Best Electric Knife – Buyer’s Guide

If you often find yourself hacking at meat, vegetables, or bread which leaves messy results, the VonShef 150W Electric serrated carving knife is a must-have.

It makes light work of all foods like you are cutting through cooked and raw meat with no need to do any carving yourself.

There are two dishwasher safe blades included, and they are easy to take in and out for storage and cleaning. One blade is a heavy duty blade for cooked and raw meat, and the other is a lighter blade for bread, fruit and vegetables.

The easy blade release will ensure they don’t come out when you’re in the middle of carving, either.

The dual safety switch ensures that you do not unintentionally trigger the cutting, maximising safety.

This knife is from a well-trusted kitchen appliance brand, so we had high expectations before our tests.

Cutting performance was good. Slices were clean and uniform, and it performed well with slicing meat as opposed to pulling it.

We did find that it required some more pressure than the other knives in order to start the slicing process, however. The blades felt slightly flimsy and wobbled before making contact with the food. This made them feel a bit insecure, but there were no incidents of them coming unattached.

It worked with softer items better than hard ones, but still coped with tougher bread and meats. Just apply a little more pressure and concentration. It comes in at a good low price, and the power button is nice and easy to access and hold so if this is priority it is a good choice.

The first thing to notice about this carving knife is that the body is black, so while the design isn’t the most vital aspect, it may appeal to anyone who likes everything to match in their kitchen.

Twin blades will both work together to slice efficiently. There is a bit of downward pressure required, so it maybe isn’t anyone for wrist issues.

The handle leads down to the blade in one movement, rather than seemingly sitting separately like a lot of other designs. It makes it comfortable to hold and keep the on/off button pressed.

It advertises that it is good for frozen meats. When we tested, we didn’t find it to be completely reliable. Definitely stick to ordinary goods. The blades were easily removed and can be washed by hand for ease.

The price is nothing out of the ordinary for an electric knife like this. But the ergonomic and comfortable style and shape may swing the decision for you.

Kenwood says that this knife has been designed to bring ‘speed, safety and comfort to everyday use’, and it certainly takes out the effort of carving most food.

A removable blade system is included which gets through most of the basic tasks. A replacement set of blades are also included for tougher food. We will say that the ordinary blade is notably blunter than the frozen food blade, however. So if you need to chop vegetables such as swede or turnip, the latter may be your preferred option.

The blades are dishwasher safe if you’d rather keep your hands away from the sharp cut, and they are stainless steel too which should save them from rusting and staining with heavy use.

The on/off button is nicely placed for comfortable access, and the powerful motor will make light work of cutting. It is one of the quietest in operation of those we reviewed, which is good if you’ll be entertaining.

The sharper blades are actually advertised as being perfect for getting through frozen food. But when we tested this, they weren’t the best – stick to bread maybe.

Possibly the one which we felt the least reliable long-term quality, but it did not affect its performance.

First of all, it is quiet when running even when in contact with food which is welcome. The last thing you want when the microwave is running and extractor fan is on full blast is a loud carving knife, too.

The blades are very sharp and performed well on tough meats as well as bread. When tackling frozen food it didn’t really make a dent. We didn’t like to push it, so it is definitely one for the standard tasks.

The on/off button is comfortable to press both in terms of positioning and the material. It isn’t the prettiest, and as mentioned we also have doubts about the longevity, which isn’t great to say it is marginally the most expensive on our list. There are also no spare blades. Having said this, it is still a worthy addition to the list.

Coming with two blades, one ordinary and one for tackling frozen food, this is a knife which should help you across the board in the kitchen.

There is finger protection and a safe blade removal to remove the risk of accidents. It is small and light, and changing the blades is simple and comes without any issues.

It is a two blade option and powerful and smooth enough to tackle tough meats. As one blade is dedicated to frozen food, it will cut frozen meat.

We’d say that the power button is a little difficult to reach if your hands are on the smaller side. But it doesn’t make it harder to use as it does all the work for you.

The price is very affordable, and even though style is probably not top of your wishlist it still looks nice, and has a modern design.