staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.

On Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:59:41 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.

If so you can bet they are not made in the USA anymore! :-(

John Kuthe...

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.

Well, this is sad. eBay seems to have a few on auction:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...= 1&_osacat=0
other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. As far
as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.

pavane

On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:26:34 -0400, "pavane" >
wrote:

>
>"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>
>Well, this is sad. eBay seems to have a few on auction:
>http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...= 1&_osacat=0
>other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. As far
>as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
>or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
>openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
>of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.
>
>pavane

I have quite a few kitchen tools by EKCO (note proper spelling).
Unfortunately they are no longer in production... they were the
best... OSHA and the EPA put them out of business.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:26:34 -0400, "pavane" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
>>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>>
>>Well, this is sad. eBay seems to have a few on auction:
>>http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...= 1&_osacat=0
>>other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. As far
>>as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
>>or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
>>openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
>>of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.
>>
>>pavane
>
> I have quite a few kitchen tools by EKCO (note proper spelling).

Ah, that explains why I had gotten so few search hits. Thanks.

pavane

On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:31:02 -0400, "pavane" >
wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:26:34 -0400, "pavane" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
>>>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>>>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>>>
>>>Well, this is sad. eBay seems to have a few on auction:
>>>http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...= 1&_osacat=0
>>>other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. As far
>>>as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
>>>or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
>>>openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
>>>of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.
>>>
>>>pavane
>>
>> I have quite a few kitchen tools by EKCO (note proper spelling).
>
>Ah, that explains why I had gotten so few search hits. Thanks.

http://www.ekco.com/

On 2012-06-04, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> http://www.ekco.com/

I think ppl's memory of this stuff is more emotional than rational.
It was inexpensive kitchen implements that almost everyone had one of
cuz everyone was once jes starting out and Ecko was affordable, even
fer young adults living in dorms or 4 to a house, etc. They bring
back fond memories in this day of $30 veggie peelers and absurdly
overpriced lemon zesters, tools that don't really do the job any
better than cheapo Ecko stuff. Ecko is still available at most any
supermkt. I've seen it here. I can buy it here. I do. Not one of
their cheap-ass knives, but corn-on-cob handles don't require a huge
outlay of $$ to work perfectly.

BTW, Ecko is not to be compared, even in furthest stretch of the
imagination, to Cutco knives, which are crap. Granted, some Ecko
stuff is crap, but unlike Cutco knives you can buy most Ecko stuff fer
crap $$.

nb


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On Jun 4, 11:19*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:26:34 -0400, "pavane" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >"Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ....
> >> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. *I prob. use em
> >> every day. *Sturdy little guys. *Made in USA.
>
> >Well, this is sad. *eBay seems to have a few on auction:
> >http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...=0&_odkw=ecko&...
> >other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. *As far
> >as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
> >or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
> >openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
> >of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.
>
> >pavane
>
> I have quite a few kitchen tools by EKCO (note proper spelling).
> Unfortunately they are no longer in production... they were the
> best... OSHA and the EPA put them out of business.

Well, Shel, I had to go running to my kitchen drawer and look - yes,
it's Ekco - just shows how you can use something thousands of times
and not be observant.

No WONder there were so few on Ebay. They sure don't correct
spelling. That's how I found some Pfaltzgraff so cheap on there -
many are spelled wrong and few hits.

On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:39:37 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Jun 4, 11:19*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:26:34 -0400, "pavane" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >"Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. *I prob. use em
>> >> every day. *Sturdy little guys. *Made in USA.
>>
>> >Well, this is sad. *eBay seems to have a few on auction:
>> >http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...=0&_odkw=ecko&...
>> >other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. *As far
>> >as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
>> >or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
>> >openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
>> >of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.
>>
>> >pavane
>>
>> I have quite a few kitchen tools by EKCO (note proper spelling).
>> Unfortunately they are no longer in production... they were the
>> best... OSHA and the EPA put them out of business.
>
>Well, Shel, I had to go running to my kitchen drawer and look - yes,
>it's Ekco - just shows how you can use something thousands of times
>and not be observant.

Kitchen stuff is still made under the Ekco name but they are not
nearly the same quality they once were.

On Jun 4, 4:20*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:39:37 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia wrote:
> > No WONder there were so few on Ebay. *They sure don't correct
> > spelling. *That's how I found some Pfaltzgraff so cheap on there -
> > many are spelled wrong and few hits.
>
> Even the current retailer can't spell it right:
>
> <http://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=OULNT_n9NcGb2QWosunoAg&... >
>

This might help people remember how to spell it: EKCO was a trademark
of the Edward Katzinger Co, first used in 1904 and registered in 1914:

http://www.trademarkia.com/ekco-71078167.html

On 6/4/2012 10:26 AM, pavane wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>
> Well, this is sad. eBay seems to have a few on auction:
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...= 1&_osacat=0
> other than this I can't find any reference to their kitchenware. As far
> as I remember every kitchen in the Western world had a dozen
> or so Ecko products, I definitely remember their knives, can
> openers, potato masher that never worked well, and all sorts
> of other things. More downfall of our cultural heritage.
>
> pavane
>
>
walmart syndrome at work. If all we focus on is cheap prices at whatever
the cost then the result is as you noted.

On Jun 3, 3:59*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. *I prob. use em
> every day. *Sturdy little guys. *Made in USA.

Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.

On Jun 4, 4:29*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
> > On Jun 3, 3:59*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> >> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. *I prob. use em
> >> every day. *Sturdy little guys. *Made in USA.
>
> > Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
> > made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
>
> World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
> exploding soda glass dishes.
>
> So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? *That was another
> favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.

The plain white Corelles I bought a few years ago to replace chipped
originals seem fine.

On 6/4/2012 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
>
>> On Jun 3, 3:59 pm, > wrote:
>>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>>
>> Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
>> made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
>
> World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
> exploding soda glass dishes.
>
> So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? That was another
> favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.

Corelle pieces are expensive to replace as singles outside of a set. I
was going to get a few more serving bowls when I went outlet shopping
and found Corningware Corelle & More but they were cost prohibitive so I
just got some clear pyrex bowls for extra serving bowls. Plus those
have lids.

On 6/4/2012 9:33 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 6/4/2012 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>
>>> On Jun 3, 3:59 pm, > wrote:
>>>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>>>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>>>
>>> Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
>>> made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
>>
>> World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
>> exploding soda glass dishes.
>>
>> So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? That was another
>> favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.
>
> Corelle pieces are expensive to replace as singles outside of a set. I
> was going to get a few more serving bowls when I went outlet shopping
> and found Corningware Corelle & More but they were cost prohibitive so I
> just got some clear pyrex bowls for extra serving bowls. Plus those have
> lids.
>
I've had luck finding replacement pieces on eBay.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 6/4/2012 9:33 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> > On 6/4/2012 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Jun 3, 3:59 pm, > wrote:
> >>>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
> >>>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
> >>>
> >>> Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
> >>> made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
> >>
> >> World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
> >> exploding soda glass dishes.
> >>
> >> So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? That was another
> >> favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.
> >
> > Corelle pieces are expensive to replace as singles outside of a set. I
> > was going to get a few more serving bowls when I went outlet shopping
> > and found Corningware Corelle & More but they were cost prohibitive so I
> > just got some clear pyrex bowls for extra serving bowls. Plus those have
> > lids.
> >
> I've had luck finding replacement pieces on eBay.

With regard to "exploding soda glass", Corning started making "exploding
soda glass" bakeware in the 1940s. If anyone is to blame for "exploding
soda glass", it's Corning, not World Kitchen. But Sqwertz will never
accept that.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 6/4/2012 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
> >
> >> On Jun 3, 3:59 pm, > wrote:
> >>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
> >>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
> >>
> >> Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
> >> made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
> >
> > World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
> > exploding soda glass dishes.
> >
> > So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? That was another
> > favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.
>
> Corelle pieces are expensive to replace as singles outside of a set. I
> was going to get a few more serving bowls when I went outlet shopping
> and found Corningware Corelle & More but they were cost prohibitive so I
> just got some clear pyrex bowls for extra serving bowls. Plus those
> have lids.

FWIW, Walmart usually has individual Corelle pieces on the shelf, so
does the local hardware store (not a big chain, the kind of place where
there's usually a cat sleeping on the scale).

Your best bet if you like Corelle though is to find somebody locally who
empties sold houses and buys up estates. There's often Corelle in those
and it doesn't go for much at auction--offer half retail and he'll
likely take it.

On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:04:54 -0400, "J. Clarke" >
wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On 6/4/2012 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> > On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Jun 3, 3:59 pm, > wrote:
>> >>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. I prob. use em
>> >>> every day. Sturdy little guys. Made in USA.
>> >>
>> >> Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
>> >> made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
>> >
>> > World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
>> > exploding soda glass dishes.
>> >
>> > So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? That was another
>> > favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.
>>
>> Corelle pieces are expensive to replace as singles outside of a set. I
>> was going to get a few more serving bowls when I went outlet shopping
>> and found Corningware Corelle & More but they were cost prohibitive so I
>> just got some clear pyrex bowls for extra serving bowls. Plus those
>> have lids.
>
>FWIW, Walmart usually has individual Corelle pieces on the shelf, so
>does the local hardware store (not a big chain, the kind of place where
>there's usually a cat sleeping on the scale).
>
>Your best bet if you like Corelle though is to find somebody locally who
>empties sold houses and buys up estates. There's often Corelle in those
>and it doesn't go for much at auction--offer half retail and he'll
>likely take it.

I love Corningware (French White). I detest Corelle, it's cheap
crap... you can buy all you want on line, Amazon has a huge selection.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ywords=corelle

On Jun 5, 8:07*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:04:54 -0400, "J. Clarke" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >In article >,
> says...
>
> >> On 6/4/2012 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> > On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 07:25:55 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
>
> >> >> On Jun 3, 3:59 pm, > *wrote:
> >> >>> staring at my Ecko SS steak knives I've hard for eons. *I prob. use em
> >> >>> every day. *Sturdy little guys. *Made in USA.
>
> >> >> Who knows what happened after they became part of World Kitchen? They
> >> >> made stuff in the USA at least through 1995.
>
> >> > World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
> >> > exploding soda glass dishes.
>
> >> > So does this mean Corelle went to shit, too? *That was another
> >> > favorite brand of mine, but I'm down to one plate and one platter.
>
> >> Corelle pieces are expensive to replace as singles outside of a set. *I
> >> was going to get a few more serving bowls when I went outlet shopping
> >> and found Corningware Corelle & More but they were cost prohibitive so I
> >> just got some clear pyrex bowls for extra serving bowls. *Plus those
> >> have lids.
>
> >FWIW, Walmart usually has individual Corelle pieces on the shelf, so
> >does the local hardware store (not a big chain, the kind of place where
> >there's usually a cat sleeping on the scale).
>
> >Your best bet if you like Corelle though is to find somebody locally who
> >empties sold houses and buys up estates. *There's often Corelle in those
> >and it doesn't go for much at auction--offer half retail and he'll
> >likely take it.
>
> I love Corningware (French White). *I detest Corelle, it's cheap
> crap... you can buy all you want on line, Amazon has a huge selection.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...as%3Dgarden&fi...

I like Corelle for picnics and big parties, the applications for which
I used to use Chinet and my mother used to use Melmac. You can clean
it clean, slice on it, it doesn't leak, it's great.

On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:29:52 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:



>
>World Kitchen - they're the ones who *******ized Pyrex and made the
>exploding soda glass dishes.
>

Not true
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/pyrex.asp

The formula was changed to soda lime glass some decades ago when Pyrex
was still making it.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...x-explodes.htm
The claim that the current makers of Pyrex abandoned borosilicate
glass in favor or poorer quality soda lime glass is false.

World Kitchen told TruthOrFiction.com that Pyrex has been made from
heat-strengthened soda lime glass for about 60 years and that the
switch was first made by Corning, not World Kitchen. The company
added, “Consumers should know that soda lime glass, such as that used
to make PYREX glass bakeware, is significantly more resistant to
breaking on impact than borosilicate glass and comparably resistant to
breakage caused by severe temperature changes.”

It is also false that World Kitchen is not a U.S. company. It is an
American firm and Pyrex is manufactured in the U.S.A..

On 2012-06-05, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Not true
> http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/pyrex.asp
>
> The formula was changed to soda lime glass some decades ago when Pyrex
> was still making it.
>
> http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...x-explodes.htm
> The claim that the current makers of Pyrex abandoned borosilicate
> glass in favor or poorer quality soda lime glass is false.
>
> World Kitchen told TruthOrFiction.com that Pyrex has been made from
> heat-strengthened soda lime glass for about 60 years and that the
> switch was first made by Corning, not World Kitchen. The company
> added, “Consumers should know that soda lime glass, such as that used
> to make PYREX glass bakeware, is significantly more resistant to
> breaking on impact than borosilicate glass and comparably resistant to
> breakage caused by severe temperature changes.”
>
> It is also false that World Kitchen is not a U.S. company. It is an
> American firm and Pyrex is manufactured in the U.S.A..

You seem to be focusing on the facts of WHO changed what and made what
claims WHEN, which is irrelevant. You also state World Kitchen
"added" THEIR disclaimer, all of which flies in the face of actual 3rd
party testing and investigation of unreleased consumer complaints to
the Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC) by consumers who've had
the stuff blow up in their face. Bottom line, soda-lime glass DOES
break/explode if not used properly. As a person who has watched
boiling borosilicate erlenmeyer flasks taken hot off the burner and
immersed directly into ice water, I can attest to the fact real
borosilicate glass is very robust. Granted, glass holding a boiling
liquid does not reach 500 deg F, but I hafta believe it says something
about the heat properties of borosilicate glass. It's why
laboratories all over the world pay extra to buy and use it.

As for ToF, who the Hell are they and why would you take their side?
According to you, all they did was relate what a corporation told
them. I wouldn't believe a corporate spokesman if he told me it was
daytime while I was staring into the sun.

http://tinyurl.com/bonnfvf

nb

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