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Shun Ken Onion 4 Piece Steak Knife Set
$199.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

Product List:
- 4 Shun Ken Onion DM-0511 4.5" VG-10 Steak Knife

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$50 a knife? I'll pass, thanks.

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Onion-4-Piece-Steak-Knife/dp/B002FCM86K

$50 each for steak knives..... who could afford the steak?

Previous Woot

i have 5 people in my family how can i acquire one more without spending 200 more dollars

Most of these Shun knives get pretty good reviews on Buzzillions.
http://www.buzzillions.com/x/s?N=4294811422&D=x&cat=&extra=all-product&Ntt=Shun+Ken+Steak+Knife+Set

I personally like the Classic 'D-shaped' handles... while I don't have the steak knives, I do have the the kitchen (Classic/D-Shaped) knives and am very happy with them.

you gotta be kidding.

whoever buys these better give the same amount to a homeless shelter - it's just egregious to spend this much on these. At a certain point the whole idea of quality and price come into play - this is waaay past that point. Any additional amount you spend past $15 per knife (cutting cooked and prepared food btw) might as well be spent on a very nice dining table or china. I would give my friends heck for buying these - i mean seriously, you really have to have just absolutely nothing to do with your liquid assets if you're going to waste it on these.

Let it sink in for a moment how much STEAK you could buy for $200. I love silly expensive things as much as the next person, but for $200, I better have frickin' LASERS cutting my steak, thank you very much!

There are lots of good reviews of Ken Onion steak knives on Buzzillions.
http://www.buzzillions.com/x/s?N=4294811422&D=x&cat=&extra=all-product&Ntt=Shun+Ken+Onion+Steak+Knife

shun is right

Golly! A $200 knife set and it's not even a Woot Off!

If anyone ever wondered....Mr. Onion

Don't use these knives like this guy/girl.

Don't use these knives like this guy/girl.
my interweb connection realy starting to suxrs. mods dbl post.

April Fools! Oh, Woot!, you almost had me with this one. Next you'll tell me you're leaving St. Louis.


What?!

These would be a bit much for fish, huh?

Why does the Insane Clown Posse song, "My Axe is my Buddy" come to mind? :-/

VG-10 is definitely one of the best grades of steel imo. A pain in the neck to sharpen but it's just as hard to get dull (assuming you take good care of your knives). Pity I already have a nice set of knives.

about Ken Onion

badxmaru wrote:you gotta be kidding.

whoever buys these better give the same amount to a homeless shelter - it's just egregious to spend this much on these. At a certain point the whole idea of quality and price come into play - this is waaay past that point. Any additional amount you spend past $15 per knife (cutting cooked and prepared food btw) might as well be spent on a very nice dining table or china. I would give my friends heck for buying these - i mean seriously, you really have to have just absolutely nothing to do with your liquid assets if you're going to waste it on these.

Inside the chest of almost every liberal beats the heart of a Soviet-style commissar. Why can't people in a "free" society leave others alone to spend their hard-earned money as they wish?

if you thought $50 a knife was bad enough, don't click


Shun's online catalog


edits: 1. the good stuff wasn't the original link.. it starts on page 5
2. this also has some other shun products besides knifes- cutting boards, sharpeners, etc...

This is bad... no thanks woot, better luck next time.

50 bucks per knife? No thanks. I'll rip my food apart with my bare hands.

csimmon1 wrote:i have 5 people in my family how can i acquire one more without spending 200 more dollars

The answer is at Sellout

In for 3!

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badxmaru wrote:you gotta be kidding.

whoever buys these better give the same amount to a homeless shelter - it's just egregious to spend this much on these. At a certain point the whole idea of quality and price come into play - this is waaay past that point. Any additional amount you spend past $15 per knife (cutting cooked and prepared food btw) might as well be spent on a very nice dining table or china. I would give my friends heck for buying these - i mean seriously, you really have to have just absolutely nothing to do with your liquid assets if you're going to waste it on these.

4 Piece Steak Knife Set at Ken Onion site

Kershaw

For those of you whiners who say $50 a knife is a lot i guess its safe to assume you know nothing about cutler or knifes in general.

Knifes are one of those things in life where you pretty much get exactly what you pay for. Kershaw has been in the business a long time and they make many many products including pocket knifes, bowie knifes, boot/neck knifes, Daggers, Rapiers, Shamsirs, Machetes, cutlery, samurai swords, and a lot of other variations. They are not overcharging for this.

Sure you can go buy a cheap set of steak knifes at walmart for $20 and they will cut your steak for you many times but these knives will last 50x longer and do it with ease every time.

The simple fact is there are many variations of steel used to make knives. I can list them if you'd like....

VG-1 steel, 4116 Krupp Stainless, AUS 8A Stainless, SAN MAI III, 1055 Carbon, SK-5 High Carbon.... and those are just some of Kershaws more popular metals.

Simply put you get what you pay for and not all steel is created equal. Higher quality metals hold their edge better and last longer. This is a heck of a deal for a quality product if your rich. I can't afford this crap but someone can.

Also remember these are $100 a knife anywhere else!


To the guy who needs 5 knifes, i suggest you buy 2 sets and list the other 3 in a buy it now or individually on a auction site to someone else who may be looking to another odd quantity. These are very good price to performance knifes and should sell within just a couple weeks on fleabay.

I've been so foolish.

All these years I've been buying expensive steaks and cutting them with a regular dinner knife.

Just think how much I could have saved by buying cheap cuts of meat, slicing them effortlessly with a fifty-dollar knife.

Woot, will you never cease to save me money?

Hope these are sharp, because if I bought them I would only be able to afford gnarly chewy steak.

This is the turning point. Woot! has officially lost its wootiness and had its soul sucked out by Amazon.

How many self-indulgent wooters are sitting around thinking "Gee, I bet this filet mignon would taste so much better with a $50.00 knife?"

If you can't cut your rib eye with a fork find a better butcher and learn how to grill.

So according to the map, two sold in Pa, and one in California.

Hey read my previous post if you want the facts, but truth is i wouldn't buy them unless i was making at least $75,000 a year. These are for rich people, not your every day wooter.

Please inform us, we need more more information. At what price for these items are we obligated to experience guilt for having earned enough to afford them at a level of quality we like?
- bathroom scale
- motorcycle helmet
- pasture raised meat
- airline ticket
- #2 pencils

Oh, and what should be the maximum allowable acreage one can own before having to provide free tent space for those with wanderlust?

While I'm waiting for this list, I'll take my other fine knives down to the homeless shelter saying "See what you can have with a modicum of motivation?" *sigh*, inspiring people is thankless work sometimes.

=8]

badxmaru wrote:you gotta be kidding.

whoever buys these better give the same amount to a homeless shelter - it's just egregious to spend this much on these. At a certain point the whole idea of quality and price come into play - this is waaay past that point. Any additional amount you spend past $15 per knife (cutting cooked and prepared food btw) might as well be spent on a very nice dining table or china. I would give my friends heck for buying these - i mean seriously, you really have to have just absolutely nothing to do with your liquid assets if you're going to waste it on these.

For what it's worth:
General Chowhound forum question about Shun Ken Onion knives in 2007:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/406360

One brief review of the steak knives for $400, calling it "Art with utility"

http://www.chefknivestogo.com/shun-ken-onion-steak-knives-set.html

Lengthier blurb, no reviews, again $400 for the steak knives (I believe the same ones) with free electric sharpener:

http://www.cookware.com/Shun-KOS0400-SUH1134.html

Majority of reviews I seen so far aren't for the steak knives, but I see little negative said. People are raving about any knives by Shun Ken Onion. These look to be 1/2 price on average, but I'm so culinary-challenged, it doesn't belong in my hands. It's like giving me $1000 golf clubs and watching me hit the ball 100 yards forward and 50 yards to the right.

Excellent response. If it's not for you, so be it. No need to belittle others for spending more than you would on something. Everyone has at least something they wouldn't mind spending more of their "liquid assets" on over something else. Some people think computers are a waste of money...

cephalon wrote:Please inform us, we need more more information. At what price for these items are we obligated to experience guilt for having earned enough to afford them at a level of quality we like?
- bathroom scale
- motorcycle helmet
- pasture raised meat
- airline ticket
- #2 pencils

Oh, and what should be the maximum allowable acreage one can own before having to provide free tent space for those with wanderlust?

While I'm waiting for this list, I'll take my other fine knives down to the homeless shelter saying "See what you can have with a modicum of motivation?" *sigh*, inspiring people is thankless work sometimes.

=8]

$50+ a steak knife??!!

sweet-baby-jesus, they better come with instruction on how to use them for self-vasectomy and how to eviscerate a polar bear...i will outfit guests with $40-per wine glasses, but they can gnaw thru my strip steaks with my *cheap* Lagnouille (sp?)steaks that i have now thankyouvery much...i'll spend my bank over at winewoot instead...

gentai wrote:Excellent response. If it's not for you, so be it. No need to belittle others for spending more than you would on something. Everyone has at least something they wouldn't mind spending more of their "liquid assets" on over something else. Some people think computers are a waste of money...

damn web.