Thread: Anyone own those Rachael Ray colored paring knives?

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I saw them, and her, on QVC and wondered if they were any good.
>She made some dumb comment about using one color for this, one for
>that....like, you can't just wash em and use em universally?
>And the sheath justification was - you won't cut yourself as you're
>thrashing about in the drawer. Come ON, who reaches that fast into a
>drawer, and who throws his knives helter skelter? I bet ppl chuck the
>sheathes after a while - one more PITA.

I bought the red one from when they were sold individually, I have it
about five years... I have one with a natural wood handle from more
than 20 years ago. For the price they can't be beat.
http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/...knife-set.aspx

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I bet ppl chuck the
> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.

I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
stuck in my knife drawer.

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sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I bet ppl chuck the
>> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>
>I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
>stuck in my knife drawer.

That's silly... are you ascared your knives will engage in unsafe sex
and reproduce?

On 15/10/2010 7:17 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> sf<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I bet ppl chuck the
>>> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>>
>> I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
>> stuck in my knife drawer.
>
> That's silly... are you ascared your knives will engage in unsafe sex
> and reproduce?
Rattling knives uncovered in a drawer is certain to damage the edges on
sharp knives

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Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I bet ppl chuck the
>>> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>>
>>I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
>>stuck in my knife drawer.
>
> That's silly... are you ascared your knives will engage in unsafe sex
> and reproduce?


heh! Hey!! HEY!!!

Given enough LSD... stuff just happens, all by themselves!

BTDT!

Andy

In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I bet ppl chuck the
> > sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>
> I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
> stuck in my knife drawer.

If you have loose knives in your drawer, you can buy holders that fit on
them at any knife store. However, my wife bought something like this at
Costco long ago:

http://www.amazon.com/Ironwood-Gourm...zer/dp/B0017T1
KIE

I typed

knife drawer organizer

in Google and got 25,100 hits.

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Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
> I saw them, and her, on QVC and wondered if they were any good.
> She made some dumb comment about using one color for this, one for
> that....like, you can't just wash em and use em universally?
> And the sheath justification was - you won't cut yourself as you're
> thrashing about in the drawer. Come ON, who reaches that fast into a
> drawer, and who throws his knives helter skelter? I bet ppl chuck the
> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.

Personally I keep any reasonably sharp knife in a block, even the short
ones. If I put my knives in drawers I'd need a suture station in the
kitchen. A sheath is nice when transporting knives in a knife roll, but
otherwise useless to me.

MartyB

atec77 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 15/10/2010 7:17 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> sf<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I bet ppl chuck the
>>>> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>>>
>>> I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
>>> stuck in my knife drawer.
>>
>> That's silly... are you ascared your knives will engage in unsafe sex
>> and reproduce?
> Rattling knives uncovered in a drawer is certain to damage the edges
> on sharp knives

I guess that's a good point too if you're not alrady deterred by the
prospect of bleeding out from feeling around in a drawer for something
sharp.

Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> atec77 <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Rattling knives uncovered in a drawer is certain to damage the edges
>> on sharp knives
>
> I guess that's a good point too if you're not alrady deterred by the
> prospect of bleeding out from feeling around in a drawer for something
> sharp.

I've kept knives in a drawer but they were placed with the edge
towards one corner, they weren't just scattered around with the
spatulas and the wooden spoons.

nancy

On 2010-10-14, Nunya Bidnits <[email protected]> wrote:

> prospect of bleeding out from feeling around in a drawer for something
> sharp.

Need to be smarter than the tool.

nb

On Oct 14, 12:44*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> I saw them, and her, on QVC and wondered if they were any good.
> She made some dumb comment about using one color for this, one for
> that....like, you can't just wash em and use em universally?
> And the sheath justification was - you won't cut yourself as you're
> thrashing about in the drawer. *Come ON, who reaches that fast into a
> drawer, and who throws his knives helter skelter? *I bet ppl chuck the
> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.

If you have good knives you don't just throw them in a drawer. You
keep them in a block or in sheaths or on a magnetic knife rack.
I'm talking about GOOD knives. El cheapo ones...who cares.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:51:38 -0400, "Nancy Young"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I've kept knives in a drawer but they were placed with the edge
>towards one corner, they weren't just scattered around with the
>spatulas and the wooden spoons.

I find a good block with horizontal slots, so the blade doesn't rest
on the bottom, the best choice.

A vertical slot block permits the blade to be up or down. Not the
best choice for my J.A. HENCKEL knives.

Join me....a little fun, some ramblings and good recipes

http://whstoneman.blogspot.com

In article
<[email protected]>,
Dan Abel <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I bet ppl chuck the
> > > sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
> >
> > I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
> > stuck in my knife drawer.
>
> If you have loose knives in your drawer, you can buy holders that fit on
> them at any knife store. However, my wife bought something like this at
> Costco long ago:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Ironwood-Gourm...zer/dp/B0017T1
> KIE
>
> I typed
>
> knife drawer organizer
>
> in Google and got 25,100 hits.

Here is one that holds 14 blades:

<http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=16484296>
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In article <i980ad$gqf$[email protected]>,
"Nunya Bidnits" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I saw them, and her, on QVC and wondered if they were any good.
> > She made some dumb comment about using one color for this, one for
> > that....like, you can't just wash em and use em universally?
> > And the sheath justification was - you won't cut yourself as you're
> > thrashing about in the drawer. Come ON, who reaches that fast into a
> > drawer, and who throws his knives helter skelter? I bet ppl chuck the
> > sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>
> Personally I keep any reasonably sharp knife in a block, even the short
> ones. If I put my knives in drawers I'd need a suture station in the
> kitchen. A sheath is nice when transporting knives in a knife roll, but
> otherwise useless to me.
>
> MartyB

I've considered one of these for the knife drawer:

<http://www.chefcentral.com/Victorino...fe-Roll-P1435C
176.aspx>

We've always kept our knifes in a knife drawer. Don't go slamming it
about and you won't damage your knives. The drawer is long and narrrow,
and I never "dig" thru it!
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In article <i980db$him$[email protected]>,
"Nunya Bidnits" <[email protected]> wrote:

> atec77 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 15/10/2010 7:17 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> sf<[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I bet ppl chuck the
> >>>> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
> >>>
> >>> I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
> >>> stuck in my knife drawer.
> >>
> >> That's silly... are you ascared your knives will engage in unsafe sex
> >> and reproduce?
> > Rattling knives uncovered in a drawer is certain to damage the edges
> > on sharp knives
>
> I guess that's a good point too if you're not alrady deterred by the
> prospect of bleeding out from feeling around in a drawer for something
> sharp.

<lol> I have never _once_ cut myself getting a knife out of the knife
drawer! ;-)
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In article <4QLto.24746$[email protected]>,
"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> > atec77 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> Rattling knives uncovered in a drawer is certain to damage the edges
> >> on sharp knives
> >
> > I guess that's a good point too if you're not alrady deterred by the
> > prospect of bleeding out from feeling around in a drawer for something
> > sharp.
>
> I've kept knives in a drawer but they were placed with the edge
> towards one corner, they weren't just scattered around with the
> spatulas and the wooden spoons.
>
> nancy

The knife drawer is dedicated. There are no other tools in there except
for the sharpener and steel.
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no influence on society. -- Mark Twain

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:07:43 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Oct 14, 12:44*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>> I saw them, and her, on QVC and wondered if they were any good.
>> She made some dumb comment about using one color for this, one for
>> that....like, you can't just wash em and use em universally?
>> And the sheath justification was - you won't cut yourself as you're
>> thrashing about in the drawer. *Come ON, who reaches that fast into a
>> drawer, and who throws his knives helter skelter? *I bet ppl chuck the
>> sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
>
>If you have good knives you don't just throw them in a drawer. You
>keep them in a block or in sheaths or on a magnetic knife rack.
>I'm talking about GOOD knives. El cheapo ones...who cares.

Righty, it's just a cheapo paring knife we're tawkin' here, costs like
$4. I keep my good knives handy in a block, others in a case in my
pantry, but I keep a couple cheapo paring knives in the drawer of my
PC desk and even usta keep one in a pencil cup until I noticed the
handle getting lots of teeth marks.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:17:58 -0700, Dan Abel <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I bet ppl chuck the
> > > sheathes after a while - one more PITA.
> >
> > I bet they don't. I'm going to get sheathes for the knives that are
> > stuck in my knife drawer.
>
> If you have loose knives in your drawer, you can buy holders that fit on
> them at any knife store. However, my wife bought something like this at
> Costco long ago:
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Ironwood-Gourmet-Acacia-Drawer-Organizer/dp/B0017T1KIE>
>
>
> I typed
>
> knife drawer organizer
>
> in Google and got 25,100 hits.

Thanks for the reminder, the selection has improved since I looked
last. Yes, I've considered them - but it's an odd sized drawer and I
have one knife that has to fit catty corner in it. OTOH, I did see a
knife organizer that might work for the mish mash of cheapo knives I
keep in that drawer (except the biggest one, of course). It's
certainly less expensive than buying a sheath for every single knife
in there.

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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:56:40 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Here is one that holds 14 blades:
>
> <http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=16484296>
> --
This one caught my eye. I like that you can resize it.
http://tinyurl.com/2fcbwan
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005EBGT/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?ie=UTF8&cloe_id=dc001567-2386-4ac3-9dc2-a69e48d97560&pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0009NMVV4&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX 0DER&pf_rd_r=0ER0NT1CH6BYNMKNS5DY>


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