Re:Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, say...
by freehunter on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @11:16AM
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>Usually people don't judge a knife by it's out of box sharpness
Maybe knife connoisseurs don't, but normal people certainly do. I don't know the names of any knives, those names you mentioned might as well be brands of washing machines. But if I buy a knife and it's not sharp, what's the point? Why can the factory not sharpen it before selling it to me?
Re:Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, say...
by traviscj on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @11:43AM
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Disclaimer: I would rather have a sharp knife out of the box. But:
Using knives makes them not sharp, so the ability to sharpen is the definition of the knife not being junk. A dull knife is not a garbage knife that needs replacement, it is just a knife that needs sharpening.
I use a Lansky sharpener [1] and it is the cat's meow. Just takes a couple of minutes to put a great edge on.
[1]: http://lansky.com/index.php/products/dlx-5-stone-system/
Not that I doubt your assessment of the knife but..
As far as kitchen knives go this is cheap, although you can still get very good and sharp knives for this price like the Tojiro DP Gyuto or Victorinox Fibrox.
Usually people don't judge a knife by it's out of box sharpness but the sharpness after sharpening, ease of sharpening, edge retention, balance, and overall craftsmanship.