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I thought I had seen it all!
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The sad truth is that most people don't give a damn about the quality of a knife. As long as their so called knives do a semblance of cutting, they are happy.
You bet these $150.00 for a 100 knife packages sell. I know someone who bought one. His reasoning, if one breaks I've got 99 more to do the job and they only cost $2.50 each ($2.50 because we are in Canada). I just shook my head. I've tried to inform this guy about why one should have a quality knife, but my words have fallen on deaf ears.
You bet these $150.00 for a 100 knife packages sell. I know someone who bought one. His reasoning, if one breaks I've got 99 more to do the job and they only cost $2.50 each ($2.50 because we are in Canada). I just shook my head. I've tried to inform this guy about why one should have a quality knife, but my words have fallen on deaf ears.
wolfmann601
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Watch that Home shopping TV show late at night where they have 50 "tactical" folders sticking in a log. All for a bargain of $159.00
DUH, Hi-quality as they run their gums, 50 tactical folders made by famous makers like Pee Wee Hermann's Sister, IMA WEANIE Hermann. But people flock to the phones to buy 50 tac folders. What a shame. What a crock, NO, I did not buy them!!!!!!!!!
wolf
DUH, Hi-quality as they run their gums, 50 tactical folders made by famous makers like Pee Wee Hermann's Sister, IMA WEANIE Hermann. But people flock to the phones to buy 50 tac folders. What a shame. What a crock, NO, I did not buy them!!!!!!!!!
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I've long believed that cheap knives have their place, provided you are aware of their limitations and don't ask too much of them. There's something to be said for having a pile of truly disposable cutlery on hand for the nasty home and yard jobs (like scraping tar, or chipping ice free from something in the winter, or what have you) for which you wouldn't want to use a nicer knife. You must use care, of course, since the lock on any cheapo folder could fail, but provided you do that I don't see a problem.
The full-page ad in the SMKW catalog looks to be the same sort of "collection" you can buy from those Home Shopping characters.
Another issue is a question of your priorities. I don't ever need to do much in the way of food preparation, so the block of Ginsu-style cheapies given to my wife and I as a wedding gift is all the kitchen cutlery we've ever needed. They've never needed sharpening because the serrations continue to rip through what little we need to cut, and I don't have any reservations about tossing them in the dishwasher.
As long as people know what they're getting, I'm not bothered by the existence or sale of junk knives.
The full-page ad in the SMKW catalog looks to be the same sort of "collection" you can buy from those Home Shopping characters.
Another issue is a question of your priorities. I don't ever need to do much in the way of food preparation, so the block of Ginsu-style cheapies given to my wife and I as a wedding gift is all the kitchen cutlery we've ever needed. They've never needed sharpening because the serrations continue to rip through what little we need to cut, and I don't have any reservations about tossing them in the dishwasher.
As long as people know what they're getting, I'm not bothered by the existence or sale of junk knives.
Hah! I've got you beat. I got a FREE paring knife at my local Walmart for watching a demo by this travelling knife salesman.
It was unreal, they were trying to unload this crap, and saying that it NEVER needed to be sharpened. NEVER!
I resisted the urge to ask questions, barf: waited for the end of the demo for the free paring knife. You should see this thing. The grind lines look like a beaver did them with his teeth. In large letters, the words Surgical Stainless on it. The only good thing is that it gets a lot of neglect and never stains. Must be 90% Chromium and 2% steel...
It is handy, though, because with 2 toddlers, I am cutting up food all day long and I don't have to be careful with it. It even will cut a stick of butter, once brought up to room temperature!
It was unreal, they were trying to unload this crap, and saying that it NEVER needed to be sharpened. NEVER!
I resisted the urge to ask questions, barf: waited for the end of the demo for the free paring knife. You should see this thing. The grind lines look like a beaver did them with his teeth. In large letters, the words Surgical Stainless on it. The only good thing is that it gets a lot of neglect and never stains. Must be 90% Chromium and 2% steel...
It is handy, though, because with 2 toddlers, I am cutting up food all day long and I don't have to be careful with it. It even will cut a stick of butter, once brought up to room temperature!
wolfmann601
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DAMN, that IS THE KNIFE the Mohel had for my circumcision!!!!!!
I was baby number 25!!!!! Yup never need to be sharp, thats why I lost those five inches!!! Lucky I had eight more to spare!!! Toddlers, Oh man, I am running North......wolf
I was baby number 25!!!!! Yup never need to be sharp, thats why I lost those five inches!!! Lucky I had eight more to spare!!! Toddlers, Oh man, I am running North......wolf