is there a serrated blade for this model, which may help cutting the frozen meats?????I already got one and it's very hard to cut frozen meat
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Dear friend, we have no blade on sale at present and if you want to cut the frozen meats, you should put the frozen meats outside to air for about 20 mins. Hope that can help you. Best regards, Amy
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I think it's mainly for cheese, fruit and vegetables. Haven't tried it on meat but would imagine it's like any other serrated blade, just hope the meat doesn't get stuck in the holes.....
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I am to! I use my 14" one for leveling cakes and they are usually frozen when I do. I have accidentally cut myself several times because the blade is so dang sharp that even being careful I sometimes get nicked.
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Lansky sharpener will do the job on the non serrated part, I have never had to sharpen the serrated edge on mine. If you mail the knife back to benchmade with 5 dollars for return postage they have a lifetime sharpening service and will put a factory edge on it for you.
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Mine does not work on serrated edges. I think there are some others that do.
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I haven't tried frozen meat. But I have used it for Summer Sausage and it works great. Personally I don't think I'd try slicing frozen meat on this, even using the mandolin attachment. Although it would probably work, it would not be as safe as using a food processor with a slicing attachment. You may also find that there may be too much prep work involved in using it for sliced meat since the attachments are only about 3" square.
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Did you ever buy the Hamilton Beach knife as I need to buy one for the same purpose...slightly frozen beef to cut for making jerky. I'm doing the Fast metabolism Diet by Hallie Pomroy and lost three pounds the first week and seems like all I do is eat. The jerky will be a easy snack and I made it with ground beef but will want to cut it very thin.
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The blade is serrated and very sharp. I use it to fillet fish and it easily cuts through rib bones. I am not aware of a tool for sharpening serrated knives.
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I bought a blade and it cracked after a few months. I just put my food processor away in the garage. Another blade doesn't seem worth it, but hand chopping herbs is very time consuming.
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Nope and we have serrated knives. I was surprised but the knives that comes with the Chicago Cutlery set are the BEST we've ever had and they even top our serrated knives. No idea why. But they do. Even tough steaks (occasionally we overcook them) can be sliced easily.
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It is very difficult to sharpen a serrated knife, but because it is called a "cake/bread" knife, and is only meant to cut softer items, it should rarely need to be sharpened. This knife would not do a great job of cutting brisket or other meat. For that you want a carving knife, and you can find a bunch by searching "granton carving knife" on Amazon. Those knives will be much better for the job.
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No - It comes with a knife that looks like one ! but it does not have a serrated edge. Works on bread though.
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Have not cut peperoni, but have shaved semi-froze raw beef and American cheese you could see through and that was with the serrated blade. Have not tried the smooth one yet. As long as you know it is a home slicer and not the one in the super market you should be very happy with the 615. It will slice down to less than a 1/4" heal. I have also sliced very nutty and course fruit fruit cakes in 3/16" slices and did not tear up.
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the blade seems to hold an edge, and is very quiet. My only complaint is that it is a pain in the butt to clean, meat seems to get everywhere.Hope this was of some help to you.Dean
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The one we got was non-serrated. Model number 54875. It has been a great knife.
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A non-serrated blade supposedly allows meat to be sliced thinner. I have found that the serrated blade cuts as thin as I would like. I have the non-serrated blade but it is in the original packaging.
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I have only used it with traditional style. What I do is keep the meat frozen a little so it will slice thin.