Chefdog
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They already make one, good luck using a pinch grip...
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W T F? Is that sh*t for real?????
They already make one, good luck using a pinch grip...
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W T F? Is that sh*t for real?????
Yes there are a few very famous review items on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J36XR2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00032G1S0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Edit: working with computers for a living gives me to much free time to find sh&$ like this
Check out the recently viewed items on that amazon page, really sums it up... (check out the reviews, the fibonacci reference is genius)
I was trying to find that one.If that's where we're going....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK
NOTE: graphic imagery....hilarious and graphic.
I found a sweeeeet deal on some vintage Tuscan milk.
Need any unicorn meat?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004CRYE2C/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
These knives did not perform like the demo's Ming & HSN staff did on air. I bought a pair last year and rarely use them cause they're really dull. The demos Ming & HSN staff doing I'm pretty sure are set up with the knives professionally sharpened, there is no possible way it will it do what they're doing on air right now. :no:
But Ming is back again this year and because it's such a screaming deal this time you get 3 knives vs 2 for same price $19. And it's not so bad if you know how to sharpen these things. It is quite a novelty and it is rather unique with the holes to prevent sticking but that feature is useless if the knives are not in the least sharp.
But I thought you know... the price is really a screaming deal I'm going to buy several sets for Xmas presents & tell them they have to get them sharpened which is not too bad at your butcher or farmer's market. HSN is also offering his other items such as the bamboo cutting board with magnets to hold your knives, again I have to give the man some credit for coming up with cool neat features towards every day items we use constantly. :cheffry:
The only chefs/cooks I've seen actually use the knives they put their names on or endorse is Ray Ray. I know Ming didn't use that knife in TCM unless it was on an episode I missed.
While completely off point... Heston Blumenthal also use the Tojiro knives he endorses. At least I have seen him using them in some of his shows. No idea what he uses in the kitchen when cameras aren't around though.
And why crucify the guy for making a bit of extra dollar. The people who buy these are always going to buy crummy infomercial stuff, and at $20, no real harm, you get 3 months use for them and they really have done their job.
And it takes a special person to get interested in proper good knives, so leave those that just want something that cuts, sort of alone. I have only just started (have 2 guytos) and I constantly get heckled by my wife for "wasting money on knives" or "you already have so many knives" when looking at more.
And why crucify the guy for making a bit of extra dollar. The people who buy these are always going to buy crummy infomercial stuff, and at $20, no real harm, you get 3 months use for them and they really have done their job.
I will bite ... Because such things hurt everyone just a tiny bit. A classic tragedy of the commons.
First an environmental point - a good entry level guyto that can be used for 20 years is much more environmentally friendly than cheapish crap that will be thrown away and fill some dump. And lets not talk about the knives the bladesmiths here make that probably could last a generation or two. You create pollution when you create stuff and to create cheap stuff is as polluting as expensive one since the BoM is very similar.
There is also obesity epidemic worldwide. Bringing people back into the kitchen is probably one of the lowest hanging fruits out there to fight it - just removing the added sugar and salt from the processed food from the diet could have enormous benefits over the course of an year or two. Making prep work hard or unpleasant will not help that goal. And diabetes is expensive disease - so in a way it goes out of the social systems.
And so on and so on ... selling substandard, unusable stuff hurts the whole economic ecosystem.
Well, this is true, but Tojiro is about a gazillion times better quality and durable compared to the Ming Tsai crap.While completely off point... Heston Blumenthal also use the Tojiro knives he endorses. At least I have seen him using them in some of his shows. No idea what he uses in the kitchen when cameras aren't around though.
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