Cuisinart CEK-40 Electric Knife
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart CEK-40 Electric Knife
Customer Review: Awesome Knife
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this knife in November after reading the reviews here. I feed my large breed dog a "raw meaty bone" diet and wanted a reliable knife to cut pork shoulders and other large pieces of meat. This knife exceeded my expectations. Worked so great on the Thanksgiving turkey (not for the dog), that I bought three more as Christmas gifts.
It does make a peculiar burning smell for the first hour or so of use, and my wooden knife holder was thrown out after the third use. It rests in the drawer just fine with the other larger utensils.
I highly recommend this knife.
Customer Review: Pleased with our new electric knife
Summary: 4 Stars
Cuts very well. The blades are designed well and track very well so thin cuts are easy to make. The handle is not ergonomically friendly for me. It is a bit awkward to hold onto but the blades make up for the handle. The storage rack is a semi disaster and is not user friendly at all. Initial running the unit gave off an unpleasant electrical smell but there was no sparks or excess heat coming out of the unit. It may just be a new motor smell and time will tell. But, this knife is the best of what is available if you want an electric knife. I would purchase this knife again.Customer Review: Believe the Reviews
Summary: 1 Stars
This knife worked fine for a few months, then it became more and more difficult to create a good connection while operating the trigger mechanism. It now functions very eratically, and I usually resort to a standard knife to avoid the hassle. The positive comments that you read in the reviews are accurate. How many of them report having had the knife for a year or more, and it's still working fine, however? Maybe some of them are constructed well and are, in fact, durable. I chose to believe that the problems reported in the reviews were flukes, and got butned.Customer Review: Alternate purpose
Summary: 5 Stars
I read online how electric knives are good to cut foam and bought this one to do exactly that. Needing to cut foam and cumulus (a polyster, layered type of foam that is mold resistant and will not retain water) I used the meat blade for foam and the bread blade for the cumulus. Because the cumulus is a layered and a less dense filling (more like layers of batting bonded together) the bread blade did much better since the teeth did not catch. Granted it could be my lack of experience at the beginning. I cut slowly and accurately and the knife was flawless.Customer Review: Cuisinart CEK-40 Electric Knife
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought this electric knife would be the same quality as other Cuisinart items I have. However, this one was a disappointment. Besides the handle being uncomfortable, the major reason for return is that the knife handle got quite hot after the first use. It was being used to cut thru a very moist brined turkey breast and not much pressure was needed. We have since replaced the Cuisinart with a Black & Decker 700 Slim Line and are very pleased with it. Not to mention, the price was way less for a better knife.