Borlebbi Meat Slicer Review: The Value Pick

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The Borlebbi is the machine in my meat slicer guide that makes the others look overpriced. It is the cheapest of the mid-range machines at $119.99, and it is the only one that gives you 200 watts and two blades at that price.

On paper it beats the Cuisinart FS-75 on every specification that matters — more power, an extra blade, a smaller footprint, a better rating — while costing about five dollars less. The reason it is not the Best Overall pick is that the CUSIMAX has bigger blades and more buyer feedback for three dollars more.

Quick Verdict

Score	Price	Rating	Buy
8.5/10	$119.99	4.3★ (4,079)	Check Price on Amazon

Specifications

Model	Borlebbi 200W Electric Food Slicer
Blades	Two removable 7.5″ stainless steel
Motor	200 W
Thickness range	About 0–15 mm
Housing	Die-cast aluminium with ABS
Dimensions	14.17″ L × 12.2″ W × 9.64″ H
Weight	10.73 lb
Removable for cleaning	Blade, food carriage, slide-rod extension and pusher
Safety	Suction feet; pusher doubles as a blade guard
Cleaning	Hand wash only

Two blades is the specification people underrate

A smooth blade shears cleanly through meat and cheese. A serrated blade saws through crust. Trying to slice a crusty sourdough with a smooth blade compresses the loaf before it cuts it, and trying to slice prosciutto with a serrated blade tears it.

Machines that ship both — the Borlebbi, the CUSIMAX and the FOHERE — cover both jobs properly. The Cuisinart and the Weston ship one blade each and cost more. If you expect to slice bread as well as meat, that is the specification to check first, and it is where the Borlebbi quietly wins.

Who It’s For

• Anyone who wants the most capable machine for the least money
• Households slicing bread as well as meat and cheese
• People who need real power — 200 W handles dense and chilled cuts the 130 W Cuisinart struggles with
• Smaller kitchens: at 14.17 inches long this is shorter than the Cuisinart or the Weston

Who Should Look Elsewhere

• Anyone slicing large roasts — 7.5 inches of blade is the limit, and the Weston’s 9 inches is the answer
• Buyers who want a named brand with a service department; that is the Cuisinart’s argument, not this one
• Anyone who wants a stated warranty term — Borlebbi does not publish one on the listing
• People who want the finest possible setting; the Cuisinart specifies down to 1/32 of an inch

Performance

200 watts, and why it matters more than blade size for most people

The Borlebbi runs a 200-watt motor, the joint-highest in the guide alongside the FOHERE and well above the Cuisinart’s 130 W. That headroom is what stops a slicer bogging down in dense, cold product, which is the single most common complaint across this whole category.

For the great majority of home slicing — deli meat, cheese, bread, cooked roasts — power matters more than the extra inch of blade you would get from the Weston, and it costs thirty-three dollars less.

The thickness dial, and its honest limit

The knob covers roughly 0 to 15 mm, which spans everything from very thin to a thick-cut chop. Borlebbi describes it as approximate, and that is the right word: this is a dial rather than a detented gauge, and repeatability across sessions depends on your own care.

The Cuisinart is the only machine in the guide that specifies a fine end in fractions of an inch rather than a millimetre range. If paper-thin is the requirement, that is the machine built for it.

Stripping it down

The blade, food carriage, slide-rod extension and pusher all come off. That is more removable parts than most machines here, and it is the specification that matters most for a device that spends its life covered in raw protein.

Everything is hand wash only. The pusher doubles as a blade guard and the suction feet hold the machine steady, which are the two safety details worth having. There is a full strip-down walkthrough in my guide to cleaning a meat slicer safely.

Design and Build

Die-cast aluminium with ABS plastic, in silver. It is not trying to look like a Cuisinart, and the housing mixes metal and plastic in a way that is visible up close.

The footprint is the quiet advantage: 14.17 inches long against the Cuisinart’s 18.25 and the Weston’s 17. It is also 10.73 lb, lighter than either. For a machine that lives in a cupboard between uses, that is a bigger practical difference than the specification sheet suggests.

Value

At $119.99 the Borlebbi is the cheapest of the four mid-range and premium machines, and it out-specifies two of them. Against the Cuisinart at $124.63 it offers more power, an extra blade, a smaller footprint and a better rating for less money.

The honest comparison is with the CUSIMAX at $122.98. Three dollars more buys 8.7-inch blades instead of 7.5-inch and 5,049 ratings instead of 4,079. That is why the CUSIMAX is the Best Overall pick, and it is also why the gap between them is close enough that either is a defensible buy.

Durability

Across 4,079 ratings the distribution runs 66% five-star, 17% four, 8% three, 3% two and 6% one-star. That is 83% at four or five stars, level with the CUSIMAX, and a 6% one-star tail that ties the Weston for the lowest in the guide.

A 4,079-rating sample is the second largest here, so that figure carries real weight. The thing the Borlebbi cannot match is a stated warranty: Borlebbi does not publish a term on the listing, where Cuisinart offers three years on the motor. On a motorised appliance that is a genuine gap, and it is the main thing you are giving up to save the money.

Alternatives to Consider

• CUSIMAX Electric Deli Meat Slicer — $122.98. Three dollars more for 8.7-inch blades and the largest review sample of any home slicer. The Best Overall pick.
• Cuisinart FS-75 — $124.63. Costs more and does less on paper, but carries a three-year motor warranty and a brand that will honour it.
• Weston 9-inch — $152.99. The pick if you slice large roasts; the 9-inch blade is the only reason to pay the extra.

Verdict

The Borlebbi is the value pick of the guide and it is not close. Two blades, 200 watts, the smallest footprint of the mid-range machines and 83% of buyers at four or five stars, for less money than the Cuisinart that beats it on nothing but warranty.

It loses the Best Overall spot to the CUSIMAX on blade size and sample size, by a margin of three dollars. If you want the most machine for the least money and you are not slicing whole roasts, this is the one to buy.

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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 4,079 Amazon ratings rather than the 4.3 average it produces.

What I could not establish: warranty term, which Borlebbi does not publish on the listing; motor temperature under sustained use; and how accurately the 0-15 mm dial repeats between sessions. 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

Does the Borlebbi meat slicer come with two blades?

Yes, two removable 7.5-inch stainless steel blades, one suited to meat and cheese and one to bread. The Cuisinart and the Weston each ship a single blade and cost more.

Is 200 watts enough for a home meat slicer?

It is the joint-highest in the guide, alongside the FOHERE. The 130-watt Cuisinart is the one reviewers report slowing on dense chilled cuts, so 200 W is comfortable headroom for home use.

How thin can the Borlebbi slice?

The dial covers roughly 0 to 15 mm and Borlebbi describes the range as approximate. For a specified fine setting in fractions of an inch, the Cuisinart FS-75 is the machine that publishes one.

Is the Borlebbi dishwasher safe?

No. The blade, carriage, slide-rod extension and pusher all remove for cleaning, but it is hand wash only. The FOHERE is the one machine in this guide with dishwasher-safe removable parts.

What warranty does the Borlebbi have?

Borlebbi does not state a warranty term on the Amazon listing, which is the clearest thing you give up against the Cuisinart and its three-year motor cover.

Is the Borlebbi or the CUSIMAX the better buy?

The CUSIMAX by a narrow margin: $3 more for 8.7-inch blades instead of 7.5-inch and 5,049 ratings instead of 4,079. The Borlebbi is smaller and slightly cheaper, and either is a sound choice.