Anyone heard of Cutco knives?

[SVTNate]

Well, I told my friend about this thread, and he says that "knife nuts" are picky and his Cutco knives are perfect for most everyone. He also says that the H&F knives aren't as good as Cutco. His mom just got a 500 dollar full set of the knives. Yeah, they come sharp, really sharp. He has no idea what the steel is, just "high carbon stainless". He thinks selling the knives is incredibly boring, but it's a pretty autonomous job and he makes good money doing it. They seem fine to me, but why the hell they cost so much is beyond me.

And hell no, I am not buying any of those knives...I stick with H&F kitchen cutlery, and sharpen it all with my Sharpmaker.

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[Frantium]

laredo,

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">They go right in the dishwasher on the hottest setting and never a spot of rust.</font>

Rust is not the problem here, the temper is. Please don't do that to your better knives; hot is okay, too hot is a no-no.

STNate,

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">He has no idea what the steel is, just "high carbon stainless".</font>

If my memory serves me right, it is 440A (or is it 420?). "High carbon stainless" is not a fair statement IMO. In order to be stainless you have to sacrifice some carbon in steel composition. There used to be a Cutco sales rep here. Try doing a search in archived forums.

 

[Kumdo]

I wonder if anyone has heard of something comparable to the "spatula spreader". I used to use that knife for everything. It had a flexible oval-shaped blade and (of course) the double D crap edges. I don't want to buy another Cutco, but found that style knife was very handy. Any suggestions?



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