Toastmaster 6102 Electric Carving Knife

Toastmaster 6102 Electric Carving Knife
by Toastmaster

Our Price: $19.89
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary

Manufacturer: Toastmaster
Brand: Toastmaster
Release Date: 2010-04-15
Model: 6102
Color: White
Product features:

Serrated stainless steel blades with drip guard for easy cutting on meats, breads and more
Ergonomic handle provides an easy grip as you cut
Handy blade eject button lets you remove the blades with ease
Convenient power button offers one-touch operation
Measures 4 by 12 by 3 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Toastmaster 6102 Electric Carving Knife

Customer Review: Effective, but unergonomic and fatiguing
Summary: 2 Stars

Okay, I bought for the price. And it is effective enough. But it is very clumsy and unergonomic, so that after a couple minutes of use it is difficult to handle any longer. The main problems are: Balance of weight, and the switch.

First, the switch: Because it is a cheap push-in button, which must be constantly depressed to keep the knife on, you lose optimum control quickly. The handle is badly placed for this, as your thumb must always be on TOP of the handle and forward toward the front of it, but you can't hold your hand up there because your wrist angle will be completely wrong for cutting. In addition, keeping that button depressed is difficult not only because it does require a constant application of pressure at a different direction from both the grasp and the application of the knife, but because the button sinks deep into the handle, so your thumb is inside the handle as you're trying to hold and control the knife: Quick cramp. Moreover, as you're pushing it in, if the food you're cutting is moist (like a turkey), juices may run onto the handle, your thumb--and into the hole into which you're pressing the button. NOT safe. A couple times I've wondered whether that shooting pain in my thumb was from nerve torture or electric shock; either way, it wasn't good.

Then the weight distribution of the knife is not very good. Look at the huge bulk of the motor--and then look at where the handle is located, and how it is designed. There's no way to hold this at a proper angle with the handle shaped as it is. Add in the need to be depressing the power button as you're holding it awkwardly, and...

2 stars for effectiveness; minus 3 for bad functional design.

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Description of Toastmaster 6102 Electric Carving Knife

Get great value to carve meats, cut bread and more with a durable electric carving knife. The stainless steel serrated blades cut through even your tougher foods, with an ergonomic handle grip and drip guard for added peace of mind during use. Blades eject at just the touch of a button for easy cleaning.