Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)I bought this knife to cut homemade bread. I needed an electric knife with blades long enough to reach across the entire loaf. Believe it or not, many knives I looked at had blades just a little too short. For those who need to know, the bread cutting blades for this model are 7.5" long. I measured just the useable cutting part of the blade. The overall blade is longer after the cutting guard so it can be mounted on the handle. Unfortunately, I do not have the meat blades, so cannot tell you the length of those.
I've had this knife about 1.5 years and use it once a week to slice up a loaf of homemade bread. Cutting-wise, it works fine. Not that it's too difficult to slice bread! :) The loaves I cut have a medium-hard crustiness and the knife is fine with that. The blades are still nice and sharp.
I have never used the meat blades, so cannot comment on those.
I don't want to store my electric knife on the counter, so the stand was not important to me. I tossed it. I store the blades with my other knives (in a knife block) and the handle in a kitchen drawer.
I've never owned an electric knife before this one, so I don't know how noisy they typically are. This model, however, is very noisy. You are not going to have a conversation with someone while cutting with this knife!
So, why did I rate this knife so poorly?
The handle design is terrible. I have slightly larger than average hands for a woman, but it is really hard to get a good grip on this knife because of the large bulbous handle design. I end up holding the handle way up by the neck where it is narrower. By the time I'm finished cutting one loaf of bread, I have a hand cramp from holding the knife in such an awkward position. What were they thinking with this design?? If you are a woman with average (or small) hands I'd find this knife locally and try it out before buying.
(PS - I bought this at a local store, so cannot comment on vendor shipping).
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Product Description:
On/off control: one touch pressure actived on/off trigger control. Handle: elegant and ergonomic. Electric cord: 4 foot long. Safety button: one touch locks/unlocks the on/off control safety. Blade release buttons: easy insertion/removal and changing of blades. Blades: 2 full size stainless steel blades (1 carving/1 bread blade). Solid wood butcher block with safety lock-in mechanism for blades and storage for cord/handle.
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