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Hi guys.

I'm here today to talk to you about some cheap knives that impressed me.

They are from RADA cutlery. They look cheap, crappy, poorly made but you'll be surprised on how they can be useful.

Ok, it is nothing compared to my Tojiro Gyuto, but there is a huge price difference too.

I havn't tried a lot of them, but we have a few of their paring knives here and they were tested a lot. I use that paring knife more than any other knife in the kitchen.

In terms of "bang for the bucks", I would compare those to Opinels: Of course you can have better, but not for that price.

For under 10$, it is a great purchase. Cuts well, feels good in the hand and the edge stays for a while. I sharpened them only once in 2 years. I'm leaving the parents house soon and the RADA paring knife is one of the few knives I bought to take with me.
 
cybrok said:
Hi guys.

I'm here today to talk to you about some cheap knives that impressed me.
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You sound like a commercial for them.

They look like they are like the "Party Lite" of knives. You can have house parties to promote them etc.

No thanks.
 
I have one of the French Chef knives.....no idea where I got it....but it holds up quite well. I use it frequently......and it performs well. For the money....it's a good value.

Am I a commercial now also?
 
I had a set of their non- serrated steak knives and I remember they were very good, I got them as a gift.

They were misplaced when I moved so thanks for the link, I'd like to buy them again.
 
Bungwrench said:
You sound like a commercial for them.

They look like they are like the "Party Lite" of knives. You can have house parties to promote them etc.

No thanks.
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That is the way they looked to me at first, but as I said, it was a surprise.

I started a thread here a few months ago about getting a "beginner kitchen knife set" as cheap as possible, I just wanted to let people in that situation know that this option exist.

As for a comparison with Old Hickory, it would be interresting, but I don't own any :( What I know is that RADA are stainless. I don't know how OH wooden handles resist to kitchen use.

If you can afford better knives, go for it. But if your budget is limited, those could be an option.
 
Purchased a RADA 7" PE slicer a few years ago from an Amish general store in Paradise, PA. No electricity in the place (just some Coleman lamps) so I did'nt really see what I was buying. The wife liked the way it felt in her hand? Spent about $6.00 for the knife and have been using it ever since. It cuts great, holds an edge and sharpens easily on a steel or crock sticks. Nothing fancy but it works. Cybrok is right - on a limited budget these could very well be an option.
 
Are you guys talking about those cast AL handled knives people sell for fundraisers?

eweeee! :barf:
 
cybrok said:
That is the way they looked to me at first, but as I said, it was a surprise.

I started a thread here a few months ago about getting a "beginner kitchen knife set" as cheap as possible, I just wanted to let people in that situation know that this option exist.

As for a comparison with Old Hickory, it would be interresting, but I don't own any :( What I know is that RADA are stainless. I don't know how OH wooden handles resist to kitchen use.

If you can afford better knives, go for it. But if your budget is limited, those could be an option.
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I have a couple of OH knives I use in the kitchen. The handles have held up fine....no dishwasher...keep them clean....and I hit them with a little mineral oil every so often when I'm coating the blades.
 
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