Customer Reviews

Hamilton Beach 74275 Chrome Classic Electric Knife with Case, Black

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I shopped at many places and saw many electric knives before I decided to buy this set. I am so glad I waited to make my purchase. The knife is beautiful, and it makes a clean smooth cut. I am impressed with the quality for the price. I loved getting the matching serving fork as an extra in the set. I have used this knife on brisket, ribs, and a prime rib and I am totally satisfied. I highly recommend this set to any and all in need of a beautiful set that works.

We owned this knife for one day, then took it back.
The pros:
It's electric
The Cons:
I used it to carve a boneless cooked pork roast, turkey and pre-sliced ham. I didn't attempt to cut through bone or gristle.
Design: ergonomically poorly designed; poorly balanced, heavy in weight without being sturdy in performance or power; blades wobble even after being inserted properly and then reinserted just to make sure. The more you use it, the more they wobble.
Motor: Gives off a tremendous amount of heat making the unit almost difficult to hold; seems motor is underpowered.
On Button: If your hands get the least bit greasy it's very easy for your trigger finger and supporting fingers to slip dangerously close to the blades. I attribute this to the poor balance of the knife and poorly designed handle.

Recommendation: Don't buy this. Consider the Black & Decker slim line model, which I have owned in the past and intend to purchase again. My old B & D gave up the ghost after many years of service, primarily since I cut through some frozen desserts.

I bought this knife to replace one that was an antique. (It finally failed after over 20 years - switch wore out.)
This is a piece of junk! My first "adventure" with this knife was to cut super thin slices of ham. The blades wobbled (left to right) so bad I could hardly cut the ham at all. It was not controllable. I felt that it was dangerous. I did like the feel in my large hands. If mine wasn't defective, these should be recalled!

Although this knife looks good and cuts well, the trigger you pull when cutting is quite awkward and I found it difficut to cut any meat without feeling strain on my hand and arm. After carving a large roast I was exhausted! I don't recommend this product to anyone and threw it away.

Best looking knife that doesn't perform to suite me. Purchased as replacement for 15 year old knife worn out knife and saw a good review. Trigger is very awkward. If you have very large hands, you may like the size. It is good looking and has nice case but I do not reccomend for use.

I am a woman, and found this knife bulky to use, my arm was exhausted when cutting a roast. This knife has the knife release on the top, so when you are trying to cut, 1 finger is on the trigger, and your thumb fits right on top of the knife release, you had to think about moving your thumb away from that buttom, so it would not release while you are cutting. I may just throw it away and buy a more user friendly model.

I've owned several electric knives, & this is the very worst one. Shame on Hamilton Beach for designing a product that requires you to press a bottom button up as you have to guide the knife down. Anyone w/a touch of arthritis is going to have a tough time. No matter how many times I tried, even though I always used a bread slicer as a guide, I could never slice a loaf evenly w/this knife. I thought the price was good, but it was wasted $$$, as I've had to replace this knife a month later. This time I bought a Presto--hard to find, but I know it works. My last Preso was used every day for the past decade.

one of the best deals i have gotten. my wife needed a new knife, this came in a case and out performs the last two that she had!

This product would be laughable if it didn't cost something. Don't attempt to slice/cut/carve anything more than melted butter or the knife motor will strip and become useless. This happened the first time I used it. Don't waste your money on this product!!! Order a Cuisinart product--it will last at least six months before it dies.

I am the mother of 10 children and in the past 25 years of marriage I have sliced a lot of bread! This electric knife was a good price but after just slicing one loaf I had a sore wrist. The whole design is wrong. The button is not a push button but a slide button on the bottom of the handle. This makes it very hard to work as you are slicing bread. The "blade removal" button is on the top right where my thumb rests as I am slicing making it very possible to pop out the blades during slicing! Buy an ergonomically wise item instead!