{"id":5106,"date":"2019-05-11T17:18:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T22:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2023-09-27T11:59:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:59:18","slug":"best-knife-slicing-brisket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/best-knife-slicing-brisket\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Knife for Slicing Brisket: Granton Edged vs Electric Is An Easy Choice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When I started researching the best knife for slicing brisket I found people were were split between two options.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Traditional meat slicing knives with a Granton edge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Electric meat slicing knives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Let me walk you through the pros and cons of these knives.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/best-knife-slicing-brisket\/#Electric_Meat_Knife_for_Brisket\" title=\"Electric Meat Knife for Brisket\">Electric Meat Knife for Brisket<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/best-knife-slicing-brisket\/#Granton_Edge_Meat_Knife_for_Brisket\" title=\"Granton Edge Meat Knife for Brisket\">Granton Edge Meat Knife for Brisket<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/best-knife-slicing-brisket\/#The_Drawbacks_to_Both_Types_of_Knife\" title=\"The Drawbacks to Both Types of Knife\">The Drawbacks to Both Types of Knife<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/best-knife-slicing-brisket\/#Granton_Edged_Knife_Drawbacks\" title=\"Granton Edged Knife Drawbacks:\">Granton Edged Knife Drawbacks:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/best-knife-slicing-brisket\/#Electric_Knife_Drawbacks\" title=\"Electric Knife Drawbacks:\">Electric Knife Drawbacks:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Electric_Meat_Knife_for_Brisket\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Electric Meat Knife for Brisket<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These knives have two blades that act like a saw as they power back and forth through a brisket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5113\" src=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/electric-knife.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/electric-knife.jpg 618w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/electric-knife-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One advantage of an electric knife is that they can help you cover up mistakes.\u00a0 If your brisket is tough then an electric knife is very good at making thin slices.\u00a0 If your brisket is overcooked then an electric knife is great at cutting thick slices that wont fall readily fall apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A second advantage of an electric knife is that they can help preserve the appearance of the bark.\u00a0 When you use a traditional knife to slice a brisket you have to hold the brisket in place with one hand while you slice with the other.\u00a0 The act of holding the brisket in place often results in the surface bark getting pushed around and smeared.\u00a0 If you are a competition team then little details on appearance can make a big difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Granton_Edge_Meat_Knife_for_Brisket\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Granton Edge Meat Knife for Brisket<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These are far and away my favorite brisket slicers.\u00a0 The granton edge (the scallops on the side of the knife) lets you cut cleanly without the brisket sticking to the knife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5114\" src=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818.jpg 653w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/IMG_5818-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I use the slicer by placing the butt of the knife guard right up against the brisket and then drawing the blade back towards me in a smooth motion.\u00a0 This lets me get a clean slice of brisket in a single stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Drawbacks_to_Both_Types_of_Knife\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Drawbacks to Both Types of Knife<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are some drawbacks to both knife styles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Granton_Edged_Knife_Drawbacks\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Granton Edged Knife Drawbacks:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I use a 14 inch slicer to make sure that I will be able to get a clean cut for any size brisket that comes off my pit.\u00a0 Finding a place to store a knife with a 14 inch blade and a 4 inch handle is challenging.\u00a0 I ended up buying a blade guard and then shoe horning the knife into a utility drawer.\u00a0 It is not an ideal situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 12 inch version of this knife is massively popular and is easier to store.\u00a0 The downside with the 12 inch knife is that sometimes you will have to use a two stroke sawing motion to get through a really large brisket.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Electric_Knife_Drawbacks\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Electric Knife Drawbacks:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The biggest problem with electric knives is that they leave a jagged edge on the face of the brisket slice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here is a head to head comparison of these two knives on the same brisket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here are some typical slices when the brisket is sliced with an electric knife:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5108 size-full\" title=\"Electric Brisket Knife\" src=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Electric-Brisket-Knife.jpg\" alt=\"Electric Brisket Knife\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Electric-Brisket-Knife.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Electric-Brisket-Knife-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Electric-Brisket-Knife-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here are some typical slices when the brisket is sliced with a granton edge meat slicer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5107 size-full\" title=\"Granton Meat Slicer\" src=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Best-Brisket-Knife.jpg\" alt=\"Granton Meat Slicer\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Best-Brisket-Knife.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Best-Brisket-Knife-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Best-Brisket-Knife-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And here are the slices side by side with the effects of different lighting, etc minimized.\u00a0 The slice from the electric knife is on the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5109\" src=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Knife-Slice-Comparison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Knife-Slice-Comparison.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Knife-Slice-Comparison-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbqdryrubs.com\/gnne\/2017\/11\/Knife-Slice-Comparison-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I have a strong preference for the smooth, clean cuts that you get with a traditional meat slicer with a granton edge.\u00a0 I also think the knife itself looks cool as heck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The choice of which granton edged slicer is the best gets a little more difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I tend to go for cheap and practical so I bought the Mercer Culinary Millennia.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a nice knife and gets the job done.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bbqdryrubs-22-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B005P0OIBM&amp;asins=B005P0OIBM&amp;linkId=6d5e7b505e66a5f55610bbf22ce25a1e&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you are in the market for a high end brisket knife then the Wusthof Gourmet Hollow Brisket Slicing knife is what you need.\u00a0 Wusthof knives are among the best you can find.\u00a0 You will pay a premium for this beauty but shelling out the cash for a classic will only hurt once.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=bbqdryrubs-22-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00A6L1TCG&amp;asins=B00A6L1TCG&amp;linkId=89f991eb174241aac18b41a905d2fa81&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The only downside to the 14 inch slicers is that they can be tricky to store.\u00a0 If your knife drawer can&#8217;t handle a 14 inch knife 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