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Current sales, deals, and bargains (Part 2)


Kerry Beal

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On 2/26/2024 at 7:50 AM, weinoo said:

 

Can you really ever have too many?

 

Eight kitchen shears.  Let's not get into scissors.

 

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I was going to buy one, too, until I checked and saw I already owned one. And I'm not a shearoholic, at least not yet. I'll probably need another 5-10 years here on eG before I get to that point.

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besides 

 

its getting near to Tax Time

 

for some of us.

 

An inevitable time , 

 

but a time to sneak a few things in , 

 

and hide them amongst those numbers 

 

panini press , shears , and ???

 

still time for modest additions.

 

modest the Watch Word.

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my shears arrived :

 

IMG_3499.thumb.jpg.ea2e59b04503278ee88e381a849bf027.jpg

 

top are my IKEA   its forged .

 

the new ones are very nice.  not as heavy as the IKEA 

 

and not that Weapon Tip. the IKEA is a weapon.

 

Period.

 

the new ones won't do as lethal damage to a foot.

 

but the IKEA do ' butcher '  a chicken back , on the next level .

 

you feel a slicing , not just a crunching.

 

a Weapon .

 

 

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BTW

 

there is an even more Weaponized shear  out there.

 

forgot its name.

 

it has an almost identical basic design as the IKEA

 

but ir comes apart at the central pivot

 

easily   

 

I almost got that one  chose not to :  now two Weapons , and soapy hands .

 

( and Id like to take a look at it again , if the aficionados understand the difference Ive mentioned )

 

Just checking.

 

 

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33 minutes ago, TdeV said:

My shears (same as

@rotuts') came with an instruction booklet for a knife, not the shears. What are the two prongs on the end used for?

Mine arrived today (thanks @blue_dolphin) and were boxed up with the instruction booklet for a knife as well.  I am looking at the Kershaw website now and apparently those prongs at the end of the handles are screwdrivers.  

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28 minutes ago, fledflew said:

I am looking at the Kershaw website now and apparently those prongs at the end of the handles are screwdrivers.

I haven’t used them as screwdrivers but they're quite handy for prying lids, etc and have protected a few of my table knives from turning up at the ends 🙄

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21 hours ago, rotuts said:

top are my IKEA

 

These are a copy of the $$$ all-steel Dovo. Maybe what rotuts was remembering?  They do come apart for cleaning.  Their only downside, IMO, is that the removable compression spring can be lost.

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  • 2 weeks later...

big sale at More than gourmet

 

https://www.morethangourmet.com

 

they make demi-glaze  etc

 

and its top notch stuff.

 

they have a big sale i stumbled on as they are discontinuing the online

 

business for individuals .

 

limited selection at this moment

 

but 3 of my favorites were still in stock.

 

take a look now 

 

even if youvenever tried the stuff.

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@rotuts. Thank you so much for posting this.  I've just put in a whopping order.  I used to get this when my neice lived in Syracuse as they did not ship to Canada at that time.  Now they do and i'm delighted to be able to get a nice big order of the stuff.  It is soooo good.  Since then i've been using Savory Choice brand which is also quite good but nothing beats More Than Gourmet.

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On Sunday, my order from More Than Gourmet didn't calculate the discount correctly. I sent them a message that I would buy the products (before they're all gone) and would they please issue me a refund for the excess portion? Which they did promptly on Monday.

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