Originally Posted by brooklyn1

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:32:08 -0700, sf wrote:

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

In article ,
sf wrote:

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.