Kitchen Knives

You can buy chef knife cases at many online merchants and cooking stores. Most retail stores have online sales - try looking warehouse stores and cooking stores.

Yes, target does sell cheap chef knife cases. On their website they can compare prices to other department stores for you. Compared to most department stores the knife cases are cheap.

Wal-Mart sells some chef knife sets. If you are looking for a superior quality set such a Henckles, you can find these at more specialized stores, or places like Sears (or anywhere where there is a gift registry, as these are popular wedding gifts). Some choice brands include Henckles, Kitchen Aid and Wusthof Trident.

Walmart has very good prices on carving knives since it is a big retailer but if you're looking for the cheapest you can find, try buying one from Craigslist.

When sharpening a carving knife, it is of the utmost importance to be very careful. Acquire a sharpening stone and since it is better to see it than to read it, there are several online videos that will give you the exact directions you need to proceed.

If the veal is tough, sure, use the steak knife. But it may be a question of etiquette. Who's coming to dinner?

They may be regular steel rather than stainless steel. There's nothing wrong with that, but you do have to dry the knives after they have been washed.

No, the CP knives (white handles made of material like corian) were distributed by Colorado Prime in the late 1990s. Colorado Prime sold them directly to consumers, along with a food program, freezers, and pots/pans... at over $1000 per set. They said that there was a Lifetime warranty, but Colorado Prime went bankrupt and the name brand was purchased by Dinewise.com.

Yes.. I tried it after reading your question, and it most definately can.

It isn't. High quality manufactured steels such as Cpm s30v or 440c is always the better choice when it comes to chef knives. Modern damascus is simply made for its cosmetic properties.

The general answer applies to this and other equipment or tools with similar drives. It goes like this. The worm gear is often machined onto the end of the rotor in the motor. The gear it drives, the worm wheel, is made of material that is not as hard and can fail more easily. If the tool jams up, it is better in the long run (read easier and cheaper) to replace the worm wheel rather than the worm itself. A similar tool with this drive setup is one of the high end Oster barber clippers.

You can buy one of those from your local blackmarket. I have found them to be very useful when it comes to breaking into bank vaults