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Originally Posted by Maestro
I personally have full set of chicago cutlery with walnut handles they are high carbon steel, they are 30 years old, I sharpen then once a year using a stone, and clean up the edge from time to time with butcher steel rod. They always server me well. I never understood why someone would part so much for these German or Japanese knives, they are all made from high carbon steel and all blades will behind dull and it's just matter of sharpening then correctly.
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I had some chicago cutlery and a nice set of sharpening stones and thought the same thing as you before I met my lady (who had a small set of Cutco) and it was night and day different. Ended up buying the full Ultimate set I liked them so much.