phatj wrote:

smitty wrote:

CFP wrote:I desperately need a crappy college kid summer job. Somebody help me.

Cutco knives.

It actually sucks selling them I'm sure but they are GREAT knives -- they really cost a lot though.

I'm sorry, this injustice will not stand.

Cutco knives are absolute $#@! It's an incredible scam.

Sorry phat but I love' em. Sharp as all get out.

I own a Cutco vegetable knife (looks kind of like a long but light cleaver - an 8+ inch blade, but not tapered like a chef's knife) and a paring knife. The steel sucks - they were razor sharp when I got them but they're impossible to keep sharp for more than a few cuts, it seems. And the handles don't suit my hands at all (well, it's fine on the paring knife but too small for the veggie knife).

If you want a good knife, far cheaper than Cutco but a better, easier to maintain edge, look for a budget Japanese Gyuto. I got mine for about $50 a few years ago. It's a thinner blade than a standard European-style chef's knife, made from a harder steel that holds an edge much better than the crappy steel Cutco knifes are made from.

THERE WILL BE FEASTING
AND DANCING
IN JERUSALEM NEXT YEAR

phatj wrote:I own a Cutco vegetable knife (looks kind of like a long but light cleaver - an 8+ inch blade, but not tapered like a chef's knife) and a paring knife. The steel sucks - they were razor sharp when I got them but they're impossible to keep sharp for more than a few cuts, it seems. And the handles don't suit my hands at all (well, it's fine on the paring knife but too small for the veggie knife).

If you want a good knife, far cheaper than Cutco but a better, easier to maintain edge, look for a budget Japanese Gyuto. I got mine for about $50 a few years ago. It's a thinner blade than a standard European-style chef's knife, made from a harder steel that holds an edge much better than the crappy steel Cutco knifes are made from.

Must be a matter of taste or something.

I have a set. We use all of them constantly. They have all remained razor sharp so far. If we do need them sharpened, allegedly, they come to the house and sharpen them for you. I have found them really easy to use and I can cut the hell out of everything I've tried so far. It's made cooking tons easier than ever before.

Anyways, I asked around before we got them and the folks we know that have them have had them for 20 years or more and they are still in perfect shape.

We went through a few different knives -- stuff rated high by Consumer Reports and stuff. Just not happy with any of them. We spent a ton of money for these things as they are way overpriced I'm sure. But we both love them so it's been well worth it.

If we need them sharpened and they don't come out and do it I'll be kinda pissed because that's a big part of what they sell. But we're good to go so far.

I did a bunch of reading on the net prior to purchase and there are a lot of complaints about the way the stuff is sold -- mostly by the folks who get suckered into selling them. But everyone raved about the knives themselves. And so far we concur with them.

Just entered my grades for the semester. Feels good. Going to have a drink and will feel better.

TenuredVulture wrote:Just entered my grades for the semester.

how'd you do?

drsmooth wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:Just entered my grades for the semester.

how'd you do?

Brilliant.

TenuredVulture wrote:

drsmooth wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:Just entered my grades for the semester.

how'd you do?

Brilliant.

I got half a stromboli in the fridge

my dog is bound to pee on the deck onto my neighbors this summer. that's going to be fun.

PrattRules wrote:Join the Real World cast. They give you a job.

i wish that was the real world

one of the dudes I went to Vegas with last summer got through to the final selection pool for this round of Real World casting. I don't think they've decided on the cast members yet so I guess he's still in it. The guy was pretty much made for reality TV.

I don't know why I'm still awake. Didn't even get borracho'd. Got a pretty sweet free Irish t-shirt at the Mexican place we went to though.

Barry Jive wrote: Irish t-shirt

is it green?

and tight?

and did you wear it to the phils game last night?

even the possibility will unnerve several people around here

My ManBABIPs turnt a few heads in their day

The shirt is gray. It advertises O'Hara's, an Irish beer I'd never heard of. So the shirt's already doing its job. It makes some joke involving hurling, the name of a sport popular in Ireland (and only in Ireland, afaik)

from trending health matters blog KevinMD:

Laboratory scientists have used animal models borrowed from drug addiction research to study food addiction. In one study, rats were given access, not to cocaine or heroin but rather to a “cafeteria-style” diet including bacon, sausage, cheesecake, pound cake, frosting and chocolate.  As a result,  some of the rats became compulsive eaters. Compulsiveness is considered a hallmark of addiction in humans.

Really amped up on caffeine and the prospect of finishing this paper

The crash later is going to be severe

i told my fiance i'd do my laundry today. literally the only thing i was asked to do. i'm probably not going to do it.

should make for a fun Friday night.

why is there not a website dedicated to girls with nipple rings that are also wearing shirts so I can look at it at work