Andy wrote:
> your friend said...
>
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:28:08 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>> Sliced bread.
>>>>
>>>> On the TV program "Ultimate Factories" they took the views through the
>>>> Wonder Bread factory from start to finish. Great program.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting factoid they mentioned is the bread slicing blades have to
>>>> be resharpened once an hour!
>>>>
>>>> I didn't think Wonder Bread put up that much of a fight!
>>>>
>>>> They didn't mention the longevity of the band saw blades at typical
>>>> production rates. I was curious, anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>> Hmmm. I'd hate to have to slice Wonder Bread. How do they do it
>>> without its just squishing down?
>> kinda related for Andy's benefit.
>>
>> I did a stint at Honeybaked Ham's. I was a ham slicer. The knifes
>> were replaced ~every two hours (at break, lunch, break & eod). They
>> had 3 sets in the store, 1 working, 1 ready to replace & 1 spare. The
>> supervisor would sharpen the 'used' set of blades as we were in
>> production.
>>
>> This may have been overkill but you want to avoid "stopping the
>> line".
>
>
> On a related note...
>
> At one Christmas party we served a large Honeybaked sliced ham and a couple
> chateaubriands for the meats. Strangely, nobody touched the Honeybaked ham.
>
> Turned out, everyone was waiting for somebody to carve it. The slices were
> so clean, nobody could tell!
>
> After my ex pointed out that it was already spiral sliced, it was gone in
> next to no time! LOL!
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

That's a funny story. Personally, I've rarely bought the spiral sliced
hams as I prefer to cook my own, but I could see that happening :-)

Bob