This demonstration looks just a little familiar. I am in the middle of training, and will be starting as a salesperson tomorrow. If anyone lives on the long island area (preferrably central suffolk), PM me if you would like a demonstration
@MrGodspeed17 u have to know someone that works at the company if there are other ways id google it but its over 100$ 4 the knife they used in this vid
@MrGodspeed17 I can help you. Look at Cutco.com and make a list of what you like. Then Just E mail me and put CUTCO in the header. Ill cut you a deal and sense im a top rep can get you a very good deal. p.s that knife in the vid is not 100$ its less.
Hey guys. I notice a lot of misinformation here. I will not go into detail but I have sold Cutco for 2 and a half years now and the fact of the matter is if you are a pro you want Global or Shun. Heinkels is junk (yes even the double man) If you are an average everday person who cooks for fun or because of there family Cutco is the best value. plain and simple. If any one here has anything to say please just ask. Have a great day every body.
LOL @ how on the first one you hover above and apply no pressure and with the cutco one you press it to the board and push as hard as you can. your such a biased faggot.
lmao this thread is so funny! i love it when people try to say that cutco can't hold an edge, or aren't that sharp... did you know that cutco has been in the guinness book of world records for being the worlds sharpest knife? it was only replaced a few years ago by a single man in japan who hand forges everything, and sells his for thousands of dollars a piece (as opposed to a set for a grand). he's got a 3 year waiting list... wanna wait for yours?
@barbaramoreilly Sorry, Cutco has never been in the Guinness book of world records; that is an outright LIE. Sharpness potential is dictated by steel grain structure, since Cutco is not a powdered steel, and due to its high chromium carbide content, it has a very thick grain structure; yielding poor sharpness potential. Furthermore, Cutco sets their bevel with a very thick grit, then uses a buffing wheel to remove the burr; nowhere near as sharp from the factory as Shun, Wusthof etc.
@FiddlerAdam i'm just curious, what experience do you have with cutco? i am a rep, and i don't get 50% off of anything! actually, i don't BUY anything, it's all shipped directly from the factory to the customer. all i do is present it to people, and let them make up their minds if they think it's worth it.
(i will say, i've personally seen 30+ year old sets in peoples homes that they use every day and have NEVER shapened once. i've never met a single owner of cutco that had a complaint.)
@barbaramoreilly You have to PAY for shipping from the manufacturer, and its very expensive; and if you sell enough Cutco, you can get up to a 50% employee discount. Not even CPM 15V would keep its edge for 30 years, with oiling and very light use; Cutco's straight edge blades will dull after a single hard use.
@RebelWrestler45 lol are you kidding me? i use my knives every day in my kitchen. my petite chef's knife is my favorite toy! (i can't wait to get the french chef next) then i take them and use them for demos. i use the same knives all day and then show them. no sharpening, so i don't know where you get this "light use" idea from.
i have been selling cutco for almost 3 months, and haven't had to pay for a thing! not my knives, not shipping, not anything. well, gas to put in my car i suppose...
@barbaramoreilly If it can't pop hairs, it isn't sharp. With daily stropping w/ green compound, my Cutco French Chef won't last more than 3 weeks without needing resharpening, and it is dull after one use if I don't strop or hone it; and that's with an edge finished w/ 6,000 grit, not Cutco's coarse factory edge. My Shun in VG-10 last for 6-8 months with daily stropping, before needing resharpening, my SG2 knives, a year. The Vector marketing squad fed you a load of bs, and you gobbled it down.
cutco is an amazing brand of cutlery. I sold them and I own them. They have never gone dull on me. I completed demonstration at people homes who have own cutco for 30yrs and their knives never went dull either. I was so impressed. They are not a waste of money. People do not know what they are missing out on.
Cutco has some amazing knives. They're expensive, but it beats the fuck out of having to buy new sets. Plus, they're a fun company to work for if you give it 110%. People who yell 'scam' are idiots. Don't mind them. They just can't handle operating in the real world with real people with sharp knives ;)
apparently using a rope simulates cutting into meat and some vegetable stocks... whereas if you actually cut into stuff that you're not gonna use right after is called wasting food... the reason we cut with that is because we can and hey! if you're walking with a CutCo Knife and you get caught in rope trap, you know you can get out of it :)
@mushroomhill i been on the job like a week and been selling this stuff beside their not $200 per knife $50 give or take depending on the knife besides the rope is just a demonstration not what you use it for silly XP lol
@FiddlerAdam You might want to take an economics course. A purchase point at 200% of the production price of a product is actually extremely low. EX: If cutco makes a knife for $50 it sells it for $100
With a retail environment what happens is the manufacturer sells the product to a retail store at ~150% of the production cost, who will then AT LEAST double if not triple the price in order to cover their own expenses and turn a net profit off it. So that knife which cost $50 is $150-225 retail
@100lilabner You haven't the slightest clue what you are talking about. All 'surgical steel' means is that it won't rust easily; in fact the term is most often used to describe cheap generic steel used in Wal-Mart bargain bin knife sets. 440A is bottom of the barrel, low quality bargain steel; good stain resistance, God awful edge retention and toughness.
@FiddlerAdam i just had an interview with them, for my sample set, chef knife, pizza wheel, steak knife, and normal cuttin knife, 80% off they wanted $100 from me. told em to shove the knife up there ass if the expect to see that money, than walked out.
@FiddlerAdam Firstly, Cutco isn't made for chefs. It's made for average everyday people. There are a number of reason's chef's don't use cutco, which does NOT market to chefs or resturants. Cutco is sold DIRECTLY to people, in their homes. Why? because its less expensive for the CONSUMER. Cutco isn't sold in stores, because it would jack up the price tremendously. Cutco isn't out to make trillions of dollars at their customers expense. They offer the best quality items with a forever guarantee.
@Mort4lD4rkn3ss No, Cutco isn't sold in stores, because they want to increase profit margins by eliminating the middle man. Any more than 35 bucks for a Chef's knife with a hollow ground stamped 440A blade is a complete ripoff.
@RebelWrestler45 hey rebelwrestler(faggot name) when's the last time you used a cutco knife? are you retarded? i have at least three stories off the top of my head from personal experience that back up what they say. they were featured on goddamn modern marvels. you lose
@kirkwhalen991 This morning; I was a sales rep for Cutco, during a time where I knew next to nothing about knives. I still have the marketing set. A hollow grind increases friction coefficient whilst cutting; 440A is the shittiest American steel on the market (save non HC 420 series), with horrible edge retention, and stamped blades are a mark of low quality. They've had McDonald's on modern marvels, by your logic Mickey D's uses the highest quality beef available, and they're the tastiest too.
@RebelWrestler45 i appreciate your comment but you have no proof to back it up. i did a presentation for this old couple. halfway through it they stop me half way and are like "hey! i knew this looked familiar!". the old lady goes to her drawer and pulls out a knife that had to be at least 30 years old. it still had the wooden handle and everything from before they started using thermoresin. i guess they just pass that knife around the table to cut meat. including a set of five year old henkels
@RebelWrestler45 i appreciate your comment but you have no experience to back it up. i did a presentation for this old couple. halfway through it they stop me and are like "hey! i knew this looked familiar!". the old lady goes to her drawer and pulls out a knife that had to be at least 30 years old. it still had the wooden handle. they only use that knife and pass it around the table to cut meat. their five year old set of henkles was dulled to shit with no warranty. sold them a homemaker+8
@kirkwhalen991 So what you're telling me, is you sold a lady some Cutco? How does empirically justify product quality? Any knife will be dull after 5 years of use; even the best stainless out there (arguably CPM S110V), which has more wear resistance than top of the line high speed tool steels like CPM M4. You are the one who has no knife experience, outside of Cutco. Cutco stamps their blades, instead of forging; uses 440A, instead of 440C or better, and uses a hollow grind instead of a ffg.
@RebelWrestler45 lol i like how you just ignored the fact that the only knife they use and still works fantastically is their THIRTY YEAR OLD CUTCO. five years my ass. fuck what you think about how they make it. obviously, it's working a lot better than anybody else. proof is in the product
@kirkwhalen991 Spoken like somebody who simply knows nothing about cutlery. Working for Cutco is like a person selling KIA cars; if the only car that individual had ever been in, was a KIA. The fact is, that Cutco is not working better than everyone else, because the proof is in the product, and Cutco is a prime example of a product's performance being limited to its materials and manufacturing processes. I own knives in everything from bottom of the barrel 440A to CPM S110V, Cutco can't compete
@RebelWrestler45 lol prove it man. my ex's dad trimmed the grass at his lake house with that knife they're showing up there for twenty years. you can be as stuck up as you want with your materials and processes. the fact of the matter is that they simply do things better. and even if one of your knives could last longer than a cutco knife, yknow whats gonna last longer? the fuckin warranty. cutco wins man, get over it. oh. and i was in culinary school for a year and a half before working there
@kirkwhalen991 No, they don't do things better; until you have used, reprofiled, sharpened, and honed Shun in both VG-10 and SG2, Kasumi, Wusthof, Henckels, Global, Forschner and maybe a high end semi-custom or two; you wouldn't know. A warranty is fine and dandy, but unless you're using your kitchen knife as a pry bar, there is no need for it. I've made knives (stock removal, not forged) in everything from 0-1 and A-2 all the way up to S30V; culinary school gives you no real knife knowledge
@RebelWrestler45 lol that was an extremely ignorant comment. we had multiple highly-revered chefs teaching us and exchange students from all over the world (mainly japan) going there. this kid was using his japanese knives that he had used at his parent's sushi bar forever. good knives, don't get me wrong. i'm not saying that there aren't other good knives. but to say that chefs and people in culinary school don't know about knives? cmon now... remove head from ass please
@kirkwhalen991 And I guarantee you that none of those highly revered Chefs used Cutco. Sure, through their years of experience Chef's find the brands, steels, and blade profiles that work best for them; but their knowledge of metallurgy and knives in general is very limited. There is a reason top Chefs don't use Cutco; 440A (especially stamped, hollow ground 440A) simply doesn't have the edge retention necessary to perform in a restaurant. Culinary school in itself, imparts no knife knowledge.
@RebelWrestler45 i don't know why you are still talking about the edge retention when i've told you many different stories that say differently. it doesn't matter what you think SHOULD happen with these knives. that's not what's happening in the real world. i was using a mixed set of henckel's and wusthof (the actual good shit) and they're damn good knives. but show me one that will still cut stiff steak thirty years later with no sharpening? and one that i can send back and get new any time? no
@kirkwhalen991 Stories are merely anecdotal, they offer no objective analysis of the product. In addition; you have to compare like to like; comparing a Cutco serrated blade only used for cutting meat every once in a while (serrated blades will cut even if dull) to a straight edged Chef's knife is just dumb. The fact is you have had no personal experience with high Grade cutlery; and Cutco will not send you a new knife at any time, they will sharpen your knives if you pay shipping.
@RebelWrestler45 lol you are just dragging this out cuz you don't want to admit you lose. stories are what's ACTUALLY HAPPENING. you can analyze all you want but every scientist will tell you that shit rarely ever works out the way it "should". and it's not serrated. you should know this. the experience with knives comment is just redundant and annoying. and if it's worn beyond help through regular use they will replace it with no charge.
@kirkwhalen991 There is a difference between stories and firsthand tangible experience; you have no experience with any high quality steel knives at all; I do, and so do thousands of top tier chefs out there, none of whom use Cutco . The DD edge is a serration (a serration is defined as a recessed cutting surface on the edge of a blade), merely a serration pattern copyrighted by Cutco. A knife is not a piece of machinery; it is the sum of its parts and materials, and performance is bound to them
The DD pattern isn't even copyrighted. Any knife maker could use the same pattern if they chose to do so. They don't, because it's just another serrated edge. A forschner serrated steak knife cuts at least as well, edge retention is a bit better, and costs something like 1/8th as much. No warranty, but with that price discrepancy, so what?
Kirk has been comparing serrated Cutcos to straight edge (and apparently unsharpened) German knives and wants us to believe he's an expert?
@cowboyardee You're right; the "DD Edge" name is copyrighted, but the serration pattern itself is not patented. I'd say Forschner has poorer edge retention than Cutco, but at a small fraction of the price, I wouldn't mind bringing out the sharpmaker slightly more often. Kirk has no experience with knives and blade steels outside of the misinformation peddled to him by Cutco management.
@RebelWrestler45 does it have that forever guarantee? my mom is all penny pincher and she wants come cutco knives. i sold some to a lady with a full set of Chicago cutlery
@kungfudemoness No forschner doesn't have a forever guarantee, but with the shipping costs required to send a Cutco knife back to the factory for sharpening of replacement, you could buy a brand new knife from Forschner. Cutco is a serious ripoff.
@RebelWrestler45 so forschner knives only cost $6-$9? 'cause that's the cost of the postage...
of course if you think you can get a GOOD knife for under ten bucks, you are fooling yourself!
and you are obviously unaware that you no longer have to mail the knives in for sharpening, they'll send someone to your house to sharpen them there for you for free!
@barbaramoreilly Postage both ways; you're looking at at least $15 dollars. You can't get a good knife for under ten bucks, but Cutco is proof that companies have the balls to sell a crappy knife for upwards of 70 bucks. Selling stamped, hollow ground 440A for that much, is like selling a KIA at Mercedes prices. None of those Cutco kids could sharpen a knife properly to save their lives; you're far better off getting a cheap lansky, DMT, or sharpmaker and doing it yourself.
@RebelWrestler45 i've bought more than a dozen $15 knives in my short life, and all they do is make me hate my kitchen. have you actually tried a cutco knife? they're amazing! my friend's mom has had her set for 30+ years (it was a wedding present) and has NEVER sharpened them. she uses them every day. i haven't had a cheap knife last me more than 6 months before being useless!
as for the 440a steel? it's only crap if it's improperly forged. if it's treated properly it's perfect for the kitchen
@barbaramoreilly Improperly Forged? Cutco doesn't forge its blades; they're all stamped sheet metal crap. 440A has the poorest wear resistance out of any stainless cutlery steel, save 420 series; its adequate for kitchen use, at maybe $30 maximum for a full size Chef's knife, but at Cutco's outrageous prices, its a complete ripoff. No knife will stay sharp for even a year; I don't care if its a 1/4 inch thick piece of CPM S110V.
@kungfudemoness As someone who has just started working for cutco,This company has a forever performance guarantee whch means if you hae a problem with it, send it back to them, they will correct or replace the problem product. A Forever sharpness guarantee that says if you get the DD or straight edged blade,if you need it sharpened, send it back to them for a small shipping and handling fee for1 to 3 items or 4 or more items is about 3 dollars more.It also has a 15 day money back guarantee.
@RebelWrestler45 people had firsthand tangible experience with, lets say... medicine. there have been terrible ways of healing throughout history. but they were all used because to the best of POPULAR knowledge, that was the best way to do it. a serration is defined as "a series or set of teeth or notches". rarely do they ever pay serious attention to the recesses. and the sum of cutco's parts are solid as fuck. you see a cutco handle coming apart like on my 2 year old henckles chef's knife? no
@kirkwhalen991 Any serration pattern from a good company has a razor sharp recessed edge unless of course you haven't used top tier cutlery before. Cutco's construction is good but their materials and grinding processes are low quality and shoddy. How about this; don't take my word for it, (I'm just an amateur bladesmith who has had extensive use with almost every steel out there) go ask a professional bladesmith about 440A. Go to the channel of knivesandstuff, Conan 568, SnodyKnives and PM them
@RebelWrestler45 actually the DD edge is not patented. anyone could use it if they wanted, but it's a more expensive manufacturing process so they don't bother...
@barbaramoreilly No, the dd grind is not patented, but the name 'DD Edge' is patented. Its actually an incredibly cheap manufacturing process, no more expensive than any other type of serration; it is merely a serrated secondary chisel grind, after the primary hollow grind is set. I would consider buying Cutco at their current prices, if they decided to use at least 440C, and flat ground and drop forged their blades
@RebelWrestler45 lmao, the reason they use other knives in most culinary schools is because a part of their curriculum is knife sharpening, and if you have knives that don't need to be sharpened then you can't teach it. also, many of the commercial brands (wustoff for example) actually pays the school to reccomend their product to the students. how do i know this? talking to instructors and administrators at multiple culinary schools. (and most of them have cutco at home)
@barbaramoreilly All knives need to be sharpened, no matter what the design; Cutco straight edges have poorer edge retention than almost any drop forged blade on the market. The DD edge is a serration, and most food prep tasks cannot be done with the dd edge; chopping, dicing, mincing, paring etc. all require a straight edge. Cutco isn't used by professional Chefs because it simply won't keep an edge.
@RebelWrestler45 i've been collecting knives and swords for over a dozen years. i've done my research. cutco is the best line of kitchen knives i've ever seen, and as a Navy veteran, i've literally searched the world over for good blades. (ftr, don't look to buy a sword in australia! lol) i'm never going to use anything else in my kitchen ever again, i've tried it all and found what works!
@barbaramoreilly If Cutco is the best line of kitchen knives you've ever seen, I've got a '96 Ford 150 to sell to you for $150,000, what a deal! 440A is absolute cheap junk, a hollow grind for a kitchen knife is laughable, and at Cutco's prices, I better see forged blades, not stamped plate metal.
@RebelWrestler45 just because i disagree with you does not make me stupid. however, mocking someone is usually the last bastion of the unimaginative.
obviously you feel you've been wronged by cutco in some way, which makes me feel sorry for you. however, you'd rather nurse your grudge than allow people to be happy with the decisions they've made? and actively try to keep other people from getting something that will make them happy? shame on you sir.
@barbaramoreilly Knowledge is predicated upon the free exchange of information. Vector marketing and Cutco are agents of misinformation. They lie to their sales reps about the quality of their steel and manufacturing processes, who then pass on said misinformation to their clientele. This is not a debate predicated upon relativity or preference, it is an objective scientific analysis of a product and its materials; ergo imagination is only a device of an agent of misinformation, in this arena.
Noooo practical knowledge of cutlery? And he didn't know how to properly use a knife? I doubt it. and if that's true, then he's an exception. I was given packets of comparisons using various tests to compare Henckels, Wustof, Global, etc., and Cutco was consistently higher in all categories. And things made by hand employ American workers. Which is simply supporting American work.
That being said, I don't think they are horrible, just not great. His set is ok. They just don't look, feel or cut like high end knives. The non-serrated blades are dull and chipped after just a few years of use. If they were 1/3 the price and skipped the ooh/aah demonstrations, I think they'd have a better rep. In the end, they're the Bose of knives. A mediocre, overpriced product with an outstanding sales pitch.
this video rocks. i am a meat cutter and i use my cutcos every day. on a good day i will cut 400+ lbs of meat five days a week. why go spend money on a brand that doesnt come with any guarantee or a DD edge? i'm just tired of waisting money on crap knives that you have to sharpen every 20 minutes.
Cutco is really nice have you seen their shears? They cut through pennies like they are nothing! They also offer the forever guarantee on all their products if they ever get dull they will sharpen them for free and you can pass them down to your kids and they can pass them on to their kids You will never have to buy a knife set again!
If you are looking to save yourself alot of money and get this amazing set of Cutco Knives let me know
@bladesdad2007 This is true testimony of cutcos guarantee...I bought an old cutco butcher knife from the 40s off ebay for $30. i sent it in and they sharpened it for free (customer pays postage) and replaced the wooden handle for free too. there wasnt anything wrong with the habdle but i got a more updated wooden handle now. go cuto!
@bladesdad2007 Go buy a set of $5 sheers from Walmart. They will cut through a penny too. I did this for my Cutco owning friend who wouldn't shut up about his $500 Cutco set and rendered him temporarily speechless. Stainless steel, even the cheapest stainless is harder than copper which is why my Walmart sheers, which won't cut through paper, will cut a penny. The penny test is snake oil selling at it's best. Might as well give out a free chamois.
@Helmetfourthree this is why after cutting a penny, i cut thru silk. i've been screamed at for using fabric shears on anything other than fabric. when i showed my seamstress that, she nearly fainted. (silk is one of the most difficult and delicate fabrics to cut)
I love my cutco. Haven't seen anything beat it yet. Idk why people call it a scam. What's their argument? Guess it seems too good to be true for them... Losers
@CZAROFGOD 1095 tool steel, will put all other steel knives to shame in terms of sharpness? That's just laughably ridiculous; plus Ontario's wood handles are not stabilized or resin impregnated, so they will absorb any liquid in the kitchen, and rust the tang of the blade. 1095 will hold an edge much longer than Cutco's 440A, a middle of the road steel which I hate, because it won't keep an edge; but when you compare it to higher class kitchen cutlery steels like VG-10, it won't compete.
Cutco knives aren't great at all. The argument about Wusthof and Shun being worse than cutco knives is sad really. Shun knives are probably the sharpest blades in the world, but are softer steel so less durable and Wusthof knives not as sharp as shun but much more durable. I've also never really seen any acclaimed chef's use Cutco...wonder why.
but then the cost of cutco knives would be a lot more expensive, meaning less people will be able to afford it. And some people can hardly afford cutco when they are sold word of mouth. They are cheapest through word of mouth because cutco cuts out the middle man
and i have personally tested other knives against cutco, and i feel its easier to use cutco. the reason for that may just be the wedge-lock handle though.
Slate tested carving knives and the top choice was Shun. From best to worst: 1. Shun Classic 2. Thomas Haslinger 3. Messermeister 4. Henckels Pro. 5. Henckels Int'l. 6, Cutco 7. Culinart (Big box store cheapie) 8. Hamilton Beach electric Shun's "superkeen edge sliced easily through turkey skin, beef gristle, salmon flesh, and tomatoes". Cutco's "sawlike edge teases turkey into unappealing fuzz, makes striations in the roast beef slices, and causes the tomato to shed its juice".
@ItzhakRoxMySox I own Cutco and Shun (several of the VG-10 classic series and one SG2 steel Santoku) comparing Shun to Cutco, is like comparing an S class Mercedes to a Ford focus. Cutco uses cheap steel, cheap handle materials, and cheap finishing processes (hollow grind on a kitchen knife, are you serious?). Cutco knives dull quickly, won't hold a very fine edge, have handles with poor traction, and are way way over priced.
@RebelWrestler45 Cutco = high carbon surgical stainless steel. Find a better material than that and get back to me. High impact thermo-resin handle material, same material used for bowling balls and football helmets (have you ever seen either of those things get damaged?). There are 70+ treatment processes on Cutco blades, so call that cheap finishing if you want. And i've seen people who've had Cutco over 20 years and it still works great. And over-priced? Forever guarantee. You're stupid.
@ItzhakRoxMySox 'high carbon surgical stainless steel' is ambiguous. 440A has the lowest carbon content of any 440 series steel (B,C are considered much higher quality steel than A), and dozens of different steels are used in surgical applications. 440A is a very cheap stainless steel, even moderately priced steels like 440C, 154CM, ATS 34, and AUS8 preform much better than 440A. VG-10 (like Shun uses), and even higher quality steels like S30V, SG2 ZDP189, and Cowry X are not in the same league
@ItzhakRoxMySox In addition, any type of phenolic resin, or substrate within a phenolic resin (micarta, g10, pakkawood) will have exceptional durability and heat resistance; thermo resin is just cheap as it is an injection molded resin with no substrate for texture or looks. Also, any proper kitchen knife should be full flat ground for a lower friction coefficient, and better cutting; Cutco uses a cheap hollow grind to cut costs. Bottom line; If I'm gonna pay top dollar, I want top dollar steel
@greenbayalldway Lots of companies do that, if you break a Kershaw, Spydie, Cold Steel, and especially Benchmade during regular use (and in many cases outright abuse) just send it back to the factory, and they'll replace it.
@ycips82 bull shit on the comment about tomatoes. i have a cutco trimmer knife with the DD egde. In a period of five months i trimmed 4000 lbs of filet without a sharpening. with that same knife i sliced a case of tomatoes. guess what....no juice squirted out. haters.........
what is with all of this worthless people bashing CUTCO? get a life dude, although youre probably some useless tard who got the job but was too much of a lazy ass to actually sell it. and that doesnt leave a lot of room for you to have a life.
@iamtheteam true that...my sister used to sell cutcos and her only complaint was only being able to do demos for people that were referred to her. kick ass job if you can sell.
And that ladies and gentlemen is the difference between a dull knife and a sharp one. The first knife could make the cut the same way with 10 minutes and a whet stone. The description of the DD edge is basically the definition of a serrated edge.
No, the DD edge has 3 sharp cutting edges protected from hard, dulling surfaces by the points. A serrrated edge cuts WITH the points and has no cutting edges per se. Unfortunately the video cuts out at that discussion point.
We may be talking different serration patterns, but patterns like Spyderco and Benchmade certainly have cutting edges and points. The inside scallops on my BM 805 will shave paper and arm hair easily. I will have to see one up close, but the DD edge sounds like a small scalloped variation of a Spyderco serration pattern. Not to say its not effective, but its not revolutionary either.
@wolpack1116 The DD edge is actually a lot different than the Spydie serrations; it actually has three straight edges within the modified serration, instead of a rounded interior; but if you keep your serrations consistently sharp, you won't notice a difference in cutting performance.
Wow.. You obviously know nothing about CUTCO, go look it up please. ^^ That's not a serrated edge. It's called a DD edge. It has three recessed straight edges hidden by points that protect them. I sell CUTCO, have been for awhile. If you're going to bash something please learn a bit about it first. :D
for real, cutco shits on henckles, they shit on wusthof and they also shit on shun knives, they are top of the line steel, found in medical tools like scalpuls and such. and there not expensive compared to henckles and others
440A is top of the line steel? Don't believe what the Cutco people tell you. 400A is a middle of the road bargain steel, it has good rust resistance, but terrible durability and edge retention. Cutco cannot compete with Shun in any facet of knife performance.
Shun does not use 440A steel in any of their knives. Shun's Wasabi line is most equivalent to Cutco, with their Daido 1K6 high carbon stainless steel; but guess what, these knives don't go over 50 bucks MSRP, and you can find them cheaper than that online. Shun's classic series is a bit more expensive than Cutco, but considering you're getting VG-10, instead of crappy 440A, its more than worth it In addition, I find Shun's handles to be more ergonomic, and provide much better traction than Cutco
They are not really overpriced, they are actually cheaper than wusthof sets, and a cutco rep can cut you a deal and make them even cheaper $749 for a 18 piece set in a block is hardly a bad deal.
According to Consumer Reports, Wusthof and Henckels consistently rank at the top of their knife ratings. (At least the forged ones do-both W and H have cheaper, lower quality stamped versions.)
Cutco is good but not great; stamped knives at forged prices, and ethically questionable sales tactics.
Toothed blades will cross-cut fibrous material better than smooth blades (but will tear, not cleanly cut, food.) That's why a carpenter's circular saw has teeth, but a deli slicer doesn't.
The universal wedgelock handle only facilitates one type of grip, it is also very small, providing poor traction for someone with larger hands due to both texture and grip profile.
@strippingcthulhu i agree that the DD doesnt tear or rip. I can cut hot prime rib with my cutco carver with no problems and it hasnt been sharpend in about 7 months. I cut about 40 lbs of prime rib each week with this knife and it still doesnt need to be sharpened yet.
Something funny, this dude that i worked with, was cutting the rope with the house owners knives and just slash his index finger! he pointed it at her and said, " see mam, thats what happens when you have dull knives!" hahaha he quit cause he didnt want to lose another finger, so clumsy!
Cutco are fine knives, one of the best really, but very overpriced. They tell you u spend around 4 grand in about 10 years just buying regular knifes. well i go to Culinary school, and this fact is not true at all. The cutco knife are indeed very good, but for people who can afford to spend around $400-$1300 then just go out and buy a kitchen aid knife set or some other name like that. Make sure you have a good knife sharpener. Dont believe "Forever Shap!!" All Knifes Get Dull! even doubleD
I'm not sure how much you know about Cutco based on your comment. The "Forever Sharp" idea however, is stated because Cutco knives do stay sharp longer while cutting as if they were straight edge knives. Straight edge knives go dull very quickly. Cutco knives take years and years. If you speak to people who own them, they will most likely tell you how they are their favorite knives. They can also be sharpened for free and replaced for free or very little cost if damaged. Not very common. :o
@graydan I am sure they do get dull over years and years if you only use them once a year. We don't get much TV, and all I have to watch is HSN and QVC, so I know about BS scams better than anyone.
If you get sucked into their lies, then you are just as bad. America is naive and too lazy to do research on products they buy. If you (or anyone who likes Cutco) thinks they are good, go learn something. They may be good for your FIRST knife, but they are anything but the best.
@kragier Its just a video for a class i had to do, lol. I worked for Cutco at the time and it has helped a lot on my resume since then. Also, is there something you don't like about the forever guarantee? You'll find controversy on many products and you can take whichever side you like, but Cutco customers tend to be very happy in my experience.
@graydan The forever guarantee isn't bad, but if you have waterstones or someone to sharpen your knives, there is no reason you should need a forever guarantee. Cutco customers probably are happy. They aren't the worst knives in the world, but they are not the best, and until they have tried the best, they won't know happy :3
@kragier What do think the best knives in the world are? head to head cutco outperforms henkles, wustaff, the japanese kiasera, and the french sabatier. The sabatier is sharper but that's because they are pure carbon stee and they rust if you don't dip em in an acid solution after every use, and who wants to keep an acid solution on their kitchen counter all the time
The best knives in the world are the hand forged ones which I would never have the 'dough' to afford. They are not the best knives in the world, you can't argue it, the steel can't compare to any Shun, and Shun's come with a wonderful "forever guarantee." I would not say Shun or any commercial brand are the best in the world. Not even close, but they are a lot better than these. In the mean time, go learn to SPELL Wusthof, Henckels, and Kyocera. I will go back to donating rice, kay?
CUTCO does not (or should not) market itself as forever sharp. There is a forever guarantee, however, that covers sharpening of knives. It's stated in the sales pitch that the double D edge should stay sharp for 7-10 years. They make no claim for forever sharpness.
def not you. but people that have a family n spend at least over 150 bucks a week for food can afford it. I'm a single person but I order their basic set which was 949 n I can make 5 payments n for the rest of my life I don't have to worry about knife shopping.. fair enough?
@carlosmocod i dont know who you are but your very wrong, you sound like you dont know what your talking about, why would you encourage people to buy junkie knives?
thats great, thanks guys, i've been selling cutco for 6 weeks now; I've sold $7000, worth of CUTCO this summer. It's great to know that even though there is a recession, I don't have to take part in it cause I sell CUTCO, and our sells haven't gone down.
This demonstration looks just a little familiar. I am in the middle of training, and will be starting as a salesperson tomorrow. If anyone lives on the long island area (preferrably central suffolk), PM me if you would like a demonstration
twipottfan 1 month ago
how do i order?
MrGodspeed17 1 month ago
@MrGodspeed17 u have to know someone that works at the company if there are other ways id google it but its over 100$ 4 the knife they used in this vid
WUZIGULUHU 1 month ago
@MrGodspeed17 all you have to do is find a cutco rep like myself an we would be more than happy to help you..
kingleon0621 1 month ago
@MrGodspeed17 I can help you. Look at Cutco.com and make a list of what you like. Then Just E mail me and put CUTCO in the header. Ill cut you a deal and sense im a top rep can get you a very good deal. p.s that knife in the vid is not 100$ its less.
IceSick88 3 weeks ago
@MrGodspeed17 Email: Icesick88@gmail.com
IceSick88 3 weeks ago
Hey guys. I notice a lot of misinformation here. I will not go into detail but I have sold Cutco for 2 and a half years now and the fact of the matter is if you are a pro you want Global or Shun. Heinkels is junk (yes even the double man) If you are an average everday person who cooks for fun or because of there family Cutco is the best value. plain and simple. If any one here has anything to say please just ask. Have a great day every body.
IceSick88 4 months ago
@IceSick88 got some 4 christmas... i know how sharp they are and stuff but i cut myself washing off a butter knife... lol
WUZIGULUHU 1 month ago
wow i didnt know you were gay.
silverfd 5 months ago
LOL @ how on the first one you hover above and apply no pressure and with the cutco one you press it to the board and push as hard as you can. your such a biased faggot.
JoN69xD 5 months ago
lmao this thread is so funny! i love it when people try to say that cutco can't hold an edge, or aren't that sharp... did you know that cutco has been in the guinness book of world records for being the worlds sharpest knife? it was only replaced a few years ago by a single man in japan who hand forges everything, and sells his for thousands of dollars a piece (as opposed to a set for a grand). he's got a 3 year waiting list... wanna wait for yours?
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly Sorry, Cutco has never been in the Guinness book of world records; that is an outright LIE. Sharpness potential is dictated by steel grain structure, since Cutco is not a powdered steel, and due to its high chromium carbide content, it has a very thick grain structure; yielding poor sharpness potential. Furthermore, Cutco sets their bevel with a very thick grit, then uses a buffing wheel to remove the burr; nowhere near as sharp from the factory as Shun, Wusthof etc.
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
@FiddlerAdam i'm just curious, what experience do you have with cutco? i am a rep, and i don't get 50% off of anything! actually, i don't BUY anything, it's all shipped directly from the factory to the customer. all i do is present it to people, and let them make up their minds if they think it's worth it.
(i will say, i've personally seen 30+ year old sets in peoples homes that they use every day and have NEVER shapened once. i've never met a single owner of cutco that had a complaint.)
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly You have to PAY for shipping from the manufacturer, and its very expensive; and if you sell enough Cutco, you can get up to a 50% employee discount. Not even CPM 15V would keep its edge for 30 years, with oiling and very light use; Cutco's straight edge blades will dull after a single hard use.
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 lol are you kidding me? i use my knives every day in my kitchen. my petite chef's knife is my favorite toy! (i can't wait to get the french chef next) then i take them and use them for demos. i use the same knives all day and then show them. no sharpening, so i don't know where you get this "light use" idea from.
i have been selling cutco for almost 3 months, and haven't had to pay for a thing! not my knives, not shipping, not anything. well, gas to put in my car i suppose...
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly If it can't pop hairs, it isn't sharp. With daily stropping w/ green compound, my Cutco French Chef won't last more than 3 weeks without needing resharpening, and it is dull after one use if I don't strop or hone it; and that's with an edge finished w/ 6,000 grit, not Cutco's coarse factory edge. My Shun in VG-10 last for 6-8 months with daily stropping, before needing resharpening, my SG2 knives, a year. The Vector marketing squad fed you a load of bs, and you gobbled it down.
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
Hahahahaha i love this video....
prynzhezitha 5 months ago
But I don't cut ropes with kitchen knives...
sushlet 6 months ago
cutco is an amazing brand of cutlery. I sold them and I own them. They have never gone dull on me. I completed demonstration at people homes who have own cutco for 30yrs and their knives never went dull either. I was so impressed. They are not a waste of money. People do not know what they are missing out on.
delilah8411 7 months ago
So cutco's GREAT of you need to cut rope....
marshmallowthreat1 7 months ago
@marshmallowthreat1 It's not just for Rope. It's for anything that needs to be cut, really.
ilovemonkeyos 6 months ago
cutco folks worship their company like god. it's so messed
Pipster807 7 months ago
@Pipster807 We don't worship our company. We have faith in what our products can do. There's a big difference.
GospelArtist1 6 months ago 3
Cutco has some amazing knives. They're expensive, but it beats the fuck out of having to buy new sets. Plus, they're a fun company to work for if you give it 110%. People who yell 'scam' are idiots. Don't mind them. They just can't handle operating in the real world with real people with sharp knives ;)
DimebagVision 7 months ago
apparently using a rope simulates cutting into meat and some vegetable stocks... whereas if you actually cut into stuff that you're not gonna use right after is called wasting food... the reason we cut with that is because we can and hey! if you're walking with a CutCo Knife and you get caught in rope trap, you know you can get out of it :)
blondbergers 8 months ago 2
Well you know...... Next time I'm cooking ROPE I guess I'll feel stupid I dont have a one of those 200 dollar kitchen knives... SMH
mushroomhill 8 months ago
@mushroomhill i been on the job like a week and been selling this stuff beside their not $200 per knife $50 give or take depending on the knife besides the rope is just a demonstration not what you use it for silly XP lol
kungfudemoness 7 months ago
so the second knife is the cutco one?
krazajenny 10 months ago
I LOVE working for cutco :)
carety145 11 months ago
@FiddlerAdam You might want to take an economics course. A purchase point at 200% of the production price of a product is actually extremely low. EX: If cutco makes a knife for $50 it sells it for $100
With a retail environment what happens is the manufacturer sells the product to a retail store at ~150% of the production cost, who will then AT LEAST double if not triple the price in order to cover their own expenses and turn a net profit off it. So that knife which cost $50 is $150-225 retail
Andrew5329 11 months ago
@FiddlerAdam actually they use surgical steel, which is high quality, they just over charge
100lilabner 1 year ago
@100lilabner You haven't the slightest clue what you are talking about. All 'surgical steel' means is that it won't rust easily; in fact the term is most often used to describe cheap generic steel used in Wal-Mart bargain bin knife sets. 440A is bottom of the barrel, low quality bargain steel; good stain resistance, God awful edge retention and toughness.
RebelWrestler45 11 months ago
@FiddlerAdam i just had an interview with them, for my sample set, chef knife, pizza wheel, steak knife, and normal cuttin knife, 80% off they wanted $100 from me. told em to shove the knife up there ass if the expect to see that money, than walked out.
100lilabner 1 year ago
@FiddlerAdam Firstly, Cutco isn't made for chefs. It's made for average everyday people. There are a number of reason's chef's don't use cutco, which does NOT market to chefs or resturants. Cutco is sold DIRECTLY to people, in their homes. Why? because its less expensive for the CONSUMER. Cutco isn't sold in stores, because it would jack up the price tremendously. Cutco isn't out to make trillions of dollars at their customers expense. They offer the best quality items with a forever guarantee.
Mort4lD4rkn3ss 1 year ago
@Mort4lD4rkn3ss No, Cutco isn't sold in stores, because they want to increase profit margins by eliminating the middle man. Any more than 35 bucks for a Chef's knife with a hollow ground stamped 440A blade is a complete ripoff.
RebelWrestler45 11 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 hey rebelwrestler(faggot name) when's the last time you used a cutco knife? are you retarded? i have at least three stories off the top of my head from personal experience that back up what they say. they were featured on goddamn modern marvels. you lose
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 This morning; I was a sales rep for Cutco, during a time where I knew next to nothing about knives. I still have the marketing set. A hollow grind increases friction coefficient whilst cutting; 440A is the shittiest American steel on the market (save non HC 420 series), with horrible edge retention, and stamped blades are a mark of low quality. They've had McDonald's on modern marvels, by your logic Mickey D's uses the highest quality beef available, and they're the tastiest too.
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 i appreciate your comment but you have no proof to back it up. i did a presentation for this old couple. halfway through it they stop me half way and are like "hey! i knew this looked familiar!". the old lady goes to her drawer and pulls out a knife that had to be at least 30 years old. it still had the wooden handle and everything from before they started using thermoresin. i guess they just pass that knife around the table to cut meat. including a set of five year old henkels
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 i appreciate your comment but you have no experience to back it up. i did a presentation for this old couple. halfway through it they stop me and are like "hey! i knew this looked familiar!". the old lady goes to her drawer and pulls out a knife that had to be at least 30 years old. it still had the wooden handle. they only use that knife and pass it around the table to cut meat. their five year old set of henkles was dulled to shit with no warranty. sold them a homemaker+8
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 So what you're telling me, is you sold a lady some Cutco? How does empirically justify product quality? Any knife will be dull after 5 years of use; even the best stainless out there (arguably CPM S110V), which has more wear resistance than top of the line high speed tool steels like CPM M4. You are the one who has no knife experience, outside of Cutco. Cutco stamps their blades, instead of forging; uses 440A, instead of 440C or better, and uses a hollow grind instead of a ffg.
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 lol i like how you just ignored the fact that the only knife they use and still works fantastically is their THIRTY YEAR OLD CUTCO. five years my ass. fuck what you think about how they make it. obviously, it's working a lot better than anybody else. proof is in the product
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 Spoken like somebody who simply knows nothing about cutlery. Working for Cutco is like a person selling KIA cars; if the only car that individual had ever been in, was a KIA. The fact is, that Cutco is not working better than everyone else, because the proof is in the product, and Cutco is a prime example of a product's performance being limited to its materials and manufacturing processes. I own knives in everything from bottom of the barrel 440A to CPM S110V, Cutco can't compete
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 lol prove it man. my ex's dad trimmed the grass at his lake house with that knife they're showing up there for twenty years. you can be as stuck up as you want with your materials and processes. the fact of the matter is that they simply do things better. and even if one of your knives could last longer than a cutco knife, yknow whats gonna last longer? the fuckin warranty. cutco wins man, get over it. oh. and i was in culinary school for a year and a half before working there
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 No, they don't do things better; until you have used, reprofiled, sharpened, and honed Shun in both VG-10 and SG2, Kasumi, Wusthof, Henckels, Global, Forschner and maybe a high end semi-custom or two; you wouldn't know. A warranty is fine and dandy, but unless you're using your kitchen knife as a pry bar, there is no need for it. I've made knives (stock removal, not forged) in everything from 0-1 and A-2 all the way up to S30V; culinary school gives you no real knife knowledge
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 lol that was an extremely ignorant comment. we had multiple highly-revered chefs teaching us and exchange students from all over the world (mainly japan) going there. this kid was using his japanese knives that he had used at his parent's sushi bar forever. good knives, don't get me wrong. i'm not saying that there aren't other good knives. but to say that chefs and people in culinary school don't know about knives? cmon now... remove head from ass please
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 And I guarantee you that none of those highly revered Chefs used Cutco. Sure, through their years of experience Chef's find the brands, steels, and blade profiles that work best for them; but their knowledge of metallurgy and knives in general is very limited. There is a reason top Chefs don't use Cutco; 440A (especially stamped, hollow ground 440A) simply doesn't have the edge retention necessary to perform in a restaurant. Culinary school in itself, imparts no knife knowledge.
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 i don't know why you are still talking about the edge retention when i've told you many different stories that say differently. it doesn't matter what you think SHOULD happen with these knives. that's not what's happening in the real world. i was using a mixed set of henckel's and wusthof (the actual good shit) and they're damn good knives. but show me one that will still cut stiff steak thirty years later with no sharpening? and one that i can send back and get new any time? no
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 Stories are merely anecdotal, they offer no objective analysis of the product. In addition; you have to compare like to like; comparing a Cutco serrated blade only used for cutting meat every once in a while (serrated blades will cut even if dull) to a straight edged Chef's knife is just dumb. The fact is you have had no personal experience with high Grade cutlery; and Cutco will not send you a new knife at any time, they will sharpen your knives if you pay shipping.
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 lol you are just dragging this out cuz you don't want to admit you lose. stories are what's ACTUALLY HAPPENING. you can analyze all you want but every scientist will tell you that shit rarely ever works out the way it "should". and it's not serrated. you should know this. the experience with knives comment is just redundant and annoying. and if it's worn beyond help through regular use they will replace it with no charge.
kirkwhalen991 10 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 There is a difference between stories and firsthand tangible experience; you have no experience with any high quality steel knives at all; I do, and so do thousands of top tier chefs out there, none of whom use Cutco . The DD edge is a serration (a serration is defined as a recessed cutting surface on the edge of a blade), merely a serration pattern copyrighted by Cutco. A knife is not a piece of machinery; it is the sum of its parts and materials, and performance is bound to them
RebelWrestler45 10 months ago
@RebelWrestler45
The DD pattern isn't even copyrighted. Any knife maker could use the same pattern if they chose to do so. They don't, because it's just another serrated edge. A forschner serrated steak knife cuts at least as well, edge retention is a bit better, and costs something like 1/8th as much. No warranty, but with that price discrepancy, so what?
Kirk has been comparing serrated Cutcos to straight edge (and apparently unsharpened) German knives and wants us to believe he's an expert?
cowboyardee 9 months ago
@cowboyardee You're right; the "DD Edge" name is copyrighted, but the serration pattern itself is not patented. I'd say Forschner has poorer edge retention than Cutco, but at a small fraction of the price, I wouldn't mind bringing out the sharpmaker slightly more often. Kirk has no experience with knives and blade steels outside of the misinformation peddled to him by Cutco management.
RebelWrestler45 9 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 does it have that forever guarantee? my mom is all penny pincher and she wants come cutco knives. i sold some to a lady with a full set of Chicago cutlery
kungfudemoness 7 months ago
@kungfudemoness No forschner doesn't have a forever guarantee, but with the shipping costs required to send a Cutco knife back to the factory for sharpening of replacement, you could buy a brand new knife from Forschner. Cutco is a serious ripoff.
RebelWrestler45 7 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 so forschner knives only cost $6-$9? 'cause that's the cost of the postage...
of course if you think you can get a GOOD knife for under ten bucks, you are fooling yourself!
and you are obviously unaware that you no longer have to mail the knives in for sharpening, they'll send someone to your house to sharpen them there for you for free!
barbaramoreilly 7 months ago
@barbaramoreilly Postage both ways; you're looking at at least $15 dollars. You can't get a good knife for under ten bucks, but Cutco is proof that companies have the balls to sell a crappy knife for upwards of 70 bucks. Selling stamped, hollow ground 440A for that much, is like selling a KIA at Mercedes prices. None of those Cutco kids could sharpen a knife properly to save their lives; you're far better off getting a cheap lansky, DMT, or sharpmaker and doing it yourself.
RebelWrestler45 7 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 i've bought more than a dozen $15 knives in my short life, and all they do is make me hate my kitchen. have you actually tried a cutco knife? they're amazing! my friend's mom has had her set for 30+ years (it was a wedding present) and has NEVER sharpened them. she uses them every day. i haven't had a cheap knife last me more than 6 months before being useless!
as for the 440a steel? it's only crap if it's improperly forged. if it's treated properly it's perfect for the kitchen
barbaramoreilly 7 months ago 4
@barbaramoreilly Improperly Forged? Cutco doesn't forge its blades; they're all stamped sheet metal crap. 440A has the poorest wear resistance out of any stainless cutlery steel, save 420 series; its adequate for kitchen use, at maybe $30 maximum for a full size Chef's knife, but at Cutco's outrageous prices, its a complete ripoff. No knife will stay sharp for even a year; I don't care if its a 1/4 inch thick piece of CPM S110V.
RebelWrestler45 7 months ago
@kungfudemoness As someone who has just started working for cutco,This company has a forever performance guarantee whch means if you hae a problem with it, send it back to them, they will correct or replace the problem product. A Forever sharpness guarantee that says if you get the DD or straight edged blade,if you need it sharpened, send it back to them for a small shipping and handling fee for1 to 3 items or 4 or more items is about 3 dollars more.It also has a 15 day money back guarantee.
renegadebiker24 6 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 people had firsthand tangible experience with, lets say... medicine. there have been terrible ways of healing throughout history. but they were all used because to the best of POPULAR knowledge, that was the best way to do it. a serration is defined as "a series or set of teeth or notches". rarely do they ever pay serious attention to the recesses. and the sum of cutco's parts are solid as fuck. you see a cutco handle coming apart like on my 2 year old henckles chef's knife? no
kirkwhalen991 9 months ago
@kirkwhalen991 Any serration pattern from a good company has a razor sharp recessed edge unless of course you haven't used top tier cutlery before. Cutco's construction is good but their materials and grinding processes are low quality and shoddy. How about this; don't take my word for it, (I'm just an amateur bladesmith who has had extensive use with almost every steel out there) go ask a professional bladesmith about 440A. Go to the channel of knivesandstuff, Conan 568, SnodyKnives and PM them
RebelWrestler45 9 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 still missing my point. and ignoring my evidence. there is a video below this very conversation. the one to the right. check it out.
kirkwhalen991 9 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 actually the DD edge is not patented. anyone could use it if they wanted, but it's a more expensive manufacturing process so they don't bother...
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly No, the dd grind is not patented, but the name 'DD Edge' is patented. Its actually an incredibly cheap manufacturing process, no more expensive than any other type of serration; it is merely a serrated secondary chisel grind, after the primary hollow grind is set. I would consider buying Cutco at their current prices, if they decided to use at least 440C, and flat ground and drop forged their blades
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
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RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 lmao, the reason they use other knives in most culinary schools is because a part of their curriculum is knife sharpening, and if you have knives that don't need to be sharpened then you can't teach it. also, many of the commercial brands (wustoff for example) actually pays the school to reccomend their product to the students. how do i know this? talking to instructors and administrators at multiple culinary schools. (and most of them have cutco at home)
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly All knives need to be sharpened, no matter what the design; Cutco straight edges have poorer edge retention than almost any drop forged blade on the market. The DD edge is a serration, and most food prep tasks cannot be done with the dd edge; chopping, dicing, mincing, paring etc. all require a straight edge. Cutco isn't used by professional Chefs because it simply won't keep an edge.
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 i've been collecting knives and swords for over a dozen years. i've done my research. cutco is the best line of kitchen knives i've ever seen, and as a Navy veteran, i've literally searched the world over for good blades. (ftr, don't look to buy a sword in australia! lol) i'm never going to use anything else in my kitchen ever again, i've tried it all and found what works!
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly If Cutco is the best line of kitchen knives you've ever seen, I've got a '96 Ford 150 to sell to you for $150,000, what a deal! 440A is absolute cheap junk, a hollow grind for a kitchen knife is laughable, and at Cutco's prices, I better see forged blades, not stamped plate metal.
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
@RebelWrestler45 just because i disagree with you does not make me stupid. however, mocking someone is usually the last bastion of the unimaginative.
obviously you feel you've been wronged by cutco in some way, which makes me feel sorry for you. however, you'd rather nurse your grudge than allow people to be happy with the decisions they've made? and actively try to keep other people from getting something that will make them happy? shame on you sir.
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
@barbaramoreilly Knowledge is predicated upon the free exchange of information. Vector marketing and Cutco are agents of misinformation. They lie to their sales reps about the quality of their steel and manufacturing processes, who then pass on said misinformation to their clientele. This is not a debate predicated upon relativity or preference, it is an objective scientific analysis of a product and its materials; ergo imagination is only a device of an agent of misinformation, in this arena.
RebelWrestler45 5 months ago
If anybody wants some Cutco hit me up! ;D
dinnybbq 1 year ago
@FiddlerAdam chefs dnt use cutco because they lyk to hand wash and sparpen their own knives
cutco is for the everyday person who jus wants to throw it in the dishwasher
fdb808king 1 year ago
@FiddlerAdam
Noooo practical knowledge of cutlery? And he didn't know how to properly use a knife? I doubt it. and if that's true, then he's an exception. I was given packets of comparisons using various tests to compare Henckels, Wustof, Global, etc., and Cutco was consistently higher in all categories. And things made by hand employ American workers. Which is simply supporting American work.
mpburns21 1 year ago
440A? Why not make knives from custard?
zcapcc6 1 year ago
@zcapcc6 because a custard knife would increase product materials costs
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
Since when is the History Channel an authority on knives?
lesamourai777 1 year ago
That being said, I don't think they are horrible, just not great. His set is ok. They just don't look, feel or cut like high end knives. The non-serrated blades are dull and chipped after just a few years of use. If they were 1/3 the price and skipped the ooh/aah demonstrations, I think they'd have a better rep. In the end, they're the Bose of knives. A mediocre, overpriced product with an outstanding sales pitch.
Helmetfourthree 1 year ago
this video rocks. i am a meat cutter and i use my cutcos every day. on a good day i will cut 400+ lbs of meat five days a week. why go spend money on a brand that doesnt come with any guarantee or a DD edge? i'm just tired of waisting money on crap knives that you have to sharpen every 20 minutes.
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Cutco is really nice have you seen their shears? They cut through pennies like they are nothing! They also offer the forever guarantee on all their products if they ever get dull they will sharpen them for free and you can pass them down to your kids and they can pass them on to their kids You will never have to buy a knife set again!
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bladesdad2007 1 year ago
@bladesdad2007 This is true testimony of cutcos guarantee...I bought an old cutco butcher knife from the 40s off ebay for $30. i sent it in and they sharpened it for free (customer pays postage) and replaced the wooden handle for free too. there wasnt anything wrong with the habdle but i got a more updated wooden handle now. go cuto!
juggalo309 1 year ago
@bladesdad2007 Go buy a set of $5 sheers from Walmart. They will cut through a penny too. I did this for my Cutco owning friend who wouldn't shut up about his $500 Cutco set and rendered him temporarily speechless. Stainless steel, even the cheapest stainless is harder than copper which is why my Walmart sheers, which won't cut through paper, will cut a penny. The penny test is snake oil selling at it's best. Might as well give out a free chamois.
Helmetfourthree 1 year ago
@Helmetfourthree this is why after cutting a penny, i cut thru silk. i've been screamed at for using fabric shears on anything other than fabric. when i showed my seamstress that, she nearly fainted. (silk is one of the most difficult and delicate fabrics to cut)
barbaramoreilly 5 months ago
perfect for jew circumcision
LordOftheMind 1 year ago
my mom bought a set. 1000$ not 100$, i didnt add a zero 1000$
ehbabbeh 1 year ago
ur point is?
Kankerzwijn 1 year ago
CUTCO is a terrible company that scams college students
and recent high school graduates. Please do not support them or their products.
adam1z4j2 1 year ago
i got scammed
DANIELG562 1 year ago
this job suck ass
25Dleo 1 year ago
absolutely brilliant!
nickt0185 1 year ago
Whats the name of that music?
aandahicks 1 year ago
@aandahicks Also Sprach Zarathustra, composed by Richard Strauss
ItzhakRoxMySox 1 year ago
My brother sells Cutco, and I must admit, they are pretty amazing.
badjproductions1214 1 year ago
I love my cutco. Haven't seen anything beat it yet. Idk why people call it a scam. What's their argument? Guess it seems too good to be true for them... Losers
gtrbrd1 1 year ago
in sharpness and value old hickory knives... will put all steel knives into shame.
CZAROFGOD 2 years ago
@CZAROFGOD 1095 tool steel, will put all other steel knives to shame in terms of sharpness? That's just laughably ridiculous; plus Ontario's wood handles are not stabilized or resin impregnated, so they will absorb any liquid in the kitchen, and rust the tang of the blade. 1095 will hold an edge much longer than Cutco's 440A, a middle of the road steel which I hate, because it won't keep an edge; but when you compare it to higher class kitchen cutlery steels like VG-10, it won't compete.
RebelWrestler45 2 years ago
Cutco knives aren't great at all. The argument about Wusthof and Shun being worse than cutco knives is sad really. Shun knives are probably the sharpest blades in the world, but are softer steel so less durable and Wusthof knives not as sharp as shun but much more durable. I've also never really seen any acclaimed chef's use Cutco...wonder why.
HuntingHeavens 2 years ago
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RebelWrestler45 2 years ago
probably because in chef school they get large discount on henckels, wusthof, and forshners knives.
If cutco wasn't sold only by word of mouth, they would actually be used more often by chefs.
strippingcthulhu 1 year ago
but then the cost of cutco knives would be a lot more expensive, meaning less people will be able to afford it. And some people can hardly afford cutco when they are sold word of mouth. They are cheapest through word of mouth because cutco cuts out the middle man
tacoe31 1 year ago
i know, i used to work for them.
and i have personally tested other knives against cutco, and i feel its easier to use cutco. the reason for that may just be the wedge-lock handle though.
strippingcthulhu 1 year ago
ycips82 1 year ago
@ycips82 Did you see Cutco and Shun compared in person? I dont think you did.
ItzhakRoxMySox 1 year ago
@ItzhakRoxMySox I own Cutco and Shun (several of the VG-10 classic series and one SG2 steel Santoku) comparing Shun to Cutco, is like comparing an S class Mercedes to a Ford focus. Cutco uses cheap steel, cheap handle materials, and cheap finishing processes (hollow grind on a kitchen knife, are you serious?). Cutco knives dull quickly, won't hold a very fine edge, have handles with poor traction, and are way way over priced.
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
@RebelWrestler45 ur bs
creed3637 1 year ago
@RebelWrestler45 Cutco = high carbon surgical stainless steel. Find a better material than that and get back to me. High impact thermo-resin handle material, same material used for bowling balls and football helmets (have you ever seen either of those things get damaged?). There are 70+ treatment processes on Cutco blades, so call that cheap finishing if you want. And i've seen people who've had Cutco over 20 years and it still works great. And over-priced? Forever guarantee. You're stupid.
ItzhakRoxMySox 1 year ago
@ItzhakRoxMySox 'high carbon surgical stainless steel' is ambiguous. 440A has the lowest carbon content of any 440 series steel (B,C are considered much higher quality steel than A), and dozens of different steels are used in surgical applications. 440A is a very cheap stainless steel, even moderately priced steels like 440C, 154CM, ATS 34, and AUS8 preform much better than 440A. VG-10 (like Shun uses), and even higher quality steels like S30V, SG2 ZDP189, and Cowry X are not in the same league
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
@ItzhakRoxMySox In addition, any type of phenolic resin, or substrate within a phenolic resin (micarta, g10, pakkawood) will have exceptional durability and heat resistance; thermo resin is just cheap as it is an injection molded resin with no substrate for texture or looks. Also, any proper kitchen knife should be full flat ground for a lower friction coefficient, and better cutting; Cutco uses a cheap hollow grind to cut costs. Bottom line; If I'm gonna pay top dollar, I want top dollar steel
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
@ycips82 of the 7 other option that you list besides cutco how many of them come with a forever guarantee that transfers with the product itself?
greenbayalldway 1 year ago
@greenbayalldway Lots of companies do that, if you break a Kershaw, Spydie, Cold Steel, and especially Benchmade during regular use (and in many cases outright abuse) just send it back to the factory, and they'll replace it.
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
@ycips82 bull shit on the comment about tomatoes. i have a cutco trimmer knife with the DD egde. In a period of five months i trimmed 4000 lbs of filet without a sharpening. with that same knife i sliced a case of tomatoes. guess what....no juice squirted out. haters.........
juggalo309 1 year ago
not bad for a $300 dollar knife
but if i bought 1 of those id probably nt use it to cut a rope. id use it to rob a bank 2 get my money bac
Baller527 2 years ago
I will go buy a dollar store knife sharpen it up and send it to you so you can see what a piece of crap scamco knives are.
reaper34 2 years ago
what is with all of this worthless people bashing CUTCO? get a life dude, although youre probably some useless tard who got the job but was too much of a lazy ass to actually sell it. and that doesnt leave a lot of room for you to have a life.
iamtheteam 2 years ago
@iamtheteam true that...my sister used to sell cutcos and her only complaint was only being able to do demos for people that were referred to her. kick ass job if you can sell.
juggalo309 1 year ago
What exactly makes Cutco a scam?
jjay13590 2 years ago
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trex250 2 years ago
true story
crozbyz 2 years ago
wusthofs are good knives, but certainly not the "it" knife.
alext910 2 years ago
Actually, Cutco knives are BOMB!
I joined them and bought the kit which is discounted BIG TIME then what they should be or at least from what they sell it as...
After buying it, I quit. LoL. I got some really good knives for cheap.
CrazyHamo 2 years ago
@CrazyHamo thats what I should do.
juggalo309 1 year ago
And that ladies and gentlemen is the difference between a dull knife and a sharp one. The first knife could make the cut the same way with 10 minutes and a whet stone. The description of the DD edge is basically the definition of a serrated edge.
wolpack1116 2 years ago 2
No, the DD edge has 3 sharp cutting edges protected from hard, dulling surfaces by the points. A serrrated edge cuts WITH the points and has no cutting edges per se. Unfortunately the video cuts out at that discussion point.
ApuNehru 2 years ago
We may be talking different serration patterns, but patterns like Spyderco and Benchmade certainly have cutting edges and points. The inside scallops on my BM 805 will shave paper and arm hair easily. I will have to see one up close, but the DD edge sounds like a small scalloped variation of a Spyderco serration pattern. Not to say its not effective, but its not revolutionary either.
wolpack1116 2 years ago 2
@wolpack1116 The DD edge is actually a lot different than the Spydie serrations; it actually has three straight edges within the modified serration, instead of a rounded interior; but if you keep your serrations consistently sharp, you won't notice a difference in cutting performance.
RebelWrestler45 2 years ago
FUCK WUSTHOFF!!!!!
Paperb0y112 2 years ago
duh...
a serrated knife will always cut faster than a straight edge...
freaknasty25823 2 years ago
Wow.. You obviously know nothing about CUTCO, go look it up please. ^^ That's not a serrated edge. It's called a DD edge. It has three recessed straight edges hidden by points that protect them. I sell CUTCO, have been for awhile. If you're going to bash something please learn a bit about it first. :D
CuoreScuro 2 years ago
for real, cutco shits on henckles, they shit on wusthof and they also shit on shun knives, they are top of the line steel, found in medical tools like scalpuls and such. and there not expensive compared to henckles and others
deathsvendetta11 2 years ago
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wolpack1116 2 years ago
440A is top of the line steel? Don't believe what the Cutco people tell you. 400A is a middle of the road bargain steel, it has good rust resistance, but terrible durability and edge retention. Cutco cannot compete with Shun in any facet of knife performance.
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
let me go ahead and stop you there.
shun uses 440A steel too.
Not to mention that shun has straight handles, mostly straight edge knives, and there knives can cost up to 300$/per knife.
Our knives use the same steel, carry our patented double-d edge, and cost about half that price.
Cutco > Shun.
strippingcthulhu 1 year ago
Shun does not use 440A steel in any of their knives. Shun's Wasabi line is most equivalent to Cutco, with their Daido 1K6 high carbon stainless steel; but guess what, these knives don't go over 50 bucks MSRP, and you can find them cheaper than that online. Shun's classic series is a bit more expensive than Cutco, but considering you're getting VG-10, instead of crappy 440A, its more than worth it In addition, I find Shun's handles to be more ergonomic, and provide much better traction than Cutco
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
@RebelWrestler45 my only complaint on my cutcos is when the handle gets bloddy it sometime does get slippery.
juggalo309 1 year ago
@strippingcthulhu the DD edge is like no other. pure greatness.
juggalo309 1 year ago
Wusthof forever... they are the best in the world
sredge1 2 years ago
wrong.
asianboy08 2 years ago
Ehh wusthof is just exclusive because of the high price tag, Cutcos service is what makes it the best.
jem7992 2 years ago
well i dont know bout you but im irish and cutco are sooo overly priced its unreal ...so in my opinion wusthof forever
sredge1 2 years ago
They are not really overpriced, they are actually cheaper than wusthof sets, and a cutco rep can cut you a deal and make them even cheaper $749 for a 18 piece set in a block is hardly a bad deal.
jem7992 2 years ago
its a prference really... stamped :cutco are top of the line
forged : wusthof are the "it" knives
for me its forged for you its stamped:)
sredge1 2 years ago
wustof prices are way more than cutco. maybe not in ireland where you are from?
MrShane0001 2 years ago
wrong lol sorry
chrisair2112 2 years ago
According to Consumer Reports, Wusthof and Henckels consistently rank at the top of their knife ratings. (At least the forged ones do-both W and H have cheaper, lower quality stamped versions.)
Cutco is good but not great; stamped knives at forged prices, and ethically questionable sales tactics.
Toothed blades will cross-cut fibrous material better than smooth blades (but will tear, not cleanly cut, food.) That's why a carpenter's circular saw has teeth, but a deli slicer doesn't.
ycips82 1 year ago
have you ever actually used cutco knives?
the double-d edge does not rip or tear, try it out some time, i guarantee you will get the same results.
Also, Henckels, Forshners, Wusthof, and Shun are all more expensive than cutco.
They also don't have the Ergonomic wedge lock handle.
strippingcthulhu 1 year ago
The universal wedgelock handle only facilitates one type of grip, it is also very small, providing poor traction for someone with larger hands due to both texture and grip profile.
RebelWrestler45 1 year ago
@strippingcthulhu i agree that the DD doesnt tear or rip. I can cut hot prime rib with my cutco carver with no problems and it hasnt been sharpend in about 7 months. I cut about 40 lbs of prime rib each week with this knife and it still doesnt need to be sharpened yet.
juggalo309 1 year ago
Anyone elses office claim to be in the top 5 in the northeast? or there region and have a shitload of trophys lying around.
ColdHearted 2 years ago
That music was awesome Great job. Those knives really sharp as hell. I cut the shit out of my hand using one the other day, haha.
kittratty 2 years ago
This video is epic. I work in the Manhattan office; Joe Gianelli as the manager. PUSH PERIOD BABY!
Singlelite7 2 years ago 2
Something funny, this dude that i worked with, was cutting the rope with the house owners knives and just slash his index finger! he pointed it at her and said, " see mam, thats what happens when you have dull knives!" hahaha he quit cause he didnt want to lose another finger, so clumsy!
sakinalga 2 years ago
not denying that cutco is good. but that was by far the worst job i EVER held.
ipt89 2 years ago
please tell me why be cause i start next week
FanGirl182 2 years ago
Cutco are fine knives, one of the best really, but very overpriced. They tell you u spend around 4 grand in about 10 years just buying regular knifes. well i go to Culinary school, and this fact is not true at all. The cutco knife are indeed very good, but for people who can afford to spend around $400-$1300 then just go out and buy a kitchen aid knife set or some other name like that. Make sure you have a good knife sharpener. Dont believe "Forever Shap!!" All Knifes Get Dull! even doubleD
carlosmocod 2 years ago
I'm not sure how much you know about Cutco based on your comment. The "Forever Sharp" idea however, is stated because Cutco knives do stay sharp longer while cutting as if they were straight edge knives. Straight edge knives go dull very quickly. Cutco knives take years and years. If you speak to people who own them, they will most likely tell you how they are their favorite knives. They can also be sharpened for free and replaced for free or very little cost if damaged. Not very common. :o
graydan 2 years ago
@graydan I am sure they do get dull over years and years if you only use them once a year. We don't get much TV, and all I have to watch is HSN and QVC, so I know about BS scams better than anyone.
If you get sucked into their lies, then you are just as bad. America is naive and too lazy to do research on products they buy. If you (or anyone who likes Cutco) thinks they are good, go learn something. They may be good for your FIRST knife, but they are anything but the best.
kragier 1 year ago
@kragier Its just a video for a class i had to do, lol. I worked for Cutco at the time and it has helped a lot on my resume since then. Also, is there something you don't like about the forever guarantee? You'll find controversy on many products and you can take whichever side you like, but Cutco customers tend to be very happy in my experience.
graydan 1 year ago
@graydan The forever guarantee isn't bad, but if you have waterstones or someone to sharpen your knives, there is no reason you should need a forever guarantee. Cutco customers probably are happy. They aren't the worst knives in the world, but they are not the best, and until they have tried the best, they won't know happy :3
kragier 1 year ago
@kragier What do think the best knives in the world are? head to head cutco outperforms henkles, wustaff, the japanese kiasera, and the french sabatier. The sabatier is sharper but that's because they are pure carbon stee and they rust if you don't dip em in an acid solution after every use, and who wants to keep an acid solution on their kitchen counter all the time
goatpunchtheater 1 year ago
The best knives in the world are the hand forged ones which I would never have the 'dough' to afford. They are not the best knives in the world, you can't argue it, the steel can't compare to any Shun, and Shun's come with a wonderful "forever guarantee." I would not say Shun or any commercial brand are the best in the world. Not even close, but they are a lot better than these. In the mean time, go learn to SPELL Wusthof, Henckels, and Kyocera. I will go back to donating rice, kay?
kragier 1 year ago
@goatpunchtheater Please just go to chefs knives to go sand look at better knives. Please.
hanserclimbs 1 year ago
CUTCO does not (or should not) market itself as forever sharp. There is a forever guarantee, however, that covers sharpening of knives. It's stated in the sales pitch that the double D edge should stay sharp for 7-10 years. They make no claim for forever sharpness.
FallenName 2 years ago 3
def not you. but people that have a family n spend at least over 150 bucks a week for food can afford it. I'm a single person but I order their basic set which was 949 n I can make 5 payments n for the rest of my life I don't have to worry about knife shopping.. fair enough?
kevin7california 2 years ago 4
@kevin7california You got suckered, bub. Cutco is a scaaaaaaaaaaaaaam.
hanserclimbs 1 year ago
Thats why they let you send it in for free to get resharpened. Its worth the purchase. And it has a forever guarantee.
HumanTarget420 2 years ago 2
@carlosmocod $400-1300? That is the exact price range of most Cutco knife sets. In fact that is more than the standard set by about $300 dollars.
PicturePerfectPost 1 year ago
@carlosmocod i dont know who you are but your very wrong, you sound like you dont know what your talking about, why would you encourage people to buy junkie knives?
itashiousboy 1 year ago
LOVED IT Dan!
Now, subscribe to my page please. Thank you.
CUTCO ROCKS MY SOCKS!
jeffreypaulbobrick 2 years ago
thats great, thanks guys, i've been selling cutco for 6 weeks now; I've sold $7000, worth of CUTCO this summer. It's great to know that even though there is a recession, I don't have to take part in it cause I sell CUTCO, and our sells haven't gone down.
nufsaid21 2 years ago
omg i got a job at cutcojust like every other sucker
evb4mvp 2 years ago