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  CUTCO Cutlery: Product Care
Use your CUTCO products as they were intended, as fine cutlery.
CUTCO is made from a combination of high-carbon, stain-resistant steel that is mirror-polished.
CUTCO Classic dark brown and CUTCO Pearl white handles are made from a dishwasher-safe, thermo-resin material that will not chip, crack or absorb moisture.
www.cutco.com /jsp/catalog/care.jsp   (1303 words)

  
  Cutco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cutco is the name of a brand of cutlery and kitchen accessories sold via "in-home" demonstrations via personal referral.
Cutco and its marketing arm, Vector Marketing, have been the subject of varied controversy.
Cutco critics say kitchen knives are made to make clean cuts through food, not rough cuts through rope and leather for which utility knives are made for.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cutco   (843 words)

  
 Cutco Knives Disadvantages and Comparisons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cutco reps may claim that it makes a clean cut, but this is only true for cutting stuff you can press straight down on (like butter), but for things you need to slide the blade back and forth on (like meat) the teeth will tear it up.
Cutco is sold at prices very similar to knives that are top of the line yet are not as good as them in almost every way except they do have comparable rockwell hardness, are full tang, and have a good guarantee.
Cutco is able to sell their knives at such a high price because they are being sold to people by their sons, nephews, and granddaughters (basically people who care for them and trust them, or their friends, and know very little about knives).
coocing.e-banshee.net /030819/Cutco_knives_disadvantages_and_comparisons_6.html   (2234 words)

  
 Cutco Knife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
CUTCO Sportsman knives are available in either clip point (4¾") or drop point (4½") blades with a moulded easy-grip Kraton handle which measures a little over 9 inches in length (Kraton is plastic but has some give to it and feels rubberised).
CUTCO will renew (effectively replace one for one) all their knives once the edge is lost.
Immediate observation: the CUTCO Sportsman clip point Double-D knife that I bought is extraordinarily sharp (Paul got the conventional edged knife and finds it much the same).
www.deer-uk.com /cutco_knife.htm   (611 words)

  
 Cutco: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cutco is the name of a brand brand quick summary:
A brand represents the holistic sum of all information about a product or group of products....
Vector marketing is the sales arm of alcas corporation, the olean, new york-based company that makes cutco knives....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cu/cutco.htm   (98 words)

  
 eBay Guides - The Four Generations of Cutco Cutlery and Dating System
Cutco's policy is to replace items worn out and so, eBay has become a great place to find out of production items which past owners often prefer to the newest generation....
Cutco adds a final layer which gives the handle the appearance of rosewood and many Cutco owners love this handle the most.
Cutco began putting guards under all of its blocks which is a nice feature to have if you own a nice or expensive counter top and put a long blade knife into a short blade slot.
reviews.ebay.com /The-Four-Generations-of-Cutco-Cutlery-and-Dating-System_W0QQugidZ10000000000014253   (1619 words)

  
 Discuss Cooking - Cutco Knives
Cutco's handle is designed to have no stress on your hands and it does that perfectly.
Cutco has the best guarantee out there, and if anyone has heard of L.L. Bean it is just like there's except Cutco has the 15-day trial period.
I have a Cutco Parer that is razor sharp.
www.discusscooking.com /forums/f90/cutco-knives-1325-2.html#post6485   (2909 words)

  
 Cutco Knife - Kitchen Knife Sets
Cutco sells their kitchen knives individually or as part of a knife set for an affordable price.
Cutco's knife block sets can be small, like the ten piece Essentials Plus Five set, which has all of the basic kitchen knives, including a carving knife, a chef knife, and a set of table knives.
Cutco offers many other products for hobbies of all kinds, from embroidery shears to fishing knives, and has an attractive line of gift sets for the cook, hobbyist, or outdoors enthusiast.
www.wise4living.com /khknives/cutco.htm   (293 words)

  
 BresslerGroup Success Story
Cutco's new ice-cream scoop was a true collaboration among three top notch organizations.
Cutco's internal team took responsibility for the scoop head and designed a wide scoop with a thin edge to cut through hard ice-cream, and a pointed end to dig into square corners.
Bresslergroup simply emailed the handle files to Cutco for combination with the cast shaft and scoop component, which were then prototyped and tested.
www.solidworks.com /pages/partners/BresslergroupSuccessStory.html   (472 words)

  
 CUTCO: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alcas Corporation is the parent company of CUTCO Cutlery, Vector Marketing, Cutco International and KA-BAR Knives.
Originally part of ALCOA Corporation, Alcas was created in 1948 as a joint venture between ALCOA and Case Cutlery.
The company began manufacturing kitchen cutlery under the CUTCO brand name in 1949 at its headquarters in Olean, NY.
www.cutco.ca /jsp/company/history.jsp   (163 words)

  
 Vector Marketing | Products
Cutco's commitment to quality and innovation was established more than 5 decades ago.
Cutco helps the customer remove the guesswork from choosing the right cutlery, learning how to care for it and finding the most efficient ways to use it.
Cutco’s basic pieces are assembled in various Cutlery Sets, perfect for starter kitchens or well-established kitchens.
www.vectormarketing.com /products.htm   (254 words)

  
 Cutco Business Model - BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion
I have a big gripe with Cutco, and that is that they use a pyramid type marketing scheme to sell their knives, and although I can't prove this, I would guess that they sell a helluva lot more "demo kits" to young dumb kids than to actual end users.
The Cutco knives looked as if they cut well enough, and in light of the fact that this was kind of a "family thing", my wife and I decide to buy a complete set.
The young man had no idea what type of steel was used because CUTCO did not tell him, and although he was to earn $45.00 for the house call, that was contingent on my wife and I providing him with the name and phone numbers of ten friends or family.
www.bladeforums.com /forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=198591   (2015 words)

  
 Alfred University : News
Erick Laine is CEO and chairman of Alcas Corp. of Olean, chairman of Cutco Cutlery Corp. and an Alfred University trustee.
Laine said that he and his wife established the Cutco Foundation Lecture series as a way to bring "high profile, highly respected leaders in entrepreneurship" to the Alfred University campus.
Cutco is the largest manufacturer and marketer of high-quality kitchen cutlery and accessories in the United States and Canada.
www.alfred.edu /pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=265   (587 words)

  
 Cooking Light Community - Cutco Knives
It helped that my mom got a set of Cutco for her wedding and he would take her knives out on sales calls to show how well they've held up over time.
Cutco knives are extremely sharp and handle very well due to the sculpted handles.
I sold Cutco a long time ago for a VERY short while, I am not a salesperson and it is a "cult" atmosphere.
community.cookinglight.com /showthread.php?threadid=44606   (1903 words)

  
 Knifeforums.com: What do you think of Cutco knives??   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cutco has to be sent back to the company by the customer.
I had the misfortune of selling Cutco one summer when I was in college, and it was the most miserable job I ever had--trying to ramrod middlin' quality knives at new car prices down the throats of my family and friends.
It'll be interesting to see how things go for Cutco now that more and more people see them get torched far-and-wide across the Internet for their unsavory marketing practices and outrageously priced and underwhelming cutlery.
www.knifeforums.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=299814   (1331 words)

  
 Burning Void--Reviews: Cooking: Cutco Homemaker Knife Set
She knew going in that she would be looking for good knives, and we stuck around while she listened to the Cutco salesman's pitch.
Cutco knives have resin handles, so they won't split like wood.
We've had our Cutcos for more than three years now, and there's not a scratch on them.
www.burningvoid.com /review/2000/cutco.php   (661 words)

  
 Cutco Cutlery | Henckels Cutlery | Sterling Silver Cutlery | Kris Cutlery Katana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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www.jokwei.com /cutco-cutlery.htm   (367 words)

  
 SlickDeals.net Forums - Cutco knives
In my neck of the woods Cutco is sold through a chain of sales people who pump their customers for sales leads rather than advertise in the paper or on TV etc.
The "job interview" turned out to be a recruiting session for Cutco sales and they wanted us unemployed folks to buy a demo set of knives before we started selling to our friends and families etc. A little shady for sure, but don't let that fool you as the knives are really good stuff.
If you look at the blade carefully on the Cutco and simmilar designs, it is a sort of micro-serrated design.
forums.slickdeals.net /printthread.php?t=3312   (693 words)

  
 Rip Off Report:Vector Marketing - Alcas And Cutco Fraudulant Business Practices Olean New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cutco is the same way, only on a much smaller scale.
Cutco is practically a cult and it takes over your life.
Vector and cutco have been around for 50 years, and its a shame to see us on a site like this, because of people that werent good at helping people, never tried it (but think they know it) and will never have what it takes to become successful in anything they do...
www.badbusinessbureau.com /reports/ripoff71189.htm   (15113 words)

  
 Students unite against Vector Marketing/Cutco [UNCW student newspaper article] : NC Indymedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Cutco kitchen knife sets sold by the company are priced between $200-$2000.
Yes they do encourage representatives to sell to friends and family because of their support, but the point of that is to obtain customer recommendations for a quality product.
CutCo representatives do not by any means sell "door-to-door".
chapelhill.indymedia.org /news/2004/10/12052.php   (1141 words)

  
 Vector Marketing / CUTCO Customer Satisfaction
They tell us that CUTCO helps them slice and dice fruits and vegetables for weeknight dinners, create weekend party fare, and chop and carve food for holidays, birthdays and anniversaries.
CUTCO cutlery is given as gifts to newly married sons and daughters and is handed down from generation to generation as a family heirloom.
CUTCO is sharpened and maintained free - Forever.
www.cutcocommitmenttoexcellence.com /customer-satisfaction.htm   (309 words)

  
 Cutco knives? - ChefTalk Cooking Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is true that Cutco has a poor temper, but mostly because 440A is a poor steel for this purpose.
Cutco having a poor corrosion record with this steel is another sign of cut corners.
The blade on Cutco is thinner and more flimsy, and the lack of heft makes it feel like less quality.
www.cheftalk.com /forums/showthread.php?p=107418#post107418   (3424 words)

  
 Sword Forum International - Cutco Knives
My wife sold cutco right after high school, of course she was my girlfriend then.
All in all I would say that Cutco came a lot closer to living up to the Ginsu claims than any other kitchen knife I have played with.
The woman there recognized it as a Cutco product from long ago and was passionate about it.
forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?threadid=1776   (783 words)

  
 Cutco knives??   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I have two Cutco knives (bought from a friend of a friend).
No matter that Cutco insists that their "Double-D" edge blades aren't serrated, they compete with the entire
for that with a Cutco serrated hunting knife.
www.cyclingforums.com /t130722.html   (1003 words)

  
 VECTOR/CUTCO SUCKS - Screwed Central Board
The knives are worth $517, and if you decide you dont want to work with Cutco, you can A) Keep your knives and forfeit the sec.
Lastly, we are always "unreasonably" happy because we accutally love our jobs and know not to bring our personal problems to work, and as cutco man stated, positive attitudes bring positive results.
In addition, you are not wasting your friends' and family's time, because you are doing THEM a favor by giving them the opportunity -in the long run- to save money and never have to buy another set of knives ever again.
www.screwedcentral.com /ubb/Forum14/HTML/000027.html   (720 words)

  
 Cutco Butcher Knife that is the original style handle and in excellent condition
Cutco Butcher Knife that is the original style handle and in excellent condition.
It has been sharpened and there are fine scratches along the blade edge.
The first CUTCO knife is manufactured and sold.
cutlerscove.com /kitchen-knives/cutco-butcher.htm   (263 words)

  
 Cutco Foundation Hosts 7th Annual Lecture on Entrepreneurial Leadership
Its goal is to attract nationally prominent entrepreneurial leaders to campus to meet with students, faculty, and friends of the university.
It's important that they understand business ethics so that they can advance with Cutco or use these skills in other careers." About Cutco Cutlery and Vector Marketing Cutco Cutlery (http://www.cutco.com) is a 57-year-old company with headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Olean, New York.
Vector Marketing (http://www.campusrelations.com) is the company's sales division which trains and coordinates the activities of the direct sales force of college students.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-05-2006/0004334733&EDATE=   (721 words)

  
 Alcas Corporation
In 2005 sales of CUTCO were over $144 million.
CUTCO has been purchased by more than 14 million satisfied customers.
More than 700 manufacturing and administrative people are employed at the Alcas/CUTCO/Vector headquarters in Olean, N.Y. CUTCO products are marketed directly, by appointment only, to consumers in the convenience of their homes.
www.alcas.com /profile.htm   (150 words)

  
 Deseret News (Salt Lake City): CUTCO Cutlery still using the direct approach with young sales staff
CUTCO, North America's largest manufacturer of kitchen cutlery, relies on the college students and these in-home encounters for virtually every sales dollar -- $182 million in 2004, $242 million the year before.
It has been that way since the 1970s when college students brought in to bolster the adult sales force in the summer became the primary sellers.
Recruited by mail before his high school graduation, he signed on for three half days of "life skills" training that served as a crash course in the knives and how to sell them.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_200504/ai_n13505128   (508 words)

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