| When buying electric knives it is important to | | | | 5. Generally handle of electric knife is thick, but for |
| understand what you need and how much are | | | | people wanting a thinner handle, there are |
| you willing to pay for preferred electric knife. One | | | | varieties having thin carrying handle. |
| should always give some extra thought to the | | | | 6. When buying an electric knife, check for its grip, |
| product you wish to buy before going to the | | | | as to avoid any accidents with knife in the future. |
| store. | | | | An electric blade with a hand guard is always a |
| Tips for buying a good an electric knife | | | | good option as it avoids slipping of hand on to |
| 1. The first thing to be considered is the length of | | | | blades. While cutting meat hand can become |
| the knife. There are varieties of sizes available in | | | | sticky and greasy, with a hand guard it becomes |
| market, choose which suits to your kitchen | | | | easy to handle knife in such a situation. |
| needs, like if you are a vegetarian you don't need | | | | 7. Always compare different brands according to |
| much bigger one, but if you love to have meat | | | | your need and budget. There are many brands |
| and fish, go for bigger and sharper variety. | | | | offering same features, compare their prices and |
| 2. The knife having two set of blades are a good | | | | make a best buy based on these comparisons. |
| buy. The longer blade is used for slicing meat and | | | | 8. If pricing is the same you could look if any one |
| shorter one is used for bread and vegetables. | | | | of them is offering any extra part like extra |
| 3. An electric knife with 100 watt or more is good | | | | blade, storage case, or storage tray. |
| and if you want a corded electric knives the | | | | 9. Check for the warranty given by the |
| make sure to buy one with long cord so that you | | | | manufacturer, and also see that you are buying |
| can move it around the kitchen easily. But if you | | | | from a reliable place where you can return if you |
| want a cordless one then make sure it has a | | | | are facing any problem using it or fixing it. |
| good battery life, so that it stays for long, | | | | 10. You will always have two options to choose |
| otherwise you can get interrupted in between | | | | from, corded or cordless ones. Cordless electric |
| cutting your turkey or ham. | | | | knives are costlier; see whether you are ready to |
| 4. The electric knives with detachable blades are | | | | pay the difference for little more comfort. |
| going to make its cleaning and maintenance easy. | | | | |