Proctor Silex Lightweight Electric Knife

Overview

Not a cordless carver or a knife set, this is a single corded electric knife that drives a stainless steel reciprocating blade back and forth so the blade does the sawing while you guide it. The handle suits either hand.

Slicing is the only listed use, and the reciprocating stainless blade handles that with little effort from the wrist. The listing is thin: it names no fork, case or spare blade, and the knife must be washed by hand.

Who it's for

Holiday carving and bread slicing at a kitchen counter near an outlet is the job. Left-handed cooks can use it as well as right-handed ones. A cook who wants to run it through the dishwasher or carry it away from the outlet should look at another type of knife.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

The blades move against each other, so the cut comes from blade motion and the cook only steers. Slice quality depends on holding the blade upright and letting it work without pressing down. The stainless steel resists rust from meat juices, but the hand wash requirement means drying it promptly after use.

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