This knife was purchased for us as a wedding gift and we've used it for 10 years. Not all the time, mind you, but for special occasions like Thanksgiving. It's always worked well, never jammed, and it just slices through a turkey like it was butter. We've had nothing but good to say about this knife and for the money, well, it's hard to go wrong! But, if you are looking for something to use more consistently, I would definitely recommend a better brand because I honestly don't think this one would hold up well under a lot of use.

Electric knives are very dangerous please be careful with it. I know somebody who sliced the tip of their thumb off with one. The blades are very sharp even when not in motion. Mine are still extremly sharp after 15 years of use. Somehow they make them good so they never dull. But I could take the blade without the machine part and maually slice something easily. But once again please be careful and pay attention when slicing something with an electric knife they are soooooooo dangerous. Plus, if you do get cut with one it hurts 10 times worse than a normal knife. It hurts like a son of a b****!

Price was a factor in buying, but I wanted mostly for slicing bread machine bread. The bit at the end of the blades get hung up in my Presto slicing guide as the blades are too short; further, the switch is extremely temperamental and only works if you move your thumb around a lot. I'd return it, if the postage, packaging and trip to post office were worth it + trying to dig up original cash receipt! These people do NOT want return business! (They've been bought by Salton, so they use this brand for junk)