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Yep. For slice and bake cookies, persnickety breads, and... styrofoam. They're great for styrofoam!

I love my white and avocado green electric knife I bought 10 years ago from an estate sale for $1. I use it primarily for slicing homemade bread or slicing mini baguettes for appetizers. However, I've also used it to cut things that are not food, such as sculpting a slab of high-density foam for a project. It made quick work of something that would be otherwise inefficient to do manually.

I use my electric knife primarily for slicing my homemade bread. I find that it makes perfect, even slices that are far better than my efforts with a regular knife.

They're spectacular for carving turkey. Maybe not tableside, but they get the job done in a snap.

I have two - a (somewhat) fancy one that I bought brand new and use for food, and one that I bought at a garage sale to use for crafting. They're great for roasts and turkeys, and also the only way to fly when you need to cut upholstery foam. It also works great for items I'd use a hacksaw for, such as small dowels and PVC piping.

I find mine indispensable for butterflying turkeys and chickens. Also, ditto to all the comments on bread, thought I wouldn't bother getting it out for regular slicing, it really excels on very hot & fresh bread.

You bet I use it, especially for holidays. Yes to all the applications cited above. I bought my electric knife when I needed to dice a lot of French bread to make croutons for a huge church dinner.

I have an antique one I inherited from my father, I am scared of it but he uses it whenever he is here and we do a big roast of any kind. I swear he gets so much more meat off of a turkey than I can! And such neat slices!

We use ours for turkeys and other large roasts, especially when thin slices are necessary.

I use mine for summertime barbecue - Tri-tips for the neighborhood! That's a lot of slicing if done with a non-electric knife.

They seem handy, and while I don't have/use one, there was a wall mounted one in my kitchen when I bought it. Initially I thought it'd be a cool, useable relic- but then I realized it smelled strongly of turkey. From how many years previous I don't know, so in the interest of not grossing out people with a smelly used electric knife, to the donation box it went.

My mom defintely still uses one of these for turkeys and such. Although it does add a bit of convenience, it is definitely one of those unnecessary tools that should be eliminated unless you just have extra room for it. And in regards to safety, yes my mom did once slice her hand with one of these pretty badly.

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my parents have one that they insist on using for frozen bagels. (the family has a slight obsession with cinnamon bagels, frozen and then sliced thin. they melt in your mouth.)

i think they've ruined three or four now. they kill the blade and then ruin the motor by refusing to replace the blades. it's probably a good thing they buy the cheap ones.