Best Kitchen Knives Gourmet

Every cook deserves a great knife.  Food preparation starts with a knife and great presentation often depends on a quality knife for the perfect cut.  This reviews the top knives for home gourmet chef's.
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We started our search with the 2013 Consumer Reports "Buyers Guide."  None were listed so next we checked the January 2013 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.  Again, none were listed in the index!  OK, lets try Amazon.com and see what "the crowd" likes the best since this relies on many to select "best sellers."  We checked this list of Best Sellers in Kitchen Knives & Cutlery Accessories and this article gives a summary of the top choices.

Best Gourmet Knives from  Consumer Reports

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Best Buy  from Consumer Reports Great Value!

Budget Good Starter Set 4.1 out of 5 stars

Best Gourmet Knives
Score is from Consumer Reports Online Dec. 8, 2012

• Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Pro   Score 87/100 (Highest)
  
  
• Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Profection #33049  - Score 86/100
  
  
• Wusthof Classic Ikon #8347  - Score 86/100
  
  
• Zwilling J.A. Henckels Four Star  -  Score 85/100
  
  
• Ginsu Chikara  -  Score 85/100
  This is a Consumer Reports "Best Buy"
  
  
• Wusthof Trident Classic #8418 -  Score 85/100
  
  
• Miyabi D 7000 (Zwilling J.A. Henckels)  -  Score 84/100
  
  
• Kershaw Shun Classic DMS300  - Score 81/100
  
  
• Kyocera KYOTOP Damascus HIP  - Score 81/100
  Ceramic.  Low Maintenance
  
  
• Chicago Cutlery Metropolitan  - Score 77/100
  
  
• J.A. Henckels International Classic - Score 56/100
  
  
• Sabatier Stamped Set #5055725 - Score 36/100

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Best Treadmills for Home Use

We started our search with the 2013 Consumer Reports "Buyers Guide."  No treadmills were listed so next we checked the January 2013 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.  Again, none were listed in the index!  OK, lets try Amazon.com and see what "the crowd" likes the best since this relies on many to select "best sellers."  We checked this list of Amazon.com's Best Sellers in Treadmills and Here is a summary of the top five.

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73% of New Jobs Created in Last 5 Months Are in Government

Today's Jobs Report:

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2012 

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment
rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, health care,
and retail trade.

(From CNSNews.com) - Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments.

By November, according to data BLS released today, the total number of people employed had climbed to 143,262,000, an overall increase of 847,000 in the six months since June.

In the same five-month period since June, the number of people employed by government increased by 621,000 to 20,559,000. These 621,000 new government jobs created in the last five months equal 73.3 percent of the 847,000 new jobs created overall.