Cutco Knives

[briansjacobs]

, I can't imagine needing much more than a paring knife and a chef's knife 90% of the time.

A carving knife and bread knife would be nice.

my inventory is a 10" chef, a few pairing knives including a tourne', two boning knives stiff and flex, 12" carver, 12" serated, 6" serated. 8"santuko

99% of the time I only use the Santuko

[KennyT]

who would have thought, the higher up you are in the pyramid scheme, the more money is made

And all a while you are pushing your friends and family to separate with their money for something they don't need.

Only one of my family members uses kitchen utensils enough to warrant a significant investment, and that's my father (runs a catering company, ex chef, also food service director for non-profit). Guess what, he buys his knives individually and I sharpen them once every few years. A diamond hone keeps them in good shape for a long time.

[TheEtaUnderdog]

Dude, I worked for these guys. Its really easy. here ya go

If you sell lots of knives, you will make lots of $$$$. If you cant sell the knives you won't make a lot. The knives are very great quality, extremely sharp. I still have my knives I bought when I started working for them. They come with a lifetime warranty. I have two or threee knives that I got for FREE from selling X amount of merchandise. I know there is a lady who lierally only sales cutco and makes a RIDICULOUS amount of money. I have some advice. Call everyone you can, as much as you can. When I stopped working there I was making about 25% commission. SO if I sold 300$ in the hour it took to the the demonstration I would make $65. Get it? Yeah its not a bad job at all as long as you can sell A LOT.

EDIT: the guy who ran the Virginia Beach branch whom I worked under would put his yearly salary on a board. The year before I worked there he made 220K. So if you work your way up have at it!

who would have thought, the higher up you are in the pyramid scheme, the more money is made

[FredK]

I have 3 words for that

Henkel Four Star

Yep. Any high quality forged steel blade will maintain an edge for a LONG time without having to refresh it with a steel.

Also, $2000 in knives? Unless your mom is breaking down large game, I can't imagine needing much more than a paring knife and a chef's knife 90% of the time.

A carving knife and bread knife would be nice.

[briansjacobs]

Its a very fine serrated blade and can only be sharpened by Cutco, gotta send them in.

I have 3 words for that

Henkel Four Star

[Ryan Stewart]

Not true. used my cutco knives to carve the turkey. The knives are extremely sharp and work very well.

No, they are serrated and lack any precision. The idea that the "points wear down to keep the dips sharp" is also retarded, that just means that half of your knife isnt cutting for shit. Your standards are just low and you bought into the vector marketing bullshit. Cutting easy isnt cutting well.

A good quality knife should not need to be sharpened, A few strokes on a honing steel should take off the burrs and give you a nice edge again. I suggest getting a nice diamond embedded honing stone and take five minutes or so with your knife, that should do the trick.

If he is using the "patented" blade, whatever they call it, honing it will ruin it because its not straight blade. Its a very fine serrated blade and can only be sharpened by Cutco, gotta send them in.

[briansjacobs]

I actually have a set of cutco knives - from almost 15 years ago. They're still holding up pretty well, but I should probably have them sharpened.
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A good quality knife should not need to be sharpened, A few strokes on a honing steel should take off the burrs and give you a nice edge again. I suggest getting a nice diamond embedded honing stone and take five minutes or so with your knife, that should do the trick.

I still have my knives from when I cooked professionally, none of them have ever been sharpened, my 10" I bought in 1992 and has been with me in every restaraunt I cooked in.

I have used the Cutco before, I think it is a good well made knife that will last a life time, I am a snob and will always be true the Henckel 4 Star as it is sooooooooo comfortable for long term use, but in a home who does long term useage?

[mamzak]

There's nothing wrong with a job learning to cold call, and learning belly to belly sales. If you can get a sales education from that company, I say it's worth it in the long run. Many people say they can sell, but none know anything about actually "selling" a product. Open ended questions, leading, and brand building can translate into many jobs. Take it seriously, put in the work and you will be compensated. Those who worked there for a week, then left can't tell you what will happen if you actually put in 100%
take it from someone who has sold his entire life. There are no bad products, just bad salesmen.
If you sell crap, that's fine, just be honest that it's crap. If you sell a better product than most, and you make your customers understand you are there to provide a service to them, not only sell them knives, you will be fine.

Ppfffffttttttttttttttt!

Are you fucking kidding me?

[VasFinest]

But they cant be honed and are actually shitty at cutting. Sure they are better than a shitty straight blade that isnt maintained but is ass compared to a honed (which any idiot can do) traditional blade. And i dont have to send them to Cutco to sharpen.

Again, Cutco "serrated non-serrated" are the same thing as Ginsu. They seem impressive cutting a can in half but suck as shit carving up a bird.

Not true. used my cutco knives to carve the turkey. The knives are extremely sharp and work very well.

[VasFinest]

Dude, I worked for these guys. Its really easy. here ya go

If you sell lots of knives, you will make lots of $$$$. If you cant sell the knives you won't make a lot. The knives are very great quality, extremely sharp. I still have my knives I bought when I started working for them. They come with a lifetime warranty. I have two or threee knives that I got for FREE from selling X amount of merchandise. I know there is a lady who lierally only sales cutco and makes a RIDICULOUS amount of money. I have some advice. Call everyone you can, as much as you can. When I stopped working there I was making about 25% commission. SO if I sold 300$ in the hour it took to the the demonstration I would make $65. Get it? Yeah its not a bad job at all as long as you can sell A LOT.

EDIT: the guy who ran the Virginia Beach branch whom I worked under would put his yearly salary on a board. The year before I worked there he made 220K. So if you work your way up have at it!

[Ryan Stewart]

actually the polished "non-serrated" edges are part of why they last so long. The points dull from abuse but the sharpened edges inside don't. Hell I put mine in the dishwasher. :D

But they cant be honed and are actually shitty at cutting. Sure they are better than a shitty straight blade that isnt maintained but is ass compared to a honed (which any idiot can do) traditional blade. And i dont have to send them to Cutco to sharpen.

Again, Cutco "serrated non-serrated" are the same thing as Ginsu. They seem impressive cutting a can in half but suck as shit carving up a bird.

[txtorquemade]

It is I am sure. In my industry, you got picked up by a vendor rep group, put in @ 70 hours a week for little to no money. If you lasted and did the work, you were promoted or recruited by a manufacturer, then you shot up the ladder pretty quickly. I have been working in the same industry, for one of the largest US companies, not only in sales, but in manufacturing, for 15 years. I started at the bottom, worked my ass off, traveled to 48 of the 50 US states, was moved 6 or 7 different times in order to open new territories, and here I am now. An old man, who makes a great living, and doesn't worry abut anything to badly. That is what "hella work" gets you.

Well said Sir, well said.

[delatlanta1281]

It's almost like working for Vector out of high school is a rite of passage. lol.

It is I am sure. In my industry, you got picked up by a vendor rep group, put in @ 70 hours a week for little to no money. If you lasted and did the work, you were promoted or recruited by a manufacturer, then you shot up the ladder pretty quickly. I have been working in the same industry, for one of the largest US companies, not only in sales, but in manufacturing, for 15 years. I started at the bottom, worked my ass off, traveled to 48 of the 50 US states, was moved 6 or 7 different times in order to open new territories, and here I am now. An old man, who makes a great living, and doesn't worry abut anything to badly. That is what "hella work" gets you.

[delatlanta1281]

put it this way... You wanna make money w/ that company you have to hellllla work.
if you want a job that has a flow. meaning always the same stuff. then this aint the job for you. your better off at mc donalds or something. There is always an agency that will hire you

This makes me laugh. Perhaps in order to make money, you need to recognize it takes "hella work"
I can tell by your typing skills you haven't put a lot of work into that keyboard ;)

[nando]

It's almost like working for Vector out of high school is a rite of passage. lol.