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.



--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:15:03 -0700, 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.

Certainly looks like it's worth $2.

sf > wrote in :

>
> 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.
>
>
>



I'm going to be getting one of these in the mail...... very shortly!!


http://www.petersofkensington.com.au...spx?id=1623609



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

PL wrote:
>
>I'm going to be getting one of these in the mail...... very shortly!!
>
>http://www.petersofkensington.com.au...spx?id=1623609

Now that's a genuine Peters Bobbetek.

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?
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

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. The blade looks
like a miniature version of my mother's knives from the '50s.

It's a good picnic knife.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
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. The blade looks
> like a miniature version of my mother's knives from the '50s.
>
> It's a good picnic knife.

Have you honed it at all?

Even my beloved kiwi knife gets honed on a steel for a few swipes before
using it if if performs less perfectly than usual. ;-) It's worked for
mine, but I am not familiar with your new blade...

I hope it works out in the long run.

I have personally found that price for knives is not always equal to
performance.

And I've "sold" more than one person here on Kiwi brand. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

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.

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.
>
>
>
I hope it gives you good results.

BTW, I buy all of my paring knives at the dollar store. They go dull
after 6 or 8 months and I throw them away and get new ones.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> 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.

For a dollar store knife? Gimme a break!

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

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.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:06:40 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>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.
>>
>>
>>
>I hope it gives you good results.
>
>BTW, I buy all of my paring knives at the dollar store. They go dull
>after 6 or 8 months and I throw them away and get new ones.

Sheesh... what do you pare, bricks? It's very hard to dull a paring
knife on veggies. I have some that have been used for more than 50
years and at most a couple licks with a steel and they're good as new.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:08:31 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>brooklyn1 wrote:
>> 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.
>
>For a dollar store knife? Gimme a break!

Dollar store or pricy store, paring knives are the same steel... the
main differnce with any pricy knives are the embellishments,
'specially the grips. Most all cutting tools, cept disposable razors,
need to be dressed out of the box... even brand new lawn mower blades
need to be sharpened before use.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:04:40 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

> Have you honed it at all?

Of course not. All the knives I buy are sharp out of the box. Like I
said, I'd only used it once. Now I know I have to sharpen it.
>
> Even my beloved kiwi knife gets honed on a steel for a few swipes before
> using it if if performs less perfectly than usual. ;-) It's worked for
> mine, but I am not familiar with your new blade...
>
> I hope it works out in the long run.
>
> I have personally found that price for knives is not always equal to
> performance.
>
> And I've "sold" more than one person here on Kiwi brand. <g>

I had no idea what people were talking about when they said "Kiwi"
knife. I didn't know if it was from New Zealand or a single purpose
knife for kiwis and wasn't interested enough to google to find out.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:06:40 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> I hope it gives you good results.

It's not bad for $2, but I'm easily impressed. Like I said: It's a
good picnic knife. If it's lost (hubby lost one of my expensive
paring knives and I'm still mad about that), no loss. I'll give it a
few swipes on the whetstone today and see if I can sharpen it up a
bit.
>
> BTW, I buy all of my paring knives at the dollar store. They go dull
> after 6 or 8 months and I throw them away and get new ones.

I didn't see any paring knives, but would have bought one if I saw it.
I need to find a larger store. The one near me is just a basic No
Name hole in the wall type dollar (plus) store.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

sf wrote on Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0700:

>> 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.
> >>
>> I hope it gives you good results.

> It's not bad for $2, but I'm easily impressed. Like I said: It's
> a good picnic knife. If it's lost (hubby lost one of my
> expensive paring knives and I'm still mad about that), no
> loss. I'll give it a few swipes on the whetstone today and
> see if I can sharpen it up a bit.
>>
>> BTW, I buy all of my paring knives at the dollar store. They
>> go dull after 6 or 8 months and I throw them away and get new
>> ones.

> I didn't see any paring knives, but would have bought one if I
> saw it. I need to find a larger store. The one near me is
> just a basic No Name hole in the wall type dollar (plus)
> store.

I've noticed relatively inexpensive ($20 or so) 8 inch ceramic knives
and I wonder if these keep an edge well? I don't believe they are
easily sharpened.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:53:59 -0400, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> I've noticed relatively inexpensive ($20 or so) 8 inch ceramic knives
> and I wonder if these keep an edge well? I don't believe they are
> easily sharpened.

From what I've read here, they keep an edge well but they are brittle
and easily broken. They are not popular around here; as far as I can
tell. I think I've seen them on display only once and it might have
been at Macy's, but I didn't notice the price because I'm not
interested in buying a ceramic knife.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On 7/18/2010 2:29 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:53:59 -0400, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> I've noticed relatively inexpensive ($20 or so) 8 inch ceramic knives
>> and I wonder if these keep an edge well? I don't believe they are
>> easily sharpened.
>
> From what I've read here, they keep an edge well but they are brittle
> and easily broken. They are not popular around here; as far as I can
> tell. I think I've seen them on display only once and it might have
> been at Macy's, but I didn't notice the price because I'm not
> interested in buying a ceramic knife.

FWIW, I picked up a set of "Silvermark" ceramic knives at Bed Bath and
Beyond the other day for 30 bucks. Work fine. Cut up veggies as well
as any of my other knives. Going to be interesting to see how long they
hold up.

Macys carries Kyocera for Kyocera prices.

On Jul 17, 6:15*pm, 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 ishttp://i32.tinypic.com/2rhahz6.jpg.
> I need to get a blade guard for it now.
>
> --
>
> Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

It looks fairly heavy. Does it weigh much. I like a lighter knife,
I guess that's why I like my Victorinox so much. It's light
and easy and SHARP...and easily kept that way.

http://www.hizzoners.com/index.php?o...er&Itemid=7 4

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:52:18 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

> On Jul 17, 6:15*pm, 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 ishttp://i32.tinypic.com/2rhahz6.jpg.
> > I need to get a blade guard for it now.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
>
> It looks fairly heavy. Does it weigh much.
>
It's not especially heavy, but it's not a lightweight either. I like
some heft, but I will get used to it easily.

> I like a lighter knife,
> I guess that's why I like my Victorinox so much. It's light
> and easy and SHARP...and easily kept that way.

The sharp part is still questionable. It's sharp enough, now we'll
see if it can be made more sharp easily.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:06:40 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:

>> BTW, I buy all of my paring knives at the dollar store. They go dull
>> after 6 or 8 months and I throw them away and get new ones.
>
> I didn't see any paring knives, but would have bought one if I saw it.
> I need to find a larger store. The one near me is just a basic No
> Name hole in the wall type dollar (plus) store.
>

Do you have a Dollar Tree store? They seem to have the best kitchen stuff.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Most larger Asian markets carry Kiwi (Thai made). They're cheap enough to get the whole set for like $20-$25. Like a razor, you can sharpen these things to split the atom.

I got mine at Lee-Lee's Asian market in Pheonix.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:58:25 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:06:40 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > > wrote:
>
> >> BTW, I buy all of my paring knives at the dollar store. They go dull
> >> after 6 or 8 months and I throw them away and get new ones.
> >
> > I didn't see any paring knives, but would have bought one if I saw it.
> > I need to find a larger store. The one near me is just a basic No
> > Name hole in the wall type dollar (plus) store.
> >
>
> Do you have a Dollar Tree store? They seem to have the best kitchen stuff.

Yes, I see on google maps that there's one 10 minutes away. It's well
off my beaten track so I'll have to hunt it down, but it's closer than
the one I knew about. Thanks for the recommendation. I think I
bought my first silicone spatula from a Dollar Tree, up in Oregon.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:02:32 -0400, brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Dollar store or pricy store, paring knives are the same steel...

That's not even close to being true.

>... Most all cutting tools, cept disposable razors,
>need to be dressed out of the box...

but that is.

One out of two is pretty good for you.

-- Larry

pltrgyst wrote:
>brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>Dollar store or pricy store, paring knives are the same steel...
>
>That's not even close to being true.

It's absolutely true. Do you really think the stainless steel is
different in a 99¢ paring knife than a $3, $5, $10 paring knife...
only differences are shininess, etchings, and mostly handle
material... blade material is the exact same metalurgy... and often
the 99¢ parer is better because the blade is thinner.

Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> . . . or fountain pens.
>Lynn in Fargo

Absolutely... and they're not to be loaned.