Are Cutco knives any good?

Yes, but not for the price

I think they are decent, but not nearly as good as quality hand made Japanese knives you can get for comparable price (chefknivestogo.com). The "free" sharpening thing is a bit misleading - by the time you pay shipping, its not free, and you are without your knives for a while (they use USPS priority as a carrier, I believe, which ain't as reliably fast as it used to be). Sharpening knives isn't rocket science either, and anyone with a bit of manual skill can do it reasonably well, so another reason not to buy.

I don't love the balance of the chef's knives I've tried out - the 9" chef's knife and 7" Santoku, but I've been able to put a wicked sharp edge on them using wet stones (have a friend I've sharpened some for).

If you want to help someone out - I would recommend the serrated carvers - various styles and sizes available and makes a great bread knife and kitchen shears which are as good as any kitchen shears money can buy - again not cheap, but you're wanting to help someone out, right?

I'm gonna edit to ad this regarding the warranty - I have the 9" serrated carver that someone broke the tip off of, and I sent it back with the shears to be sharpened and they either repaired it or sent a new one for free - I couldn't tell which - so that is definitely a plus, especially if you aren't picky about the way the way the knives feel in the hand and how they look.

Appreciate the responses. I’ll buy something from him. Probably a paring knife a d the shears

Let me make a guess and say he's in college and trying to make some money to help with housing/tuition/books, etc.

I've had 3 nephews and a friends son come by peddling Cutco knives and the wife is the one who always buys a little something from them.

So far she's bought the rolling pizza slicer, vegetable peeler, a couple cheese knives and a couple others I can't remember specifically.

For me, I use a Dexter/Russell chef's knife for most of my cutting needs and a few knives out of a set we bought years ago from BB&B that came with the butcher block holder.

I keep my knives razor sharp, so no need to send them off to be sharpened.

I just don't see the value in Cutco knives to be honest.

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That’s exactly right. Since when did kids start peddling kitchen ware for college money?

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First nephew that came by was over 25 years ago now. He's now married with 4 kids.

I really like mine. I've had them for too many years to count and have never had to send them back to be sharpened. I particularly love my steak knives. I use them for lots of things.

The company is legit. A friend of mine lost a big block of the knives to Katrina. She called the company to reorder the set. Rather than charge her, they replaced everything at no cost.

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That's really cool.

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Very. She intended to pay for it, but they refused. They honored their warranty with no requirements.

I know my mother has had her steak knives for well over 40 years.

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lifetime warranty

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My kid used a steak knife as a screwdriver and broke the tip off. I sent it back to them and they replaced it, no charge. This was every bit of 10 yrs after purchase.

The shears are good and that serrated spreader/spatchula thing they have is great. It's flexible, so it spreads the mayo well, but one edge is serrated, so you can cut your sandwich with it, too.

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Since when did kids start peddling kitchen ware for college money?

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I went to a Cutco recruiting meeting when I was in college in 1986 but decided against selling them.