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Electric Knife

Fail

Demand is soft, at -46.5% this quarter, so Electric Knife is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 4,560 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −9 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£301K/yr507K searches / yr
90-day growth
-46.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
79%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 14 sellers

Flapen Score

Electric Knife against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Electric Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Electric Knife market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Electric Knife 507K times last year and spent an estimated £301K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 507K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -46.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £301K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
507K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-46.5%
Conversion, latest week
2.7%
Market size, estimated
£301Ka year
Peak month
December10.0× the quietest month
Top search term
electric knife166K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £21.91.

Listings sell for £21.91 on average, from £13.03 to £33.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £21.91 that is £22K to £27K a year per listing.

Average price
£21.91inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£13.03–£33.23
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£22K–£27K
Returns
3.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 22.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #6 within Small Kitchen Appliances. It carries 1,590 reviews at 4.20 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
22.5%
Average rank
#6in Small Kitchen Appliances
Average rating
4.20 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,590per listing
Listings tracked
11

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Electric Knife products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£30K£60K£90K£120K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Russell Hobbs36%
  • Reemix18%
  • Daewoo13%
  • Tower9%
  • VonShef8%
  • EZUVITA5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 12%)

Demand

Electric Knife search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.0×

Search terms

Top Electric Knife search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • electric knife166K/yr
  • electric carving knife129K/yr
  • electric bread knife27K/yr
  • electric knife carving for meat21K/yr
  • electric carving knife for meat45K/yr
  • electric knife for meat and bread19K/yr
  • electric carving knifes9K/yr
  • electric carving knife cordless14K/yr
  • cordless electric knife9K/yr
  • cordless carving knife9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electric Knife

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall13%−0.04

Poor quality components

Low build quality

Not very good quality

Ease Of Use12%+1.06

as such they struggle to cut

But its a bit clunky to use

Very difficult to use

Durability8%−0.08

which stopped working after many

useless after couple of uses

this broke a week after returns were allowed - a piece of junk

Touch/Button Controls5%−0.08

unfortunately I am extremely disappointed with the on/off button

Button broke after a couple of months

Flimsy on/off button

Size-Overall5%−0.08

Not fit for purpose

Lead so short you cant really use

Short mains lead

Love

Ease Of Use18%+1.06

An easy to hold

easy to control

Easy to use

Quality-Overall15%−0.04

It seems well made

well made

Good quality

Value For Money10%+0.41

Decent value for money

good price

Good value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.32

works like it should do

Just as described

does what it is supposed to do

Sharpness7%+0.74

Very sharp

Very sharp blades

great knife

Return

3.2% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall30%▄▇▆▇█▅
Sharpness12%▄▄█▆▅▅
Strength8%▆▁▂▃▃█

feel very flimsy

Blades not very strong

Not strong

Charging6%██▃▅▂▅
Weight Heavy4%▆▅▄▃██

Slightly heavier than I was expecting

Quite heavy

A little on the heavy side for my wife

FAQ

Common Electric Knife questions

Answered from the same tracked data.