The Ritter was the third slicer I tried after using a Zassenhaus, and a commercial electric slicer. The first two were definitely n ot what I was looking for. Although the Zassenhaus seemed like a good fit, there were technical issues that need to be resolved before it could even compare to the Ritter. For example, when slicing, the Ritter has a bar on the backside that holds the bread near the actual body, so the handle does not catch it and rip it as it comes out of the back. The other one does not and ends up ruining countless slices of bread. I also found the Ritter to operate much smoother. I would recomment this manual slicer to anyone looking to evenly slice homemade bread, etc.