"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. 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

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:52:55 -0600, "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. 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

Very true. shudder. We gave them a lovely chefs knife and a
wonderful box cutter. Guess which one was used to open the packing
box?
Janet US

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

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 23:47:42 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

snip 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...
>
snip
>
>Jill

I started collecting that stuff when I was in 4th grade. I got all my
flatware and dishes (white with a gold rim) that way (passed them on
to daughter). Each week I'd bicycle to my violin teacher's house. A
short distance away was a grocery store. They gave away a piece of
tableware every week, no purchase necessary.
Janet US

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> 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...

I started at 13. Some things were given to me. Used to babysit for a woman
who paid me with unwanted wedding gifts. When she ran out of stuff I might
want and was forcing me to choose from stuff I did not want, and had no
money to pay me, I quit.

One of my friends had a hope chest. I wanted one but wasn't given one so I
started my own in a cardboard box that fit under my bed. Eventually
expanded to several boxes, not all of which would fit under the bed.

I had no furniture when I moved out aside from bedroom stuff and some big
floor pillows. But I did have towels and other linens and enough stuff for
the kitchen to where I could cook and bake mostly anything. My mom started
me out with the spices. Those cost a lot!
>
>> 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

Ooh yes! I finally bought myself a second pair. I use mine a lot.

On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 23:47:42 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> If that's the intended usage, why not just give them a couple of pair of
> good kitchen shears?

That's something my local 99¢ store (not a chain) was useful for. I
could buy kitchen shears for $1 that were the same quality, maybe
better, than what I saw at regular stores for $20. I bought several
and use them for all sorts of things unrelated to cooking. Sadly,
that store hasn't been as interesting since the change in ownership -
so I haven't browsed in quite a while.

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