After stumbling across a blog post about how big brand kitchen products and appliances are mostly just hollow shells with little to no integrity, I found that same blogger/journalist has a robust list of brands that haven’t gone the way of capital sell-outs that goes way beyond kitchen utensils.
It’s worth taking a look at the list as well as the articles. The articles are conversational, but with lots of links to the source material.
But the site approved Cutco? The pyramid scam of cheaply made knives?
Read my other reply in this comment section. I kind of wrote a whole lot about this, but from a purchasers point of view: they have the best warranty if anything for fixing or replacing, while being a 70 year old company, and their knives are all dishwasher safe and last for decades with no issues. They are overpriced and use cheaper stamped steel but they are tempered pretty well.
In fact, here’s a picture I’m just taking of my 25 year old chefs knife that always gets tossed in the dishwasher. I cook a lot, but also know how to sharpen and use a honing steel.
They’re up front about them being shit about that, if long glossed over
Kinda looks like they just ‘approve’ any brand that is family-owned.
that’s the funny thing, they’re legitimately fine knives. i worked at a restaurant that had been using cutco knives for years before i got there, and they held up better than certain “commercial quality” knives we got from our supplier.
they’re by no means “good”, but they’re perfectly serviceable and will last a LONG time. i used their ungodly 9” serrated carving fella as my goto veggie prep knife for literally 7 years. it was super predictable and i could butcher a pound of veg faster than anyone else on staff hahahah
Pretty sure a butter knife sharpened on a brick would be serviceable
i mean, yeah? if you shape and profile it by hand, even shitty steel can be turned into a very useful tool. the question quickly becomes “is hours of my labor worth less than $20?” hahahah
20 is one thing, sounds like those knives are a lot more though. Getting the impression £20 or so is a pretty good price point for a knife.
if you look hard enough you can find em used for $20, generally with a fine edge lol. $20 for a new knife is almost always gonna get you something less than ideal, unless you’re really picky with brands or can buy at dealer prices.
like i’d trust anything from morakniv to hold up wonderfully, and the risberg is only $19, or you could get a basic 511 or 546 for like $14. they’re one of the best values in fixed blade bushcraft style knives i reckon.
but outside of them, i don’t know that i’d trust much at that price point.
How do you sharpen serrated knife?
Things may have changed since, but our CutCo knives are still great 30+ years later.
Specifically the “Butter Knife” is a game changer. I still use it daily for all sorts of things. And I’ve looked for comparable knives as gifts. Nobody else makes anything like it. I specifically bought 2 through their website for friends.
Ah. Do you mean “the sandwich maker”? Lol
That’s the one!
Still lives in my drawer to be used the past 25 years. If only it somehow also had a fork to get a pickle out of a jar without messing up its ability to do everything else.