Cutco and Rada Knives
 

A friend so kindly :rolleyes: passed my name on to one of her friends who sells Cutco knives. She did tell her that I'm probably not going to buy anything, but I guess they get paid per demo as well.

The friend originally said that she thought her friend sold Rada knives, so I checked out their website, as this was the first I'd heard of them. I'd be more inclined to purchase a Rada knife, I think, than a Cutco one, but really, we're quite happy with our collection of Henckels and Wusthof knives.

Does anyone have any experience with Rada or Cutco? Can anyone give me any reason I should really consider buying a Cutco knife or two?

I have one Cutco knife. It is adequate but overpriced.

There were several threads about kitchen knives in the past. One is here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni/...revisited.html

On the basis of those threads I got my bride several Global knives. They instantly became her favorites.

I don't have much personal experience with Cutco. From my reading a while ago I believe Cutco does not really use very high quality steel for their blade so it does not hold the sharpness for very long.

I've used Shun and Henckels knives and I do like Shun much better.

What does everyone think of Wustof vs Shun knives?

We have 2 Cutco knives for almost 20 years and we LOVE them! They're 2 different types and are way better than our Henckels. Pricey but well worth it

i have two cutco knives that are nearly 25 years old. they are the sharpest knives in my house. my spouse once had an entire set, but they were lost to parents and siblings who were careless.

selling cutco knives is a losing proposition, despite their high quality. the seller must purchase their own set for demonstrations, and only make money if they sell a set (they get nothing for giving a demo unless you buy).

I'm really not looking for Cutco knives, in part because we're happy with our current knives, and because I'm not looking to spend that much money on knives.

Does anyone have any knowledge of Rada knives?

Love my Shuns. I haven't tried Wusthof, but I've tried the REAL JA Henckels and I like the Shuns better. Lighter and more balanced, IMO.

If you have good knives I wouldn't trade up to Cutco, but if you are in need of knives they aren't half bad. I don't have a full set of Cutco knives but I do love my "Spreader Spatula" which is my favorite when making sandwiches for a crowd, because you can easily spread mayo/mustard and then cut the sandwich with the serrated edge.

http://www.cutco.com/products/produc...itemGroup=1768

They also have a really awesome warranty and will replace just about everything. My mom buys even damaged ones at garage sales for super cheap then sends them in for warranty replacement then sells it as new on Ebay. :) There is definitely an aftermarket if you decide you don't want them.

Someone mentioned about their mother buying Kitchen-Aid mixers at yard sales as well... Was that your mother? :D

Yes, she totally works the system. ;-)
She is retired and thinks of it as a fun game and way to make some extra fun money.

LOL, I love it! :D If I ever bother to stop at yard sales, I should pay attention to that sort of thing. :D

Ding ding. Same thing with Shun knives. If you see a damaged knife at the garage sale, grab it. Send it in for sharpening (free lifetime sharpening by Shun), they'll usually send back a new one

Gah!!! Now I'm going to be scouring yard sales for Shun and Cutco knives. :D

Hammer Stahl has been on of the best knifes great edge and teeth run it over your fingers and you can feel it grabbing them.

Cutco is a good knife but no teeth, more of a slicing action than a sawing one.

I have a set of Wusthof knives - as my friend says, overpriced German steel. They are very nice I'm sure but I don't have much else to compare them to.

I do love my Kyocera ceramic knives. For slicing/chopping, they can't be beat.

I have one Kyocera cramic knife, and it's not bad, although I'm always afraid I'll break it. :)

seconded or thirded for Shun...I have one Cutco knife but it's a cheese knife that I bought while after one to many at a wine festival.

Cutco sales are usually students making a buck; they are in our two experiences professional and courteous [and not super super pushy]. My wife bought a complete set, including steak knives 10 years ago.

They are guaranteed for life - not sure what that means. We did have them come over to sharpen the knives; free of charge. Of course, they did up-sell my wife for more knives....:D

Every 2 yrs or so they come over to sharpen and so we've been happy campers. Once, they noted a defect in one of the knives and told us to arrange for exchange [lazy, haven't done it yet!].

I used to sell Cutco in the mid 90's. I can't say enough good things about them. The quality is excellent, the warranty is excellent and the performance over 20 years (how long I've had my set) has been excellent. Of course, my entire family has their own set and they all love them as well. They aren't the cheapest but they are very good quality and worth every penny in my experience!

I was given a set of Cutco knives 20 years ago and they are still going strong. I get them sharpened every couple years or so and they are wonderful.

My parents got a set of steak knives when they got married in 1956 and we still use them today. Sharp, well made knives.

We love our Shuns as well. Moved from JA Henckels. They are great tools.

We've got a nice set of JA Henckels. Recently I noticed Amazon had a 'deal of the day' for a 3 piece set of Shun knives. I'm so glad I took advantage of it. The Shuns are fabulous.

I knew nothing about Rada knives until my ex GF had me use her Rada paring knife. I loved it. Very light and nice to use, so I got one and love it. She also had a tomato knife that is one of the best knives I have ever used. We broke up before we got back to get me one of those... but I found someone who sold them recently and got a tomato knife in time for the fresh tomatoes. I certainly would say get one.

Thanks. I might look into buying a few Rada knives, primarily to use to take to work to cut lunches and such.