Abstract: An electric steak knife comprising a serrated blade with an attachment means at a first end and a serrated section at a second end, a handle portion adapted for gripping, wherein the handle portion has an opening sized to receive the serrated blade and the handle portion is substantially hollow, a motor enclosed within the handle portion and attached to the attachment means at the first end of the serrated blade, a mechanism for converting the rotatory motion of the motor into vibratory motion of the serrated blade, and a switch to start and stop the motor.