"Could you cut that in half for me?"

[RetailWorkhorse]

That knife is a piece of shit.

No, that's not my knife. I'm talking about a different knife. I believe Landlord John has it (I said he could keep it, since I can get another one). That's the wrong knife. I had something similar to this knife. I'll be ordering this one soon enough.

*GAWKS*

That is a LOVELY knife and I demand that you purchase one for me, too. Please? It's pretty.

Does that mean I can get rid of the crappy one then?


OT: Hey, EQ, I was unpacking some vanilla candles at work and they smelled just like your vanilla cupcakes. Will you recreate your recipe so's I can actually eat them? I really really miss your cupcakes.

[Leopardmadcat]

"Could you cut that in half for me?"

I apologize in advance, but somebody has to say it...



HASSAN CHOP!

[Naaman]

That knife is a piece of shit.

No, that's not my knife. I'm talking about a different knife. I believe Landlord John has it (I said he could keep it, since I can get another one). That's the wrong knife. I had something similar to this knife. I'll be ordering this one soon enough.

This is the set I'm collecting, look good and will last forever. The 12" cooks knife will go through anything that's not bone

[Evil Queen]

This is the set I'm collecting, look good and will last forever. The 12" cooks knife will go through anything that's not bone

Oh Naaman, those knives are lovely! If I ever wind up selling my novel to a publishing house, I may have to celebrate by buying that set.


/OT: Yes, Retailworkhorse, I'll make cupcakes.

[Record Store Tough Guy]

Yeah, I don't think his point was that it was sucky, just an odd and ungrantable request by someone who really doesn't understand the complexities of retail inventory and pricing. That is if she only wanted to buy half of the melon.

I personally hate watermelon. That is all.

[Naaman]

Oh Naaman, those knives are lovely! If I ever wind up selling my novel to a publishing house, I may have to celebrate by buying that set.

I dislike buying sets, it can be cheaper but you normally end up with a few knives that you're never really going to use. At the moment I have the 12" cooks knife, the 8" Japanese cooks knife, paring knife and the bread knife (that one was a present - I think 90 quid on a bread knife is excessive). I'm eyeing up the Nagiri knife and perhaps another 8" Japanese one, give me a little bit and I'll grab a picture of the awesome knife block I picked up cheap

[Evil Queen]

That's true. I think I'll buy my knives seperately as well. (What am I going to do with a cleaver anyways?)

[Titi]

How were the watermelons being sold? Was it by the pound or just a flat rate?

I ask because I have been in many stores that would sell half a watermelon if it was sold by the pound. They would just have the people in the deli slice it. And then would wrap the other half completely in plastic wrap and sell that (already weighed and priced.) or slice it up for more of the cut up ones.

[Naaman]

That's true. I think I'll buy my knives seperately as well. (What am I going to do with a cleaver anyways?)

One more, after this it's probably worth a new thread, and apologies if this is teaching your grandma to suck eggs

1) Cleavers are fantastic de-stressers . A cabbage + cleaver is a happy feeling, then do a nice Irish boiled bacon and cabbage (on mash potato)

2) Especially if you're being frugal... It's worth the extra cash to go to a decent store that'll let you try the knife. Far too many people bought Global for looks, they're not bad but treated carefully a good knife will last longer than you, you should be comfortable with it

3) It's worth spending money on a good diamond steel and a whetstone, learn how to use them! Steel is 'before use' honing and stone is every 3 months or so. The sharpening guides that you clip onto the knife are good to get a feel for the correct angles.

[Ree]

Could we please get back to the topic?

"Off Topic" is a great place to discuss your knives and future purchases to add to your collections, etc., but this is the sucky customer forum.

[Evil Queen]

Sorry Ree. You can blame me.

Watermelons are sold in three ways; whole, by the half and by the container (pre-cut with no rinds). Maybe they ran out of cut watermelons or, as someone else suggested, they do not own a knife large enough to cut open a watermelon.

[Ironclad Alibi]

The problem with the average watermelon is that it's much larger than the average kitchen knife.

All though my childhood in northern Florida, the average kitchen knife served perfectly well for cutting watermelons. I preferred a steak knife, but any knife would do. The lack of a large, sharp knife did not prevent us from eating our watermelons. Especially the ones we had just liberated from a nearby field.

Perhaps the SC thought the uncut watermelons were better than the precut ones.

[Wembley]

The problem with the average watermelon is that it's much larger than the average kitchen knife.

Where's Gallagher when you need him?

-Wembley

[SteeleDragon78]

I had something similar to this knife. I'll be ordering this one soon enough.

i see your pretty knife and raise you this one http://www.cutco.com/products/produc...itemGroup=1723

[staticradio]

whoa...

wow...took on a life of its own. thank you all for your comments.

Yes. Whole watermelons / honeydew / et al. have a set price, cut / half watermelons are by weight, and containers pre-priced, et al.

I should've asked if she just wanted it cut in half for the benefit of saving her the time with cutting it in half - wrapping the halfs, et al., or if she really just wanted to buy half a watermelon. Most people just take the whole watermelon and go with it, and I just probably took it the wrong way (and yes, we have a knife that will probably cut a nice size watermelon...looks like a small machete...sorry...off-topic).

That, and I'd probably cut it wrong, and then what...wasted product (that's not to state a regular produce department doesn't have its fair share of waste, but we try to keep that to a minimum).