Advantages: cuts very thinly and evenly
Disadvantages: carving style takes a while to get used to

...I like my roast meat and poultry sliced very thin and always have a problem keeping my carving knives sharp enough so this is the reason I thought I would try an electric carving knife. Initially the problem I had was the change in slicing style. With an electric carving knife, instead or sliding the knife back and forth through the meat gradually working your way down, you place the knife in position and exert a gentle steady downwards pressure until the knife slices off the piece. The knife itself creates the back and forth motion with its blade. This is the most difficult transition as the tendency to move the knife in a traditional manner remains. The Breville EK2 isn’t my first electric carving knife; it’s a replacement for an old Russell Hobbs that had to be retired due to safety reasons. It was getting on in years... Read review

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Advantages: Sharp serrated blade, attractive design.
Disadvantages: None that spring to mind.

...I am a little bit sad. You see, I'm a pen knife anorak... I have four of the things, and use them for camping trips, jobs around the house and those bizarre tasks that pop up from time to time (ever got a lump of chewing gum stuck to your shoe before a meeting?!?) In short - I KNOW about penknives. Features of the Victorinox Swiss Army Century Swiss Army Knife Serrated/Straight blade - this is pulled out from the cover by gripping a little groove on the back of the blade. It is made of stainless steel, so it won't rust, and it "locks" when it is in line with the handle. The blade is 4" long and has about 60% serrated edge and 40% straight edge. It is an incredibly sharp blade that cuts just about anything - string... Read review

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Advantages: Sharp blades, expected host of features, Victorinox quality
Disadvantages: Reliability of electronics not proven

...This review is for a Victorinox Altimeter Swiss Army Knife. It was bought as a present so although I do not know exactly what it was bought for I have had a quick look around on the internet and standard prices seem to be around £50. This cost surprised me at first but I suppose you do get what you pay for. Before I tell you about my experiences with this knife I will quickly outline it's features, which as expected for a Victorinox Knife is sufficiently long! These features are taken directly from the manufacturers descriptions and I do find one or two of the features are a bit dubious, but on the whole they all function well: 1. large blade 2. small blade 3. corkscrew 4. can opener with - small screwdriver 3 mm (also for Phillips screws) 5. cap lifter with - screwdriver 6 mm - wire stripper 9. reamer, punch 10. key... Read review

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Advantages: Quality, sharp, well featured
Disadvantages: Mis-named range

...The Victorinox range of Swiss Army knives is impressive to say the least. When I went to buy one I was presented with a bewildering array of lethal implements withdifferent names such as the Hunter, the Waiter, the Sportsman, The Picknicker - and then I saw what I thought I would need - the CLIMBER. I do a lot of climbing in my spare time and there are occasions when you could really do with a decent kinfe to either clear some irritating vegetation or get your self out of a spot of bother (although i wouldn't recommend indiscriminately hacking at you ropes with ANY sort of knife...) Imagine my surprise to discover that in fact CLEARLY the best knife for a climber is actually the PICKNICKER - it has a larger more useful blade, an attachment ring large enough to take a mini-karabiner and - most important of all - it can easily... Read review

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Advantages: Original, Breakthrough, Heartbeats.
Disadvantages: Like Marmite.

...Swedish duo, 'The Knife' have been a massive inspiration for so many bands since their formation in 1999. Deep Cuts was their second album, released in 2003 and the most astonishing thing about it is its originality. The Knife adhere to no rules, and with Deep Cuts, as with all their albums you embark upon a journey which is immensely enjoyable from beginning to end. There is something haunting, fascinating and appealing about lead singer Karin Anderssons voice. It sounds as strange and different as the backing music which is generally electronica, but with odd twists such as throwing in some steel drums occasionally, particulaly in the second track 'pass this on'. Deep Cuts is off course best known for the song 'Heartbeats'. It recieved more attention after having been covered acousticly by Jose Gonzalez, however as any Knife... Read review

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