Cutco knives?

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

Thanks,
MK

They actually are pretty good, but they are extremely expensive for what
they are.

There are much better knives availible for less money (for example,
Dexter-Russell "SaniSafe", R.H. Forschner (sometimes sold as
Victorinox), F. [censored], etc.

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob said:

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

Quoted message said:

They actually are pretty good, but they are extremely expensive for what
they are.

They're made of brittle, hardened, stamped steel. Poor balance, and
unsharpenable once they dull. They lose the initial sharpness quickly.

You only need three knives- a good general purpose chef's knife, a
serrated knife, and a paring knife- and you can buy all three for well
under $70. I bought a great chef's knife at Bed, Bath and Beyond for
$35. Good heft, sharpenable carbon steel, and large scales you can
grip.

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

They aren't good enough to make it into comparison tests. They're
[censored].

nb

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[snip]
You only need three knives- a good general purpose chef's knife, a
serrated knife, and a paring knife-[snip]

Well, one can certainly get by with those. I actually use a Chinese
cleaver for most jobs. But some other knives are designed for specific
purposes which they perform better. A bread knife, a fillet knife, a
pizza cutter/wheel, a carving knife, for example. -aem

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

My mom got a set as a wedding present in 1953. They're still going strong
in another family member's kitchen. The only casualty over all these years
was the tip of one of the two paring knives' blade. It broke while venting
a frozen pot pie, believe it or not.

Carol
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They're made of brittle, hardened, stamped steel. Poor balance, and
unsharpenable once they dull. They lose the initial sharpness quickly.

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Quoted message said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

Thanks,
MK

When you have to set up an apartment 'cause your SO just tossed you out on your
ear they are very good knives.

;-)

Dimitri

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zxcvbob said:

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated
in
comparison tests.

Quoted message said:

They actually are pretty good, but they are extremely expensive for
what
they are.

They're made of brittle, hardened, stamped steel. Poor balance, and
unsharpenable once they dull. They lose the initial sharpness quickly.

I have a Cutco knive that I bought as a favor to a young neighbor who
was selling them. It is a straight-edged paring knife (their name for
it -- it's bigger and sturdier than any paring knife I've ever had). I
bought it 3 years ago, and it's still quite sharp. And it can be
sharpened. I love this knife, though it has an annoying tendency to
flip onto its back, blade side up, when I lay it down on its side.

But re: sharpening, I think most of their knives have serrations and
can't be sharpened (hmm...do I remember correctly that you can send them
back to Cutco for sharpening?).

I have this knife, which I use a lot more than other paring knives I've
had, a Russell-Dexter vegetable cleaver that I also love, and a
Victorinox-Forschner bread knife. Those three handle the bulk of my
needs.

Chris

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

Thanks,
MK

The ones made in the 50s and 60s were terrific. I don't believe the
new ones today are as good as they used to be; probably on the order of
one of the Henckels lines.

N.

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zxcvbob said:

Michael L Kankiewicz said:

What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
comparison tests.

Quoted message said:

They actually are pretty good, but they are extremely expensive for what
they are.

They're made of brittle, hardened, stamped steel. Poor balance, and
unsharpenable once they dull. They lose the initial sharpness quickly.

The old ones are excellent. Look for vintage sets on Ebay. The new
ones are crappy.

N.

Chris said:

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zxcvbob said:

Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:

>What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated
>in
>comparison tests.

Quoted message said:

They actually are pretty good, but they are extremely expensive for
what
they are.

They're made of brittle, hardened, stamped steel. Poor balance, and
unsharpenable once they dull. They lose the initial sharpness quickly.

I have a Cutco knive that I bought as a favor to a young neighbor who
was selling them. It is a straight-edged paring knife (their name for
it -- it's bigger and sturdier than any paring knife I've ever had). I
bought it 3 years ago, and it's still quite sharp. And it can be
sharpened. I love this knife, though it has an annoying tendency to
flip onto its back, blade side up, when I lay it down on its side.

But re: sharpening, I think most of their knives have serrations and
can't be sharpened (hmm...do I remember correctly that you can send them
back to Cutco for sharpening?).

I have this knife, which I use a lot more than other paring knives I've
had, a Russell-Dexter vegetable cleaver that I also love, and a
Victorinox-Forschner bread knife. Those three handle the bulk of my
needs.

Chris

Back in the 60s my brother sold Cutco. My mom bought a set. Still in
use, still functional and respond well to sharpening. She refers them to
a lot of the more modern stuff given to her.

jim

Nancy1 said:

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zxcvbob said:

Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
> What's the deal with these? Are they good? I never see them rated in
> comparison tests.

Quoted message said:

They actually are pretty good, but they are extremely expensive for what
they are.

They're made of brittle, hardened, stamped steel. Poor balance, and
unsharpenable once they dull. They lose the initial sharpness quickly.

The old ones are excellent. Look for vintage sets on Ebay. The new
ones are crappy.

N.

Wow, after recommending vintage ones on Ebay, I just took a look -
those 50s/60s ones with the molded brown (not marbelized) handles, in
good to excellent condition, aren't cheap! Of course, when I bought
mine (1957), they weren't exactly cheap, either.

N.

Nancy1 said:

those 50s/60s ones with the molded brown (not marbelized) handles, in
good to excellent condition, aren't cheap! Of course, when I bought
mine (1957), they weren't exactly cheap, either.

They've never been cheap. That's why the whole line is a total scam.
Like Kirby vacuum cleaners and Encylopedia Britannica, it always been a
rip-off.

nb

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Nancy1 said:

those 50s/60s ones with the molded brown (not marbelized) handles, in
good to excellent condition, aren't cheap! Of course, when I bought
mine (1957), they weren't exactly cheap, either.

They've never been cheap. That's why the whole line is a total scam.
Like Kirby vacuum cleaners and Encylopedia Britannica, it always been a
rip-off.

nb

I've never bought Kirby, but I've bought a couple of EB's over my lifetime.
I really enjoyed having the EB and the price didn't seem exhorbitant to me
both times; I was happily scammed! Now, not even the Salvation Army will
take the sets of EB.
I don't know if the other books that come with EB (at a high price) are
out of fashion now or not. I've got rid of the sets too, both times, to
people who really wanted them. There were reading clubs at the time that I
really enjoyed when I was young.
Dee Dee

notbob said:

Nancy1 said:

those 50s/60s ones with the molded brown (not marbelized) handles, in
good to excellent condition, aren't cheap! Of course, when I bought
mine (1957), they weren't exactly cheap, either.

They've never been cheap. That's why the whole line is a total scam.
Like Kirby vacuum cleaners and Encylopedia Britannica, it always been a
rip-off.

nb

Are you saying you actually bought Britannica? And after reading it were
just as ignorant as your were before, that you didn't learn a thing?
Well, I guess we could surmise that from some of your postings.

Ol' Codger

notbob said:

Nancy1 said:

those 50s/60s ones with the molded brown (not marbelized) handles, in
good to excellent condition, aren't cheap! Of course, when I bought
mine (1957), they weren't exactly cheap, either.

They've never been cheap. That's why the whole line is a total scam.
Like Kirby vacuum cleaners and Encylopedia Britannica, it always been a
rip-off.

nb

Well, you couldn't prove it by me. Mine are working fine, almost 50
years later, and I have no problem with sharpening them; they're as
good a knife (for my hands, anyway) as anything else I've ever picked
up. Not a single handle has loosened; not a single blade has broken;
the steel isn't stained. When I bought mine, there was nothing about
Cutco that was a scam. And, speaking of vacuum cleaners, I have my
grandma's Kirby with all the attachments, and let me tell you, it is
still doing better than any modern vacuum I've seen yet. I can get it
serviced easily and still get belts for it - actually, NB, I don't ever
have to pay any labor cost in connection with any repair on that
machine. I've had it in the shop once, to get a new brush in the
roller. My grandma bought it in the early 50s, so it's over 50 years
old. In addition, we used the appropriate attachment to spray-paint
the inside of our garage in 1965. LOL.

Don't denigrate that of which you don't have experience. It makes your
other comments suspect.

N.