On 11/22/2013 10:52 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" <> No recommendation about steak knives. I can't imagine
> finding myself
>> "frequently reaching for a 'steak knife'". Myself and most people I
>> know only use them when eating plated steak. Since you don't know if
>> the grandkids even eat steak often... well, I wouldn't consider that a
>> useful gift.
> Jill
>
> Ah, now, Jill. You were that young once.

I certainly was. I also started purchasing small kitchen items when I
was about 18. I knew I wouldn't live at home forever. Steak knives
were not high on my priority list. A collander, a whisk, some wooden
spoons...

> They'll probably use the
> steak knives for opening a stubborn sack of Cheerios, slicing the
> wrapper on a new cd, scraping tar off the Welcome mat. Just no
> telling. Polly
>
If that's the intended usage, why not just give them a couple of pair of
good kitchen shears? The kind designed for cutting paper and plastic.
I'd recommend and exacto-knife for tar on a welcome mat. LOL

Jill