Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 1, 2002
Pros: Everything you can think of
Cons: might be pricey for the average cook
Summary: So you want some nice cutlery, eh? Well, Cutco is by and far the best you can get. There are any number of reasons why one would want to own Cutco, and the only real reason to avoid it is the price.
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2012
Pros: No variation in quality
ergonomic handles
Shiny, clean blade
Supports American workers/students
Cons: table knife has no rivets
Summary: How can anything be better than the best? Maybe Cutco knives would be inadequate for chopping down trees, but in the kitchen, I couln't ask for better. They are my shiniest, cleanest, and sharpest knives. They look good and the handles ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2010
Pros: Comes with free cutting board.
Cons: Overpriced, costly, not worth the money, uses college students to sell, pyramid scheme.
Summary: The only reason that I purchased CUTCO was to help my daughter's friend, only to find out that CUTCO uses a sliding scale. The most that a salesperson can make is a %50 commission. The manager of the branch that they work out of also makes a commission, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2010
Pros: Hold up well
Cons: Cost!
Summary: Still using them but who would throw them out after spending so much money? They are a heavy knife but now that I know more would I buy them again? The answer is no. I do love the cheese cutting knife and the others are very nice but ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 16, 2009
Pros: Excellence of product.
Cons: Price
Summary: I would say that I purchased these knives about 5 years ago.A friend of my daughter's was selling them and she came over and gave us the whole presentation.I had been looking for a good set of knives for a long time and decided to "bite ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 9, 2009
Pros: Practical, sharp edges, does not need sharpening, life time warranty.
Cons: Expensive, not as sharp and useful as you may think.
Summary: My parents in law bought this Cutco Homemaker Knife set about 5-6 years ago and since they live down the street and we visit them quite often we have used some of the items in the set for years. About six months ago they gave us the set. My wife and I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 22, 2009
Pros: Very durable and longlasting.
Cons: They are a little pricey.
Summary: Buying the Cutco Homemaker Knife Set has been the best purchase that I have made for my kitchen. I am impressed with these knives in so many ways. The Cutco name offers a lifetime warranty on their knives. What else could a cook ask for in their ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2009
Pros: Lifetime warranty and free sharpening
Cons: Outrageous price.
Inferior steel.
Too soft for kitchen knife - 56-57HRC.
Summary: Since I am not a sales rep for Cutco, but just a knife collector and enthusiast, I guess I can provide different opinion :)1) 440A steel that Cutco uses is the worst of the three in the 440 series, which in turn isn't anywhere near in top 10or 20 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2008
Pros: The knives are decent, lifetime warranty
Cons: The price is extremely inflated
Summary: I have several Cutco knives that my parents gave me some years ago. I had them for over 10 years before they started to become dull, so I recently looked into purchasing some more. I went on their website to see their prices. Surprisingly, you cannot ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 27, 2008
Pros: Lifetime guarantee, free polishings/sharpenings, work great, look nice.
Cons: You might lose a finger. Expensive.
Summary: I've always been the type of guy to buy cheap steak knives at Wal-Mart. I didn't really mind sawing at my steak for half an hour. However, recently a friend of ours started selling Cutco knives and came over to our house to do a free demo. After letting ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2008
Pros: extremely sharp,high quality,very shiny (ie. rust resistant),you have people,made in U.S.A.
Cons: not the cheapest to buy
Summary: One thing that I've noticed is that people who don't like certain things think that nobody should like them.Cutco happens to be one of them. I believe that a lot of those who talk bad about Cutco are people who had a bad experience selling them and I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 12, 2005
Pros: 1.Quality Materials
2.Durable(lasting edge)
3.Incredible Guarantee
Cons: The materials aren't the best that you can buy but they are Very close
Summary: . I will try to be brief, I own Cutco knives and I use them frequently despite the fact I also own other high quality cutlery (which I don't use) I would like to admit I am also a sales rep for Cutco, and I would like to break it down to true and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 19, 2005
Pros: Handles, Steel, Blade, Sharpness, and the outstanding guarantee!!!
Cons: Not a forged knife
Summary: To begin, Cutco is an amazing product for many families and chefs who enjoy cooking to an understandable amount and who are willing to pay for true quality. I will list each feature of this set and the knives independently found in this set. 1. To ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 5, 2004
Pros: High quality for stamped knives
Cons: Overly expensive, dishonestly marketed.
Summary: First things first - if you buy right, your knives will last as long as you need them to in the kitchen with proper use and maintenance. Cutco will do that for you. So will several other brands of cutlery. So the question is if the knives are worth ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 14, 2004
Pros: start sharp
Warranty, if they don't call it 'misuse'.
Cons: SEVERELY Overpriced
Many useless items
Hard to sharpen
Much better available
Summary: Ok, these knives are stamped knives. They are made by cutting the shape of the knife from a sheet of steel of steel. Fact 1: An indisputable fact is that this technique was developed as a cheaper alternative to forging. Therefore, it follows that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2003
Pros: Cuts well
Cons: Expensive, questionable longevity
Summary: Sure "scammed" is a harsh word, but tread and read carefully. Sure the knives work as advertised ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 2, 2003
Pros: Awesome Product that lasts forever.
Cons: Somewhat pricey...
Summary: I love my homemaker set. It took me time to get used to using every piece, but I have found that I u ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 1, 2003
Pros: sharp and mostly useful
Cons: overpriced and sold by abused students
Summary: as a cutco representative, i use my knives on a regular basis. between showing them to customers an ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2003
Pros: Stay sharp, so easy to cut with, sanitary
Cons: Pricey
Summary: The knives are great. I'm not and never will be a salesperson, but the one reason I was able to sel ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 2, 2003
Pros: Perfect knives for every job.
Cons: None.
Summary: The Cutco Homemaker 8 (including the 8 table knives) is quite possibly the greatest set of knives available for purchase out there for a family just starting out.
This set contains 8 knives and two forks.
* Paring knife - this is ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2002
Pros: "the right tool for every job"
Cons: to many tools
Summary: Check this out as you might of heard before cutco is a great cutlery product but is too expensive but boy do i have a great deal here what you as you may know a Homemaker 8/block is $805 but guess what only for New years day sale the set can be brought ... read more
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