Ginsu International Traditions 14-Piece Knife Set with Block, Natural Reviews
Many associate Ginsu knives with the product's kitschy infomercial from the ‘70s that begins with a karate kick to a watermelon and proceeds with a demo of these knives cutting through just about anything in the house. Like the original product, Ginsu's International Traditions is designed for the home cook who is not attuned to the maintenance required of a more high-end knife. However, this line is an improvement on the original, offering the weight, balance, and style of a commercial-quality knife, while meeting current design trends and performance expectations.
This 14-Piece Set stocks a kitchen with most cutlery needs, and packs all knives in a contemporary black hardwood storage block. The set includes: an 8-inch chef's knife, an 8-inch slicer, an 8-inch bread knife, a 5-inch Boning Knife, a 4-1/2-inch Utility Knife, a 3-1/2-inch Paring Knife, and six 4-1/2-inch Steak Knives, plus a pair of shears.
Ginsu blades are constructed from Stainless Steel and feature a two-dimensional Serrated Edge that is symmetrically cut on either side for more accurate slicing and for either right- or left-handed use. Edges are still as low-maintenance as ever and never require sharpening. The blades have full tangs that extend through lightweight bakelite handles and are triple-riveted for strength. Ginsu covers these International Traditions knives under a limited, lifetime warranty and recommends manual cleaning with hot, soapy water to keep them in top shape. --Cristina Vaamonde
What's in the Box
3-1/2-Inch Paring knife, 4-1/2-inch utility knife, 5-inch boning knife, 8-inch bread knife, 8-inch slicer, 8-inch chef's knife, six 4-1/2-inch steak knives, shears, hardwood block
Product Description
The GINSU 04817 International Traditions Bakelite 14 Piece Cutlery Set features the Symetric Edge design which integrates identical serrations expertly matched to each side of the knife's blade. This produces a two dimensional serrated surface capable of precision center cuts. The result is no maintenance, never needs sharpening, serrated edge that perfoms with the accuracy of fine edged professional cutlery. This design is ideal for both righ and left handed use! Made of professional quality 420 series satin finished stainless steel blades, provide consumers the perfect combination of performance, balance, and style - all supported by a lifetime limited warranty.
Customer Review
"Great knives"
By Gilbert Oliver (Oxnard, CA USA)
I bought these knives as a house warming gift for a friend. He raved so much about them I bought a set for my home. I have several set's of knives( even the one "Chef Tony" hawks on TV) and I use these the most. I am a nut about having sharp knives and have several sharping tools but my wife hates to sharpen knives and does more harm than good when she tries to. I figured she could use these, she loves them! I must warn that these knives come super sharp right out of the box, my wife sliced off a fake nail the first time she used them. I now use these knives all the time when I cook. We love these knives so much I ordered a third set for my Mother-iinlaws house for when my wife goes over there to cook. Like all good knives they should be hand washed and dried and stored in the block with the edge up to protect them. If you want good sharp knives and are not trying to impress with the look, these are for you.
# ASIN: B0006TJ7HM # Item model number: 4817
About the Author
Uses for serrated blade pocket knife?
What are some cutting tasks where a serrated blade would be a better choice than a plain blade? What are the advantages of a serrated blade? In a utility context. Obviously there are bread knives and steak knifes for their own respective purposes. But when using my plain bladed pocket knives, I can't think of a situation where I've ever thought "hey, a serrated blade could do this better". Discounting the tendency of plain blades to go dull, are there any ways in which serrated blades are superior?
What a juvenile answer =/
In forty years of trekking and wild camping the only knives I've used are a small standard issue Army pocket knife and sometimes a small thick spined kitchen knife.
Desert, jungle, mountain and moorland, swamps and green pastures, all the same.
The best serrated tool to have with you is a folding pruning saw from a garden shop.
It works for what it's made for. It cuts wood very well. Not the macho image eh?
Better to live well than to try doing silly survival stuff with knives that don't help much.
Serrated blades are more for show than for usefulness.
They help to sell knives to wannabee survival fools, but they are very useful for bread knives if you ever bake a loaf in your biscuit tin oven over a fire in a deep pit and want some thin sliced pretty sandwiches from it.
It's easier to make flatbreads. They cook quicker too. Couple of minutes for thin ones.
Two of them together make a right good man sized sandwich.
Proper macho stuff with a pile of freshly cooked meat from your latest kill in it.
Natives in the jungle don't bother with all the survival stuff.
They live there OK anyway.
If your blades get dull buy a diamond knife shapener from a sell-everything shop for a dollar or two. It'll last a lifetime.
Link on here for what they look like and more knife and tool stuff for the great outdoors.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqyLg8mpqRAZUhf2Z4WwmnHty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100923231824AA56x8O&show=7#profile-info-5kg2nE7paa . . . .
O....that biscuit tin oven. Good kit. Giggle on here, light hearted but true, and the serious outdoor cooking stuff on the link in it.
Including deep fried moths. Now that's native living. Don't need knives for those.
Have fun.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100704032520AAcloii . . . .
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