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Originally Posted by brooklyn1 View Post
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:32:08 -0700, sf wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:22:53 -0500, Omelet

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sf
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With all the talk about knives from Chinatown and the dollar store, I
walked by my local "$1 & Up" store on the way to the library and ended
up buying a $2 knife. Here it is
http://i32.tinypic.com/2rhahz6.jpg.
I need to get a blade guard for it now.


Very sleek and pretty. How is the edge holding up?


I've only had it for a couple of hours. I cut onion, red bell pepper
and garlic with it. It cuts ok, but I don't think it's as sharp as
more expensive knives are when they are brand new.


It's rare to find a new knife sharpened to its full potential right
out of the box... most new cutting tools of all types need to be
groomed... and that's done purposely so that the new owner can break
it in to suit, same as new shoes.
I'm with Om and the Kiwi knife. I have three sizes and just love these bargains. I'm also fond of a big ole Thai cleaver I picked up for $8. Not stainless, though, so you have take more care of it.

$2 looks like a deal for that bad boy.