Tupperware knives?

[grepper]

A fellow Exchange member sent me one knife of a set to check out.  He said it was Damascus style, difficult to sharpen and expensive when purchased a very long time ago.
 
Indeed, it is a made in Japan, 17 layer Damascus, Sweden Stainless Steel blade, and seems like a very nice knife.  But that is not what I found most interesting.  What sparked my curiosity was this:

   

Really!  Who knew?  And it’s not flexible plastic that burps to form a vacuum of freshness when you squeeze the handle.
 
I’ve searched around and have found no references to it on-line.  None at all.  I even searched through vintage sections on eBay.  Nothing.
 
Has anyone ever come across a set of knives like this?

   

[Ken S]

Why not Tupperware knives? We have Kitchenaid and Cuisinart knives which neither mix nor grind food.

To Tupperware's credit, it stamped its brand name on a good knife.

Ken

[EOU]

Or Pampered Chef in the current era. Seems like all these concerns and some celebrity chefs finally get around to stamping their names on knives made by other people. Tupperware was good stuff so maybe the knives are as well.

[grepper]

Whatever it is I found it easy to sharpen. I spent 5-10 minutes with it and took four readings along the edge from handle to tip: 70, 80, 90, 70.

[Bud]

Mr. Grepper those are Bess numbers that I haven't seen in my shop. You must have some Kangaroo blood in you from somewhere because those are Australian numbers. Did you do that with your Kally?

[grepper]

Yup Mr. Bud, did it with the Kally.

That's actually sharper than I like for a kitchen knife. For me a 150-200 toothy edge is what I'm looking for in my kitchen knives. While it's interesting to sharpen sub 100, it's like having a bunch of razor blades in the knife block. Almost kind of scary, and much sharper than needed for any normal kitchen task.

Of course that's just IMHO. Other folks may feel differently. It's just a matter of personal preference.

Fellow Exchange member Mr. Thomas wisely said something to the effect that a blade should only be sharpened as sharp as it needs to be for what it is going to be used for. And really, that makes a lot of sense.

[wadebevan]

Grepper, I do believe you have a unicorn knife... I searched as well (just for the challenge of finding something), and nothing found here as well!
I'm guessing it has some age on it for sure.

[grepper]

Yup.  I searched pretty extensively and came up empty too.  I believe the knife was purchased 20-30 years ago.  I'm guessing it was a special, short term thing offered by Tupperware.  

I was a bit surprised that I didn't find it in the vintage stuff on eBay, but I was glad to see that it's still possible to purchase those Tupperware waterproof salt/pepper shakers with the flip up sealing lids.  They were great, completely waterproof and never cracked or broke.  Excellent for camping, picnics, and having salt stored at a place you don't visit often like a cabin or vacation home.

https://www.ebay.com/p/Tupperware-Salt-a...2623066720

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TUPPERWARE-LARG...SwNhhbcZfs

It's too bad that Tupperware couldn't compete with all of the new throw-away plastic stuff.  Tupperware was good stuff.

[Ken S]

We do seem to be in a hectic race to reach the bottom. Sadly, those of us who prefer to buy quality items and sharpen/maintain them are the minority.

Ken

[Bud]

Good job with the Kally Mr. Grepper. Sure gives me something to shoot for.