how good is it to cut meat and products on it?
1653526
Even though the surface of the table is referred to as 'butcher block' I would not recommend cutting meat, fish, chicken or veggies on that surface. You may place a separate butting board on the butcher block surface. I suggest this primarily for health reasons because sharp knives can imbed microscopic bits of food and you may not be able to completely remove that residue. By using the separate cutting board you will preserve the beautiful surface. The table expands your food prep area beautifully in more ways than one. Enjoy.
1653527
Perhaps place a thick wood/bamboo/plastic/nylon//glass carving board on top of this.
1653528
I am very happy with the Origami RBT-03 Kitchen Cart. It is sturdy and the top has a very nice butcher block appearance. I do use this well-made table for prep work in a very small kitchen, but I would not cut meat on it without using another cutting board on top of it to (1) prevent bacteria contamination from meats and (2) protect its surface from cutting marks which, in my opinion, would mar its looks. If you are looking for a thick chopping block of wood, this may not be the table for you. As for my food prep needs, it works beautifully -- and I'm glad I bought it.
1653529
This cart and the cutting board are very, very sturdy and if you wanted to use it for that purpose, you easily could. Because of the potential of bacteria, I don't cut meat on it, I use a cutting board that can go in the dishwasher and be sterilized. As for my use of it, I have several of my "extra" kitchen appliances stored on the top shelf and canned food on the bottom. The shelves are sturdy and are not bending from the weight of the cans or the appliances (I'm talking Cuisinart, Ninja, large rice cooker, and more). I am absolutely amazed at the quality of this cart for this price. It comes pre-assembled and all you have to do is get it out of the box, unfold it and voila, you have an awesome cart!!!!! I can't recommend this cart highly enough. Also, it rolls easily, even though I have all that stuff on it.
566848
The chef knife works great on veggies and meats. Love my Rada knives, have used them over 20 years.
927226
It 'can' be used to cut meat with but because of the type of blade it is, it's not real efficient. You would have to use a sawing motion to do that (I have done it) AND, it will cut through the meat; just not as smooth as a different blade. I've used it for a lot of things other than cutting cheese products; vegetables seem to workwell when using this knife (carrots, celery, etc). Things do not get stuck in the holes (including) meat, it's just not meant to beused for cutting meats.
127020
My knife was very sharp. Sharp enough to cut me! It is very rigid for it's length. Perhaps that other person was using the flat side of the knife? It is sharp enough to cut cake & bread with ease. It's not razor sharp, because it is not meant to be a razor sharp meat carving blade. Buy it, you won't be dissapointed.
78397
I think so. I've used it to debone and skin raw chicken and its construction seems to pay off just fine for that. The edge holds good, and I use it just as often to cut the meat as to chop, hell, I often use it in lieu of a chef's knife. Hope that helps!
1841647
No, it won't slice meat very long. I stripped the drive gears during the 4th time I used it. Gears are plastic. It never saw hard use. Don't waste your money.
863462
I like it for cutting meat since I keep it really sharp. But the edge is fairly thin so I am either very careful or use a boning knife around bones.
1760564
I haven't tried either since I mainly got it for chopping onion and nuts. But, I would think it would be too small for meat...unless you only put in about 1/4 cup at a time. Then I think it would
841273
Definitely sharp enough to cut it, unless you're cutting extremely unripe avocados... even then it should still break through the skin and avocado meat, it just may take a little more push.
60654
I only slice meat from a frozen state, provides a much more consistent thickness. The machine has been slicing frozen meat for over two years and still works. It is advertised as being able to slice frozen meat and i have had no issues.
1001023
The best thing is an electric meat cutter. It cuts it very easy. Use a table edge as a guide
334093
It's great for any of those veggies/fruits plus breads and raw meats. The serrated edge is the best I've ever used.
816490
Bless me, but I don't now the answer to the answer to this question. It is nice knife and slices very thin cuts of meat, vegetables, etc.
942302
As I am a vegetarian I do not eat meat so I would not know if the knife would work for that purpose. I did purchase a slicing knife at Amazon that is great. It is almost as large as the cake knife and just as sturdy.I do not know how to sharpen a serrated blade.
2039559
I don't know. I gave this to someone as a gift. I do know that it slices meat excellent.
90163
I haven't used it for that yet but it works well on other meats so I can't imagine that it wouldn't perform beautifully.
388572
No, not really. Meat requires a very sharp blade and although the blades in the machine are sharp, they're not that sharp. It works great for making ground beef with the cutting mixing blade, but for those deli slices, you are better off with a machine made for the job. Just search Amazon for "deli slicer" or "meat slicer."