Thread: Whats the general opinion of those Ronco knives?

Quote: Originally Posted by mesoflash My mom has a cheap $10 knife that she has been sharpening herself (She learned how to use a sharpening stone when she was little) and I swear up and down it is the best knife I have ever cut with. I'm guessing the handle end is about 5 times as heavy as the blade end and it feels so good in the hand. I bet she has had for at least 30 years. good carbon steel will do that,and wetstones give some of...

You know that one you always see on the infomercials, The big set of knives [ two sets of 25, Cleaver, steak knifes, boning, pearing, choppers, bread, etc etc ] for 40 bucks. Whats the general opinion of them, decent blades?

Quote: Originally Posted by StarDeath13 for $40 how could you go wrong?and for 2 sets it is damn cheap. but you get what you pay for. if i was to buy my mom knives id buy her something like that. for myself never. its like driveing a chevy cavalier compared to a ferrari compared with what i use. both do the job,but its all about how good the experiance is imo. in saying that cheap knives are cheap knives,no matter what brand they are. and for...

this guy reviewed a ton of knives . of the 9 knives tested, the Cutco knife consistently performed the worst (and it cost $104). he talks on knife sets too, "Most of the time knife sets come with one or two good knives and the rest are not so good (that's why they put it in a set)." FWIW and this is just sexy:

My mom has a cheap $10 knife that she has been sharpening herself (She learned how to use a sharpening stone when she was little) and I swear up and down it is the best knife I have ever cut with. I'm guessing the handle end is about 5 times as heavy as the blade end and it feels so good in the hand. I bet she has had for at least 30 years.

Quote: Originally Posted by aoeoae Excellent knife.