knives etc

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

Does anyone else get annoyed about knives that are simply not sharp? And without a potato peeler,, trying to pare vegetables with dull knives is not fun....

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Many times the knives are too dull to do much good, but I never think to pack a paring knife with me.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

On my list of things to pack is a paring knife and a peeler. Doesn't take up much room and cures a possible vacation annoyance. Checking off that list has helped with having just about all the necessities required.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

We always bring a kitchen knife. Not a small paring knife, but a large one that we use just for travel.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I seldom have problems with any kitchen items.



Knife-wise, we still have my set of Echo Arrowhead Cutlery, circa 1971, and they are still our go-to knives.

We also still have my titanium/stainless steel waterless cookware and my Prudence fine china.

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

Yup, dull knives are no good. None of the timeshares I have visited had a knife problem. A few restaurants in Mexico had very dull knives. One was a steak house in Cabo where we took turns using my tactile pocket knife and the other was in Playa del Carmen where we sawed through with the knife provided. I don't order steak in Mexico to often so its not really a problem.

We bought a set of Henkel knives last year. So far so good.

[ronparise Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ronparise]

When I was an army cook we had a potato peeler in our mess hall, but when we were in the field we had to peel 50 pounds of potatoes by hand.. I found it a waste of my KPs time so I cooked and served them peels and all.. I never got any complaints

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

We always bring a kitchen knife. Not a small paring knife, but a large one that we use just for travel.

No problem with packing in your checked bag???

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

No problem with packing in your checked bag???

Nope. It has a cover for the blade.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

The best knife I ever used was at a timeshare. It was a big KitchenAid kitchen knife and I immediately ordered one on Amazon (you're welcome, Frank, lol).

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I suppose others do, too, but when we traveled we had a "condo kit" in a large Rubbermaid "keeper" that contained everything we would likely need in a timeshare. The most important item was a decent frying pan, but I'm sure knives were included.

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

Never argue with the cook, you never know what you will get for your next meal.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Thank you Avery.

We never cook other than breakfast, Only once we cooked Lobster in Maine. I ran out of the room, I hate seafood so I could not stick around to see if they had issues eating it

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

I'll be bringing one along next time!

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

Most of the time when we travel I bring fishing gear that includes a really nice fillet knife or two. These knives are razor sharp and very thin. I can slice tuna or salmon paper thin for sushi. So thin it is about see through. I always have a notice from TSA that they went through my stuff when I have fishing or scuba gear.

We brought a rice cooker to Mexico and TSA disassembled it. I wasn't able to piece it back together and now we don't bring rice cookers in our checked bags anymore.