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Ginzu Knives
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Ginzu Knives

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A line of infomercial kitchen knives, including bread knives and cleavers, first marketed in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

A commenter's 40-year-old Ginzu bread knife and cleaver are still their daily-use go-tos over pricier Wusthof knives.

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Recommended on reddit as recently as March 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    the bread knife and cleaver are still in daily use - i have several expensive wusthof and others, but the og ginzu are the go-to!

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