Go green, get some exercise and skills, and save the planet!.......use a f'ing KNIFE!
go with a long slender blade........like cutting through butta!
...and if you want a cheap but excellent knife, go to your local knife rental shop where they run services for hotels and restaurants and ask to buy the ones that are out of service. Here I can buy a professional carving knife that's a little too thin for commercial use for around 8$. It will be hollow ground and very sharp and last you a lifetime.
I have a set of Henkels and I've had them for 25 years, and they're still like new.