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Mighty Titan Knives By: Amy Jacquin
There are certain chores that come with cooking -- like sharpening your knives. That's one step you may be able to skip, if Mighty Titan Knives live up to their claims. Will they give you supreme slicing power? Or just dull your dreams?
Bill Hotop is well-known in Perry County... for his down-home restaurant Bill's Place in Biehle. Most people wouldn't say Bill is always on the cutting edge of cuisine... be he is today! He's experience in the kitchen is why we asked him to test Mighty Titan knives.
Makers of Mighty Titan show the titanium-edged blades slicing through cans and tools -- yet staying sharp enough to slide through vegetables.
It passes our first test... cutting a soda can in half with pretty straight edges. "But aluminum is easy to tear," says Bill, still skeptical. "And I was pressing pretty hard. But it did cut it."
"So tough, it can cut steel!" That's according to a picture on the box, showing it conquering a hammer head. So we put the medium-weight, sturdy-feeling knife to the same test... And Bill put a lot of effort into it! But after a full minute of sawing.... it only scratched the surface.
The titanium blade, however, shows no signs of wear and tear -- and "normal" blades would show some bruising.
"What do you think it's done to the knife blade?" Amy asks Bill.
"I guess we could try the tomato now," suggests Bill. And it is still sharp enough to tackle the tomato.
"Actually, it cut it about as good the second time, as the first," explained Bill. "But this is a good, firm tomato."
Amy takes a turn, and compares the Mighty Titan to a serated Ginsu knife Bill uses every day. They both work about the same.... thinly slicing a dinner roll without crumbling it to pieces.
"I would pay the $20," summarizes Bill. "And the average person isn't going to buy it to cut steel anyhow."
It certainly failed the hammer test... but it's passed the rest. And it's dishwasher safe. The $20 set of Mighty Titan Knives earns a solid B+.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonade
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Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:38 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:38:52 GMT
Heavy rain showers caused flash flooding in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties. Ameren Missouri reported close to 1,000 outages in southeast Missouri at one point.
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Monday, June 17 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:54:17 GMT
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:54 AM EDT2013-06-18 14:54:48 GMT
HOUSTON (KHOU/CBS) - A shark attack at Surfside Beach sent a teenager to the hospital with severe injuries - but not without a fight. Garrett Sebesta, 15, was enjoying the Gulf Coast with a church group
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Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:20:00 GMT
The members of the radio show Mayhem In The AM on 790 The Zone were suspended Monday morning after comments they made which made fun of former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who has ALS, better
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Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.
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Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:13 AM EDT2013-06-18 09:13:59 GMT
The former police chief of the Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills has pleaded guilty to fraud charges filed in connection with a $1.25 million grant from the state of Illinois.
The former police chief of the Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills has pleaded guilty to fraud charges filed in connection with a $1.25 million grant from the state of Illinois.
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