New Electric Knife?

[SkunkedAgain]

My Cuisinart electric knife died the other night, seconds away from the end of carving up a chicken. Now the question is do I replace it, and if so, with what kind/brand?

I used it 5-10 times per year when carving up a turkey or chicken. The only other times that I've used it is to cut roasts into strips for beef jerky (undoubtably what led to its demise).

I know that there are a lot of purists that would say electric knives "ruin" the food experience, but that's dumb to me. It's about what works best and easiest for the cook. So is carving up a bird that much better with a good sharp knife or is the convenience of an electric knife the trump card?

Also, if you've got an electric knife that you like and has worked well for a long time, let me know the brand.

[delcecchi]

My Cuisinart electric knife died the other night, seconds away from the end of carving up a chicken. Now the question is do I replace it, and if so, with what kind/brand?

I used it 5-10 times per year when carving up a turkey or chicken. The only other times that I've used it is to cut roasts into strips for beef jerky (undoubtably what led to its demise).

I know that there are a lot of purists that would say electric knives "ruin" the food experience, but that's dumb to me. It's about what works best and easiest for the cook. So is carving up a bird that much better with a good sharp knife or is the convenience of an electric knife the trump card?

Also, if you've got an electric knife that you like and has worked well for a long time, let me know the brand.

Even Cooks Illustrated, the uber geeks of cooking, like electric knives for some things. Me too. They have tested them. I like the cuisingart best.

[motley man]

I buy my electric knifes at garage sales, some I've had for years. I use them for filleting fish.

[Gissert]

I fought using an electric knife for years. My wife bought me one for xmas one year. I figured what the heck, I'll try it. I use it ALL the time now on fish, fowl, and even parts of butchering deer.

I have the Rapala corded, and cordless. I bought a second set of shorter blades. They are nice for panfish, and deer butchering where you need a little more finesse.

[reinhard1]

i also resisted using one being an x butcher but i have one for fish and one for home use. i was cleaning some walley up at a state park in their fish cleaning house and a couple of guys were there and were strugling a little with some fish. one guy watching was laughing toward me as i was kind of zipping through the walleys rather quickly. i looked at him and said not bad huh? he said i'm laughing because i've never seen it done that way. so i showed the other guys, that as long as you know how to fillet a fish, this is fast and safer also. the knife does the work you just guide it. good luck.

[SkunkedAgain]

I carved my first chicken WITHOUT an electric knife the other weekend. It worked great and my wife liked it even better than my normal "shave."

I think that I'll just buy a meat slicer for my jerky and be done with it.