Are COOLINA Knives bad?

[@Tcoldsteel]

FIBROX

[@CedricAda]

haha thats the one. Victorinox Fibrox

[@Tcoldsteel]

And there are no ‘unsettled horses’ ( 😂) running round the victorinox factory.

[@josephfrancesco7958]

the irony of getting a COOLINA ad while watching a knife demolishing the COOLINA cleaver XD

[@richdemanowski2575]

I got the Matsato (re-branded Huusk) ad.

[@rockerseven]

Just got one also lol

[@adammcknight129]

Definitely needed to see this. Almost pulled the trigger on these.

[@ExecuteBrandon]

lol… the ad wasn’t enough to spook you? 😂

[@jmatt781]

LOL, if you buy one of these, you also have to grow out a beard, and wear leather wrist straps like you're training a pet falcon. Also, every time your wife walks by, you need to say, "God, I love her!" like an angry orc that just stubbed it's toe on the stairs. 😂

[@euphoniumguy5smith]

Your honesty and transparency is always appreciated, Pete! It's definitely refreshing in this day and age.

[@jerryoconnor9227]

I am really glad I saw this review before I wasted my money on a Coolina. Thanks!

[@TinyTom1]

I was going to spend good money on these!!! Thanks so much for your recommendations!

[@hlrgrr66]

This is what a review should be people!!!!! Thank you for saving me the money great video.

[@milly7843]

I am so glad I did my research before buying a four knife set for $267 USD. My brother is really into cooking and he only has some cheap cooking knives, so for Christmas I wanted to buy him a really nice set. I went onto their website and something really bothered me with how they have 25k reviews and they have 5 stars. Nobody has 5 stars and perfect reviews. There is *always* going to be somebody who loves to complain for whatever reason, but I couldn't find a single negative review and that off alarm bells for me. Thank you so much for honestly reviewing this company and for giving the suggestion of Victorinox, I will definitely look into their sets!

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

Good that your bs detector went off. If you want to give him a nice set or chef knife,stick to the established brands. Like zwilling for example. The have been in business for almost 300 years for a reason. But there is other great brands too. Chef or restaurant supply stores are usually a good place to start looking.

[@learjet4085]

Outstanding! I almost bought into the ads. You just saved me upwards to $200 depending on which “sale” I fell for. Funny how I couldn’t find country of origin on their website.

[@crucifieddemon7136]

China

[@fifimsp]

If you've seen the ads you know you're using them wrong. You must, must have a huge beard and look like you're ready to invade Lindisfarne. That is law!

[@argyle1812]

This is why I love the channel. Real honest reviews

[@MouseCIick]

I saw their stupid ad and I was looking for a video like this. Awesome content.

[@croaker4747]

I have a few of these, and I like them. No bend in mine though. I wash, hand dry, and oil them with olive oil after each use. I use a stone soaked in water to sharpen. They work fine for me.

[@thomasgarrison3949]

Thanks for the video. I love my 60 year old Old Hickory carbon steel cleaver, I can still get the same one @ many local hardware stores. The only thing is you have to treat it, like you treat your cast iron pots & pans to keep it from rusting.

[@SamuraiChris78]

Same! My wife hates them, because she says they are "ugly", but they just work! 😂

[@cashdingo6386]

You’re going from Aussie knife Mad scientist in his rope cutting lab to a knife Batman, saving newbs from criminal knife douches selling garbage to the ignorant! I salute you dark knite!

[@mikemiller3913]

Thank you for saving me money! Your honesty is greatly appreciated.

[@James-ke5sx]

Buy Chinese knives where Chinese people buy Chinese knives. I went to a Chinese butcher store 20+ years ago in Montréal Canada I bought a 9 in butcher knife and and large cleaver with a honing Steel. This is the only butcherknife I have ever owned in these years and it's the only one I use daily. You can hardly tell the difference between the original Edge close to the handle and the rest of the blade it's almost the exact same original grind. It's still very sharp, only honed for 20 years, still sharp. Full tang, solid brass handle inlaid with solid steel.

[@crucifieddemon7136]

I'll just stay safe and away from literally anything chinese

[@James-ke5sx]

@@crucifieddemon7136 China has two qualities, the junk that they sell to the Western Society to make profit and the high quality stuff that they keep for themselves. They have been making knives for over 10,000 years. Common sense. If you want to see examples of extreme Chinese Manufacturing go and look at the bridge that they built between two mountain tops thousands of feet up in the air. No one in the world has ever done this.

[@James-ke5sx]

@@crucifieddemon7136 one little word of advice. If you buy something that says made in China in English that's the junk stuff they sell for us if it says made in China written in Chinese that's the high quality stuff. My knives all have Chinese writing on them that's why it's lasted 25 years and it's still razor sharp like the day I bought it and I use it every single day

[@MemphisCorollaS]

@@James-ke5sxthere are great Chinese products like knives, woks, and certain heritage made footwear. Old American made cars even were notorious for poor fit n finish, inconsistent QC standards, as well as for having terrible reliability. I agree with your recommendation to buy quality stuff from where professionals would buy it. That seems like a low risk, high reward strategy.

[@paladin1726]

@@James-ke5sx How will we know it says made in China in Chinese ?

[@O.G.Alphaborn]

Now I cant stop looking at the bend everytime you bring up the knife and the curve to the left on the blade looking down from the top of the spine to the blade. Great Video.

[@stevescabin5441]

Thanks for the review - I got an advertisement in my Facebook feed and I was like - wow! I could use a could knife! I always search out reviews first and I saw yours. Thank you! You saved me from having a bad experience!

[@richardbalding1101]

Thank you, I keep seeing these with good reviews. I am glad I found this.

[@edwardbrock3807]

So glad i watched this, i almost bought their buy 2 get 3 free. But when i divided my total by 5 i got a lil iffy about this. Thank you my guy!

[@jeremiemummert989]

Now they have buy 2 get 2 free

[@Owieczkin]

Is there tip down carry version available?

[@ilyas859]

Saying a knife better than the HUUSK is like saying that some pizza is better than dominos - it pretty much has to be :P

[@starkparker16]

This knife is a 1.8 everybody knows the rules.

[@tsriftsal3581]

A frozen pizza cardboard box tastes better.

[@jameshealy4594]

The brand I keep seeing advertised is "Kamikoto", they are totally obsessed (in a marketing sense) with Japan, bragging about Japanese steel and basically mentioning it as often as possible, they're Japanese owned and based etc - when I did some digging, they are actually *made* in China of 420J2, at 53 HRC +/-2. A possibly 51HRC, 420J2 santoku from them costs almost $150 USD. Absolutely terrible.

[@nicholasswain5430]

I have been seeing these pop up with the gun youtubers, at least 3 people i know of advertising in their videos. Kentucky Balistics, Demolition Ranch, and Brandon Herrera have all done sponsored videos for Kamikoto.

[@jameshealy4594]

@@nicholasswain5430 I've left a similar comment on every one of their channels, no traction unfortunately!

[@gunsnwater2668]

@@nicholasswain5430 Sad because those guys seem credible in their wheelhouse. Know who you ride with is always good advice.

[@gatriemacleinn1976]

Kamikoto is a disgrace

[@DBCuzitis]

I believe Kamikoto has the same parent company as ‘Established Titles’ - they claim to sell you a square foot of land in Scotland entitling you to call yourself “Lord” or “Lady”. The parent company specializes in getting as close to a scam as they can without getting into real trouble with the law. Terrible business model but it makes the founder some money through numerous scammy front companies.

[@spydercolover100]

Dude had an emu war flashback there. I love this channel.

[@kymcopyriot9776]

Thanks Pete…more frank honesty that’ll no doubt save people some pain. Keep cool!

[@krazmokramer]

I have friends who own a couple of Asian restaurants. They have been using the same cheap Chinese vegetable cleavers that you can get at an Asian market for under $20USD for years. They cut loads of vegetables and significant pounds of meat (50-100# of chicken at a time) and those cleavers hold an edge and are easy to sharpen. The Chinese know how to make a decent cleaver. These 2 companies just want to make shit and sell mass quantities of it. They don't care if it is shit as long as they make a buck. Those other cleavers are still readily available so a person can avoid the COOLINA and HUUSK crap cleavers. Thanks for the EMU scenes Pete!! Happy & Healthy New Year to you and your family!!!

[@JustIn-op6oy]

Pete - for the sake of your lower back you should check out an adjustable height kneeling chair. If it's a model with a large height adjustment range, you ought to be able to attain a more comfortable level in relation to your workbench so your shoulder could also benefit from the kneeling chair.

[@ilyas859]

YES, agreed 100%; Pete @Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors, please do this! also - There are also desks/benches that you can raise up. Even like a soft splint (something that baseball players wear) should help. You only get 1 right shoulder, you should take care of it!

[@CytoplasmicGoo]

Oh for Pete’s sake!

[@daeholm]

In my experience mid priced department store kitchen knives are just fine. I've had a $30 Kitchenaid chef knife for years and have no complaints. In fact I'm pleasantly surprised at how well the edge holds up.

[@mfreeman313]

If you can sharpen, you can take almost any knife of even decent steel and not-insanely-thick blade stock and make it work. I have an old carbon steel "Ecko Forge" knife I got off a supermarket rack hangar decades ago that still works well. When I was a kid I would sharpen it on a coffee mug. Cooked a lot of good meals with it over the years. As long as that potential is there, you're in good shape.

[@samuelhowie4543]

I bought a dexter Russell set when I was working in a kitchen over 25 years ago. They are as good now as when they were new.

[@frankkolton1780]

@@samuelhowie4543 Amen, any long time cook/chef, fish market worker, or butcher (people that spend their whole working day with a knife in their hand) knows that Dexter Russell or a Forschner/Victorinox works perfectly for the task. I was a butcher for many years, our knives were always razor sharp because dull knives would make for a very long and tough day. I laugh at people that go out and spend a ridiculous amount of money on needlessly expensive knives.

[@davidgray2845]

#1 This is hilarious. #2 This seems like the only honest review I’ve seen. Thanks for saving me a lot of money.

[@kevinvogler2380]

Still laughing at the huusk add that claimed it was “so sharp it was banned”

[@joeywhite6031]

The bend is really helpful for mangling chickens.

[@cniners]

Saw the “ad” on instagram and was interested but thought I would check out reviews. Saw your review and am really grateful. Thank you for such a good and realistic review.

[@houseofmonaghan]

Glad I saw this… I was thinking of buying a couple as a Christmas gift… will pass on that now. Thanks for this video.

[@9mmmike642]

Are the Coolina horses as big as Clydesdale horses?

[@etherealicer]

"Victorinox has been making Swiss Army knives for years" - Pete understatement of the century :D

[@tincansailor9437]

Along with "A few things raised some doubts for me..."

[@JohnDoe-sw4kg]

Hey man, somebody's got to say it

[@ramoschris0131]

Great video man. This is the kind of honesty we need more of on the internet.

[@Jojo-rb5vj]

Have you tried getting a replacement due to manufacturer defect. I think it would make an interesting video to see the customer support side and how they deal with QC issues

[@crucifieddemon7136]

Heard returns are ok, but if you ever have an issue with their coupon codes or a return many people say they won't ever respond to you once you send the knife back they will keep it and your money.

[@xeoknight845]

Incredible last clip.

[@LipsMalloy]

My first thought, having seen the ad, was who in their right mind would buy a knife called Coolina. But it is perfect 4Patriots. 🤣 So glad I stumbled across your review. You are SO entertaining!

[@opiatebank]

Exactly. Me too

[@GenXMafia]

What’s 4patriots have anything to do with it?

[@LipsMalloy]

@@GenXMafia they are both overpriced crap.

[@mfreeman313]

Imagine how I felt when my K Sabatier showed up looking roughly the same, maybe not quite that bad but nothing I'd ever seen before, and with gaps between the scales and the carbon-steel tang for a delicious amuse-bouche to go with it. I worked to straighten it-the bend was down deep toward the heel-and it's more or less back in shape and I filled the gaps but jeeze, if you're sending me a damn project knife it would be nice to warn a guy.

[@AnomadAlaska]

I have a Mundial cleaver (made in Brazil) I got for about 10 bucks. It's awesome. As a point of comparison.

[@MrxSheeK]

If you still feel like victorinox is expensive, buy a tramontina, especially the masters edition line up. Best budget knives out there, can't beat the price and the steel together. They get really sharp and keep its edge decently.

[@Cpmnk]

Lol, no. They suck, dont buy them

[@thiago.assumpcao]

@@Cpmnk Tramontina Century knives have about same hardness as European blades, handle is comfortable, well finished, well balanced and they easily sharpen enough to shave. While they definitely don't suck they do have some flaws. Chef knife only available with bolster, factory edge is not great and spine is a thick for my taste.

[@dionysus6892]

From a recent ad I’ve seen they’re selling rebranded Huusk knives now

[@Goose_Gear]

Thanks for doing these videos. They help get us more educated on the quality vs. marketing ploys.

[@MFD00MTR33]

Cold Steel and Victorinox make great kitchen knives at half the price of these IG brands. Bought a Cold Steel chef knife for my wife to use because she doesn't want to use my custom in Aeb-l at 63 and ground to 0.008(she's a bit rough with knives and broke a tip of a custom paring knife I had) and she loves it. Comfortable handle, nice grind and their 4116 krupp holds an edge pretty good and takes a few passes on either 1k or 2k shapton to get back to razor sharp. Two Sun have a nice chef knife too, 14c28n and a micarta handle for about $50. I use it for harder tasks and its been a pleasure to use.

[@2000SkyView]

Yes! What is the black crap all over the sides? Paint? would never use that knife food preparation.

[@ozyrob1]

Happy new year Pete. I hope it's good to you and the family.

[@ryan_B469]

I bought 5 of the Coolina knives, all 5 are great and have absolutely no problems. they are all Straight and have all held the edge perfectly. if I was you, I would return the one you got and get a replacement. I personally plan to get more of the knives. A video on how their customer service is and how they handle a bad product return would be interesting and appreciated as that could influence the decision to buy other products not just knives also.

[@johnozaistowicz9711]

Thanks for the review! I bought the virally marketed "milk street - nakiri" and love it - glad to not fall for this one.

[@Erikcs9]

Victorinox uses German steel also known as X50CrMoV15 about 56-57 hardness for pocket and kitchen knives. They are good and easy to sharpen. My favourite however are the Frost Mora knives hardness 58, I believe they are better than the Victorinox. They are associated to Moraknive and make professional knives.

[@LairdDavidson]

I bought a Chinese meat cleaver in a Chinese supermarket. It was incredibly cheap so I gave it a try. It looked good and was big and heavy. Unfortunately I wrecked it hammering it through bone.

[@normanbeaulieu4204]

So I love the look of these knives. What brand of knife would you suggest besides these that have the same look to them??

[@Dudefromapt14c]

Thank you, good sir, for your honest work

[@LiquidRetro]

For the money this seems like a terrible value. $90 USD is way to much to spend on this.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Newer knife makers make these knives far better and around that cost give or take. Actually with all this inflation, I'm not sure anymore.

[@matthewgilbert1765]

lmfao na not the freaking stompping horse hahaha that was hilarious. love the video mate wish i watched this after i just spent $400

[@c62west]

Thanks. I wondered if those cleavers were garbage.

[@mathguy829]

Great video. Can you please send a link to the Victorinox Ferax cleaver you mentioned in this video? Thanks.

[@ike780]

The problem with sweatshop labor is it makes tired, mistreated woekers and so quality suffers.

[@Beatprisoner]

Frigging great video as always! I really like your unpretentious style. Your reviews are always polite but honest. Even if things are not as good as expected you always try to find some positive aspects of a knife. But if things are shit you are also mentioning it in a clear manner. I'm also always impressed how often/hard you can cut the rope during the tests. Sometimes it must be a nightmare (350 cuts and more? 🥴). I hope to see more videos by you in the future. If not I don't bother to watch all of your videos again, even that will take weeks.😅, Keep on doing that great work!👍

[@willblake72]

Happy New Year Pete! Wish I had a use for a cleaver. Not that cleaver, but a cleaver in general.

[@barenchij]

Thank you for an honest review.

[@twotonanchor]

Fukn emus is now my favorite phrase. Thanks.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

People that buy knives off Instagram and Facebook ads will probably never notice how shitty, bent, warped, whatever obvious defects a knife has.

[@knightmarex13]

No batoning or featherstick making?

[@senoB]

Just about any Chinese kitchen knife brand makes a better cleaver, I got a few for under $10 and they have worked great for me for years. Just occasional ceramic and stropping. Try out the Arcos brand out of Spain. I recently picked up a few chef knives here in Mexico and I've been impressed for the price, around 20-30 USD per. Not amazing fit and finish and the edge has a few issues here and there but was easily fixed with diamond plates, ceramic rods and stropping in about five minutes.Edge retention seems decent.

[@largeheartshark6491]

But the victorinox knifes are full tang right? So how often do they break? And if you look at the Amazon reviews you'll see many of them chip the edge. Any one have those kind of problems with them?

[@AYellowPepper]

Hey! That trash cleaver would make a good garden knife! No need to feel bad about sinking that into the dirt!

[@BrettHankins-m4v]

thank you for saving me from the junk out there!

[@m4vr1ck]

I had failed abs prints with less warpage

[@Wolfattwilight6986]

Thank you for this! it helped me make a better, more informed decision. What would be your top recommended chefs knife?

[@azraelsblade]

How do you think the TwoSun kitchen knives would be?

[@lonestardude6283]

I figured! Thanks Pete!

[@jonradebaugh]

Nice, funny video! Using the Huusk money to buy the Coolina :D Sometimes good things happen on the internet. cheers!

[@paladin1726]

The ads are terrible to a point where you assume that they look good but are overpriced or junk. The spokesman in the ad portrays a guy who got the knives for Christmas, then he portrays himself as the owner or manager. None of it is honest.

[@blacksnapper7684]

I can’t stand that “it looks like a Viking sword”

[@paladin1726]

@ I just saw an ad with another spokesman for the brand recited the exact same script…even the “God, I love her”

[@carlstanland5333]

Does your family ever get served strangely cut pieces of meat and think “Pete has been reviewing knives again.”?

[@ihave7sacks]

I would bet that Ada got that chicken

[@onionwife8507]

@@ihave7sacks correct. She sure did. She’s getting fussy in her old age and has started rejecting the very expensive all raw food diet we have been buying. So back to quarters of chicken for her.

[@JLitodiaz]

Thank you!

[@thecluelessoutdoorsman916]

If a knife looks like something you’d find in a mall or flea market, it’s a trash knife.

[@Khronokai]

After watching this video (same as the huusk one) I'm not getting all kinds of ads on Facebook for them. (Thanks! ...?) Anyway, they mentioned the steel used was 1080.

[@joefelice5062]

Are you cool with that oxidation/grit/oil on the blade getting into your food? Because you didn’t wash it off. (Hint: I tried to wash it off, but it’s very difficult, and it doesn’t come off, and it gets on you and your food if you use it).

[@BeyondConventional]

China! I knew it! They kept that secret.

[@ncsEsper]

Pro Tip: Nexus makes BD1N kitchen knives. They work well.

[@BryanMiraflor]

TY I KEPT GETTING ADS FOR COOLINA

[@RoadRunnerXL]

The real cost came to my inbox 🤣🤣🤣

[@marklemist6928]

Just that fat bear selling them on every commercial on youtube tells you everything you need to know.

[@JesseStroot]

Honest review thank you

[@ciderandthorazine]

yass, a jolly good binning there.

[@davedave7780]

Btw, that’s a slicer, not a chopper or cleaver. Their chopper has a 9.5mm spine and cleaver 11mm

[@Kanotoa]

I almost bought this. I'm glad I checked

[@creativewolfdesigns]

I really enjoyed this posting, a bent knife, ridiculous!!😂😂😮😮

[@uub2036]

You know... the Cold Steel Espada XL would work as a cleaver too... just saying

[@astrazenica7783]

I picked up bone from same factory via Ali Express for a laugh. The big 'Serbian' style cleaver. Quite happy with it apart from the paint but then I use it for hammering crap out of things (bone) and for baking. I paid under $20 though

[@iuhuh10110]

Chinese cleavers are actually not intended to be hard use kitchen tools. They are the chinese equivalent of the chef's knife, and are often referred to as "vegetable cleavers". So, this knife having a thin edge is not necessarily a knock against it unless it was specifically advertised as a meat cleaver.

[@BaconBeast11]

It's a real shame that this is the only comment I found where someone actually pointed out that this type of knife is a "vegetable cleaver".

[@poncho151]

You must not be in the know Pete, horseshoe plate quenching is the way of the future in heat treating. It’s adds a nice even bend in the blade lol

[@crawdadlando4053]

My victornox cleaver is strictly for processing occasional wild game. My Henkel cleaver I use as a veggie cleaver. Victornox doesn’t cut Brussels sprouts as well as other large, heavy knives. Still wouldn’t part with it, as useful as an ulu. It’s a great pizza knife!

[@BritoWorx]

I definitely ordered a buy 2 get 2 free from them just a few hours ago 😫. Excited but less after watching this. But hey 4 knifes for $200 bucks can’t complain.

[@missmary9950]

Thank u thank u thank u 🙏🙏🙏 I was about to buy 4 of these for gifts 😱

[@CrToloss]

Great review brotherman...

[@paulnovakowski8358]

Thank you. I almost bought one. You saved me the disappointment.

[@garyhendrick4391]

Glad I saw this before clicking 'buy'

[@wendybrum2688]

I got my order and Inspected after watching this video. Thankfully my knife is not warped. Looks bad ass!