A Good Kitchen Knife

[Penny_Plinker]

It's sort of frustrating to try to peel apples or cut up a deer with the kind of knife that comes three to a package for 7.97 at Walmart. They just won't keep an edge.

Well a guy on another forum told me about a good knife you can get at Walmart and it only costs about 10.00. A Rapella fillet knife in the fishing department. They have stainless steel blade, blond wood handle, come with a leather sheath, and a sharpener. Great for cutting meat or tough skinned winesap apples. Try it.

Penny

[MYellowRose]

* My favorite knife, which I've managed to either lose or accidentally throw away, is a small chef's knife, about 6 *inches long. I found this knife at the grocery store in the produce section hanging above the iceberg lettuce. Since I'd been wishing I had something along that line I grabbed it. *I also have a favorite blue handled paring knife with a sereated blade on it. *I've still got two chef's knives, 8" each, a boning knife, and a bread knife that I got in the kit when I was taking culinary classes. *They are restaraunt grade knives and I really need to get a sharpner and a steel to use on them to keep them in good shape. *I find I prefer a smaller knife though as it's easier for me to handle so I generally use just the paring knife or when necessary, like cutting up a roast into smaller pieces one of the chef's knives.

[Mysticdream44]

The best knife I ever had was a paring knife from Cutco knife company, they also have a free forever sharpe sharping service for all their knifes all you have to do is mail it in, they have the best handles and you could use it in either hand, I lost it in a move and was just heartsick.
I had also gotten my ex-husband a hunting knife from them for his b-day, it has what they called a double D recessed edge and he just loved it, as far as I know he still has it and gets it sharped free every year. He said when he used to gut his deer that slicing into it was like slicing butter. I highly recommend this company. I think I will try and get my son one of their hunting knife for xmas, since he is a hunter too.

[ryanmercer]

I sold cutco for all of 5 minutes... I LOVE my demo kit... matter of fact I had to give myself stiches... from... tapping the spatula on my finger. I use the butter knife to cut stake... the actual carving knife slices through turkey, ham, roast, etc like a glowing red knife would through butter... only problem is the stuff is quite expensive, but is guarenteed for life and they'll resharpen the blade if it ever dulls in your home for free. You can usually find peoples demo sets on ebay where they started selling and then quit... you'll get the awesome spatula, a butter knife, butcher knife, a pearing knife, and a carving knife and the awesome shears that'll cut pennies all day long and not dull. The demo kits cost us 50$ when I got suckered into selling it 3 years ago, so don't pay more than that... but I'd highly recommend picking up a demo kit if you are willing to pay the 50$.

*edit* I wrote this before reading Mystic's post... so yeah cutco stuff rocks... and yes the handles are awesome, made out of the same stuff bowling balls are... so they are VERY VERY VERY durable.

[ryanmercer]

The best knife I ever had was a paring knife from Cutco knife company, they also have a free forever sharpe sharping service for all their knifes all you have to do is mail it in, they have the best handles and you could use it in either hand, I lost it in a move and was just heartsick.
I had also gotten my ex-husband a hunting knife from them for his b-day, it has what they called a double D recessed edge and he just loved it, as far as I know he still has it and gets it sharped free every year. He said when he used to gut his deer that slicing into it was like slicing butter. I highly recommend this company. I think I will try and get my son one of their hunting knife for xmas, since he is a hunter too.


Heh I didn't even see your post before I wrote mine... don't you LOVE the cutco stuff... I never sold any of it to anyone as they couldn't justify paying that much, but my god do we love my demo kit. I cut to the bone with the spatula just tapping it on my finger during a demo when I was busy talking instead of paying attention... heh, thankfully it was at my aunt's house so she didn't mind seeing me bleeding all over the place heh.

[ryanmercer]

After spending bunches on all kinds of knives I got the Cutco shears for cleaning chickens. They are great! Two years of cleaning poultry and still sharp as ever. So this year I added 5 more knives. They are expensive but I am convinced they are the last knives I will need so they're worth it to me. Finally a knife I can pick up and rely on it cutting what I need. Of course I've taken a few chunks out of my fingers with them too so be careful!

Seriously, cutco rules... I mean, when you can accidently cut to the bone by tapping the spatula on your hand... heh you know you haev good stuff :). And my shears have cut... probably... (oh my god pauley perette as marilyn monroe* er sorry bout that tv distracted me... where was I. Yes, my shears have cut 1/4 inch diamond plate before and stayed sharp (it was a double test... to test out my handstrength, and to prove the shears rock to someone, much more than the standard cut the penny demo we were instructed to give when I sold cutco)

[Mysticdream44]

Yes I do love Cutco, I hadn't gotten any of their knifes though since I lost my paring knife, but I just sent off for their catolog. They are very expensive, but like the other poster I think they will be the last knifes I will ever need. When I got my paring knife and the hunting knife for my ex-husband they were just starting demo's in the Atlanta area, I don't remember how I first found out about them that was 20+ years ago, but when the young man came in a give a demo, I think he was surprised I actually order some knifes from him ;D he was a college kid and I think he thought he was wasting his time with me, he just had that kinda atitude, but I got the knife and like I already posted they were the best knife I ever had, and my ex just loved his hunting knife, all the other hunters at his camp wanted to use it too. Back then the 2 knifes together were about $75.00 I don't know what they would cost now.

[ryanmercer]

I got the cheese cutter this year - what a great tool! No more struggling with cheese! The guy always goes to the local fairs around here so I will get more pieces next year.

Heh the cheese cutter looks like some futuristic special forces man-cutter. Heh.

[CarolAnn]

I can't stand a dull knife either - but I sure can't afford those expensive knives! I got almost all of mine at Goodwill for a dollar each, and that includes some great big honkin butcher knives! I look for rust-free, full tang knives that are heavy - and then I sharpen the heck out of them.

I got a stone sharpener at an estate sale - they couldn't have known what it was, because they gave it to me for 50 cents! It's stone, but grained like wood, fine and course, running in bands on an angle through the stone. Three swipes and that is a sharp cutter!

But I've still got to admit a little knife envy for you guys with the fancy matched sets! ;)

[flatbed]

Here in Finland we *have different brands of knives than in US, but i have to say i`m very satisfied with my Victorinox kitchen knife set ( same manufacturer that makes Swiss Army Knives) that was given to my wife and me about 24 years ago as a wedding present

[MYellowRose]

Not long ago I found my small chef's knives but they as well as my two large ones need to be sharpened. The knife I use the most now is the one with a serrated blade, designed for cutting bread I believe. I use it to slice biscuits open to make biscuit sandwiches and also use it to dice up things like pork for carnitas, onions, and whatever needs to be cut or chopped.
I believe that someone usually sells Cutco every February at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo but as CarolAnn said, I can't afford it.
Ryan if I were to buy a demo kit off the 'net would any warranty still be good since I wasn't the original purchaser?

[Mysticdream44]

YellowRose, I know you didn't address that question to me, but I'd like to answer anyway. Yes, you can still send in any Cutco knife even if your not the orginal owner and still have it shapened. You will just need to pay postage, I believe. You could go the the Cutco site and they could tell you for sure. Cutco. com

[jott]

My favorite knives are my opinel’s, not really kitchen knives, they are folding, and high carbon steel, but they are the sharpest knives I have. I have 3 different sizes from small to big. Have to say best overall knife from carving to kitchen work. Also have some Cutco, they are very nice knives. One thing you can do to make your knives stay sharp is always hand wash them when you are done, never put them in the dishwasher. Dishwasher soap has sodium hydroxide in it, which over repeated washings will etch the blade and dual it. Also I believe if you look closely at Cutco’s information they say that the handles are dishwasher safe but they recommend hand washing.

[leera]

I have a set from a company International Cutlery..........bought them at Tuesday Morning for $20.00.....original price on them was $100.00..........they have been a very good set.

I also have an old set the was my grandmother's(Lehman's sells a similar set)........we use them from time to time,but mostly prefer the newer ones.

[DM]

When i lived in Alaska i knew of a lake waaaaaaay back in the bush. It looked like it had a spot where hunters had been camping at for many more years than i was old. I happen to mention it to a friend who had just bought the latest greatest medal dector. He wanted me to take him there to see what we could find, so i did.

The fun was soon over as there were very old rusty pieces of cans all around and other things of no interest to us, but finally i did dig up an OLD knife. It didn't look like much, and my friend told me "he didn't want it". I packed it home and one day i took a wire wheel and file to it. It took some doing, but i got it looking fairly decent and started useing it.

One day my friend and his wife came over for dinner and he was cutting up some veggies for a salad ect... After quite a while i asked him if he recognized the knife he was useing and he said "no".... then it came to him.

He couldn't believe how it had cleaned up and that it cut so well... He was quite upset when i wouldn't give it to him too... hee he heee

I still have it, and it's one of my most favoured kitchen knives!! It holds an edge very well...

DM