials on the budget machines resolve to, which makes it the guide’s best choice for paper-thin prosciutto.
Does the FS-75 come with a serrated blade?
No. It ships with a single smooth 7.5-inch stainless blade. The CUSIMAX, Borlebbi and FOHERE all include a serrated blade as well, at or below the same price.
Is the Cuisinart FS-75 dishwasher safe?
No. The blade, food guide and carriage all remove for cleaning, but everything is hand wash only. The FOHERE is the machine in this guide with dishwasher-safe removable parts.
What warranty does the Cuisinart FS-75 have?
A limited three-year motor warranty, which is the longest coverage of any slicer in the guide and the strongest single argument for paying the Cuisinart premium.
Is the Cuisinart FS-75 or the CUSIMAX the better buy?
The CUSIMAX for most people. It has two 8.7-inch blades against the Cuisinart’s single 7.5-inch, more buyer feedback at 5,049 ratings versus 3,872, and at $122.98 it is now slightly cheaper. The Cuisinart wins on warranty and brand support.
Glenn is the founder of Kitchenware Compare and has spent years researching, testing, and reviewing kitchen appliances, cookware, and gadgets. A lifelong home cook raised in a family that treated every meal as an occasion, Glenn started this site to cut through the noise of conflicting product reviews and give readers honest, practical guidance. When he is not testing the latest air fryer or digging into the specs of a new espresso machine, he can usually be found experimenting with new recipes or hunting for the perfect cast iron skillet at a flea market.
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