bluesj Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 The wife is away visiting friends so thought id make a bit of a mess in the kitchen and sharpen all the knives as i'm fed up of them never being sharp. So I've gone through then all and they are all ****, so its time to get some good ones but what to do with the old ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rst1990 Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Throw em in the bin 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rst1990 said: Throw em in the bin 👍 That is where they are heading but thought there must be some sort of use for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Scrap them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkom Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 send 'em to London... c\o S Khan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Charity shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Wymondley said: Charity shop? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 would a charity shop take knives?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Down the tip in the scrap metal skip where they belong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) hand them in to police they will go against crime statistics may get another bobby on the beat if you want a knife to hold an edge carbon steel not stainless however will take more cleaning dew to rust unless blued or plum browned both are easily done a carbon steel blade Sheffield steel knives hold a good edge even better Japanese blades any high carbon steel blade needs to be looked after Edited March 24, 2019 by Saltings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Saltings said: hand them in to police they will go against crime statistics may get another bobby on the beat if you want a knife to hold an edge carbon steel not stainless however will take more cleaning dew to rust unless blued or plum browned both are easily done a carbon steel blade Sheffield steel knives hold a good edge even better Japanese blades any high carbon steel blade needs to be looked after A fair suggestion! But I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for another copper on the beat. We have 3 sets of knives in the kitchen, mine, the good sharp ones, hers the odd looking blunt set and my 17 year old sons set which are developing nicely as he learns to prepare and cook some great dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 26 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: We have 3 sets of knives in the kitchen, mine, the good sharp ones, hers the odd looking blunt set and my 17 year old sons set which are developing nicely as he learns to prepare and cook some great dishes. I was thinking the same, do it at work got my knives and the vets knives. Vets like trying to cut concrete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Mice! said: would a charity shop take knives?? thats a good question not sure now thinking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 My mates mum runs a shop, she takes them but they dont get sold they get scrapped. Any sharps dont go in the shop front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 2 hours ago, strimmer_13 said: My mates mum runs a shop, she takes them but they dont get sold they get scrapped. Any sharps dont go in the shop front. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) We have some very good old Sheffield steel knives. A couple of ok IKEA Japanese shaped ones that are quite good and hold a good edge , comfy to use in the hand and then some cack ones for the wife. Yet she will use all knives for anything from scraping things hacking at stuff also prying open metal cans then cutting food onto a granite board. I have to sharpen a knife before use now, if it wasn't for the bevel i wouldn't know the back from the cutting edge. Even the cheapest knives will sharpen and cut for cooking, just need sharpening more. Edited March 24, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, figgy said: Even the cheapest knives will sharpen and cut for cooking, just need sharpening more. True but its nice to be able to pick up a knife and stand a chance of cutting some thing without spending time getting an edge back on it! We use victorinox knives at work and you can tell who has been using them by how they have been sharpened (or not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 23/03/2019 at 20:47, bluesj said: That is where they are heading but thought there must be some sort of use for them. I keep an old small kitchen knife on the lawnmower, great for digging out dandelions as you are mowing the lawn. I also keep one or two carving knives in the workshop, which are handy for cutting thick mineral felt for the shed etc. When my mother died, I took her her matching cutlery to the local hospice shop. They wouldn’t take the dinner knives even though they are rounded because of company policy. They took the forks and spoons but wouldn’t get much for them because there were no matching knives. Perhaps they just scrap cutlery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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