Electric Knives: You’d Be Surprised
Filed Under: Reasons To Buy, Uses
In a day and age when every household has a microwave oven, an electric mixer in their kitchen cabinet, and many other electric gadgets, comparatively few households own any kind of cordless knives (electric). It may be that people think to themselves, “I have a knife. It cuts. Why would I need it to be electric?” because I know I certainly did. The concept of an electric knife almost seems to be more counter-intuitive the more experienced you are using knives in the kitchen, but believe me these super slicers are a culinary tool everyone should have. In fact, if you have a large kitchen or prepare your food in multiple rooms you might even want a cordless knife.
Many people aren’t even entirely clear on what an electric knife is or does, and that’s part of why they don’t understand the benefits. Most electric knives have two serrated blades which are mounted side-by-side. The blades typically move in an alternating motion. If you’ve ever sliced anything soft before you know that as you exert downward pressure (while pushing or pulling) the object you are slicing can tend to deform in the direction you are moving the blade. By having two, alternating blades an electric knife is like if you were standing across from yourself (as if there were two of you) and mirrored your original slicing motion at the same time. The force pulling your meat / cheese / fish / poultry sideways is equal in both directions and therefore it does not move as it is sliced.
For this reason, an electric knife can make incredibly neat slices. Its particular excellent for slicing not only soft textured foods but also those with multiple textures, such as stuffed meats or dessert pies. Hors d’oeuvres in particular benefit from the electric knife because one always wants the presentation to be perfect with finger foods. The only problem with an electric knife is that you don’t always have an electrical outlet everywhere you need one and the power cord is not always long enough to reach where you do the slicing. One notable problem often encountered is when it is desirable to carve a ham or turkey on the dinner table. Having normally used the slicer in the kitchen, many people do not realize the problem they are about to face until they are standing over the dinner table holding an un-powered kitchen tool. For these eventualities it is a lucky thing that it’s a simple matter to purchase an electric cordless knife.
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