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What is your opinion of Cutco knives? My wife, a great cook, says they are some of the best.

RS

They are very good knives. I have had some for over 25 years now and they still cut great. Back in the 80s Cutco and Kabar became one and the same.

Too bad Vector Marketing is such a scam. They basically "hire" kids in their late teens and early 20s to sell their knives. The kids even buy their own set of sample cutlery at a "discount". Once they run out of friends/family to sell knives to, they pretty much give up on the knife selling and quit. Then Vector hires a new batch of younguns.......

I've used Cutco kitchen knives for years the edge seems to last forever, also used their hunting knives. While I like their hunting knives their lack of a guard is a serious drawback. It's too easy for the knife to slip in your hand when covered with deer blood, I have seriously considered adding a guard to my Cutco hunting knife. The model with the big orange rubber handle is otherwise just about ideal.

Pretty sure they have free sharpening for life also. But ya never need it or certainly not often...

In addition to being waaay over priced, they come with mediocre steel, grinds, and profiles.

If you need something Cutco, the kitchen scissors/shears would be my recommendation.

The double D edge is pretty good though. It's a very shallow serrated edge that slices well and helps with edge retention.

On the hunting version I have the blade thickness is quite thin as it should be and the big grippy rubber handle doesn't get slippery even when wet or bloody. You can sharpen the double D for a while then get it re-profiled for the cost of shipping.

Overpriced but there are many worse knives out there.

I stopped at the Cutco store in Olean, NY. I didn't think they had a very big selection of knives. Bought a knife sharpener. About all i could afford there.

A serrated edge tears more than cuts.

Never once needed a guard on a hunting knife.

We have a set that I acquired in a back door kind of way. They came with the bakelite drawer holder that I didn't need, wanted a block to hold them. That damned block was $140 or so 10 years ago!

Great knives, I just wish I could get my wife to use them properly..............oh well, the resharpening service is wonderful.

Oddly, as far as kitchen knives go, I'd say the wife is far rougher on them than I....

If your hand slips down on that double D edge you'll know why I want a guard.

You should get her an Old Hickory paring knife.....my favorite....



How's it going Ken.....long time....

An el cheapo set of knives are on the kitchen counter for the wife to use, so far she's managed to bend the tips on a couple doing who knows what. The good cutlery resides in my man cave and gets brought out when I'm butchering a deer or grilling. Agree the Old Hickory is about as tough as nails, good old carbon steel takes and holds an edge like nothing else.

Ha, I love mine too, Charlie. I still have 3 of them. I bought all 4 at same time. I put BLO on the handles and a forced patina on 2 with the "special sauce". Maybe some paste wax too, he11, I don't remember.

I will be in touch...

Laffin'. Yeah, I have a whole separate block of knives the wife don't touch. Made up of Russells, and Ontarios and OHs. Think there is an Olsen fillet knife in there as well.

She is hell bent on throwing anything and everything in the dishwasher, so I let her continue to ruin the Cutcos, Wusthof Classics, and Forschners all on her own......

Yea....give me a shout when ya get a chance....
Believe it or not...I still haven't sharpened it since you gave it to me....just hit it with the steel once in a while and she's GTG....and I use the hell out of it....I don't own any steak knives (it's the hillbilly in me) so that's my go to knife when I'm eating something that requires cutting.....as you can see...it has a double dose of "honest patena" since you last saw it...

Take care of yourself...