I did better cutting the bread by unguided hand
339982
Flimsy, very hard to get an even cut. I did better cutting the bread by unguided hand. Threw this away after 2 uses.
4222475
Baguettes came out dark and crispy. Not a good use for larger loaves such as Italian. I placed the pan directly on a pizza stone which I think helped with the crispness.
2607615
The slicing guide is flimsy and after slicing a few loaves I noticed groves had been cut into the bottom of the board.
3660762
This works OK. It is difficult to get the bread out like the diagram without pulling the loaf out also.  I use an electric knife which is tight in the slots to cut the bread. The slicing width is good.
2862002
At first I gave this a poor review but after watching how to on utube I gave it another try and I have mastered the technique. Keep trying. The trick for me was starting the cutter off on the cutting board to get it to begin to cut in the right direction hope this helps, I find it great now and I'm glad I bought it.
1002047
The dough hook that came originally with the kitchenaid does a better job both with white bread and heavier whole wheat dough. This hook leaves often unmixed flour on sides and at the bottom and provides no obvious (to me at least) benefit
510120
It is O.K Not the effortless slicer I was looking for. It is hard to get a nice slice without it getting kind of jagged. I will practice more. It is also not so easy to lift the cut slice out.
1449921
This is something you can easily do without if you have the little spatula. I thought it would be good for scraping big cuttings off the mat, but it's really pretty mediocre.
2531967
I can do it easier by hand. I thought this was going to make things faster, but I found myself not liking it that much. It works, but I do it better by hand.
173042
This idea is great. However, it didn't work for me. Here is why:

I purchased this bread slicer to use on bread made using my Cuisinart Bread machine. My plan was the slice up the bread, place in bread bags and freeze for when we want to use it.

1) The width of this contraption is about an inch too wide, so I was not able to fit the loaf from my Cuisinart bread machine into this to slice! I'm sure it's the correct width for bread from other machines, but this is my experience with Cuisinart.

2) Even if it was to fit, I believe this has one additional design floor. You can not slowly move the loaf through the slicer as you continue to cut. It seems to be made for only cutting one slice at a time (hence, you place the loaf in, slice, remove the loaf to take out the bread you sliced, and then replace the loaf to cut another slice). Not very practical in my opinion!
353934
Not happy, learned my lesson! I have sewn patterns for many years, and Butterick skip a few steps making the end result look cheap
4364135
This Slicer is amazing. It works best if you cut from one side with your serrated bread knife. Trying to use both guides while slicing the bread didn't produce great slices. Also rather than use their guide use your hand. Slice through but hold the slice close to the loaf as you continue to slice down . If you want to make slicing even easier flip the loaf over and slice from soft bottom to the tough top .
3199947
I bought this knife to cut homemade bread. I needed an electric knife with blades long enough to reach across the entire loaf. Believe it or not, many knives I looked at had blades just a little too short. For those who need to know, the bread cutting blades for this model are 7.5" long.  I measured just the useable cutting part of the blade. The overall blade is longer after the cutting guard so it can be mounted on the handle.  Unfortunately, I do not have the meat blades, so cannot tell you the length of those.

I've had this knife about 1.5 years and use it once a week to slice up a loaf of homemade bread. Cutting-wise, it works fine. Not that it's too difficult to slice bread! :)  The loaves I cut have a medium-hard crustiness and the knife is fine with that. The blades are still nice and sharp.

I have never used the meat blades, so cannot comment on those.

I don't want to store my electric knife on the counter, so the stand was not important to me. I tossed it. I store the blades with my other knives (in a knife block) and the handle in a kitchen drawer.

I've never owned an electric knife before this one, so I don't know how noisy they typically are.  This model, however, is very noisy. You are not going to have a conversation with someone while cutting with this knife!

So, why did I rate this knife so poorly?
The handle design is terrible. I have slightly larger than average hands for a woman, but it is really hard to get a good grip on this knife because of the large bulbous handle design. I end up holding the handle way up by the neck where it is narrower. By the time I'm finished cutting one loaf of bread, I have a hand cramp from holding the knife in such an awkward position. What were they thinking with this design??  If you are a woman with average (or small) hands I'd find this knife locally and try it out before buying.

(PS - I bought this at a local store, so cannot comment on vendor shipping).
2728892
So sharp I cut myself trying to get it out of the packaging.
4780402
After fumbling around with this (quite possibly user error, I'll admit), I think I would pick something with a crank next time.  I have a really hard time getting the punches out of the die once the metal has been cut.
2549114
doesn't spread well, much better off doing it by hand
4189159
I feel like I wasted my money with this one. Using a knife seems like it would be just as fast when you consider the time it takes to clean the bowl