We get a lot of inquiries from folks asking what to do when they’ve found an antique meat slicer in need of restoration, you know, something they’ve inherited from their great uncle or discovered in their ramshackle shed. We do sometimes buy old slicers (send us an email with photos) or, maybe you’d like […]
Category Archives: Meat Slicers
Have An Antique or Vintage Meat Slicer in Your Shed that You’re Looking to Restore?
January 14, 2008 – 12:46 pm
Emilio Mitidieri Demos Antique Berkel Meat Slicer on The History Channel
December 27, 2007 – 8:57 pm
So, here’s the clip we promised you, in which our very own (and very passionate) Emilio Mitidieri discusses and demos one of his antique Berkel meat slicers on The History Channel’s “Modern Marvels: Cold Cuts”, from our showroom in San Francisco’s Mission district.
There’s also a super-cool animation demonstrating how a Berkel works!
Emiliomiti’s BerkelBiz Now Has Anniversario LX 350 Meat Slicers
December 19, 2007 – 1:21 pm
Though slightly more sleek and industrial looking than your classical Berkel style machine, the Anniversario LX 350 meat slicer melds the classical with the modern. What do you get? Elegant functionality.
All of its cast parts are hand-finished to give it long-lasting luster. The whole technology is based in the machine having historical […]
CSA for Salumi - Boccalone at Bi-Rite
December 18, 2007 – 12:10 pm
Our friends from Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore’s Boccalone were out in front of our favorite local grocery store Bi-Rite giving samples of tasty salted pig parts and spreading proPIGanda.
And guess what they were using to slice their salumi? A Berkel style Mito 350 from BerkelBiz!
But that’s not the most important part. […]
Vintage Hand-cranked Meat Slicers Popular Among ‘Green’ Chefs and Restaurants
December 17, 2007 – 1:07 pm
A couple of years ago Emilio Mitidieri was quoted in the SF Chronicle, in an article about Salumi and antique Berkel obsessions that truly captures the aesthetic appeal of these rare machines:
At Quince in San Francisco, chef-owner Michael Tusk was inspired to buy a Berkel after visiting a restaurant in Florence, where three or four […]
Emilio Mitidieri to be on the History Channel’s “Modern Marvels: Cold Cuts”
December 13, 2007 – 1:22 pm
We’re excited to announce that Emilio Mitidieri, owner of Emiliomiti LLC, is going to appear on the History Channel’s “Modern Marvels” in an episode entitled “Cold Cuts” on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 8PM PT.
Here’s a description of the episode (notice the bolded orange sentence decribes the role Emilio plays, except the part about pig […]