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