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Quick! I Need to Puree this Concrete Block!

January 12, 2006 by Kathryn

No problem, you can borrow my Ultimate Chopper. You may also borrow it to make babyfood, but it just doesn’t have the kahones to do spinach. Sorry.

cheftonyThis offer brought to you by late night feedings with Laylee, hours of infomercials, and a chef, yes, a chef – named Tony.

It was late. There was lactation, yawning, flickering blue light and a chef’s hat. I distinctly remember the chef’s hat. A small person was eating me and Dan sat stoically by my side.

The knives, the glorious knives.

Shining, chopping, slicing tomatoes, meat, steel pipes, sweater-vests, various pieces of metallic currency.

All for the low payment of $3.86 every fortnight for the next 13 years. The amazing deal that would only last for 10 more minutes. 9…..8……

I switched the channel.

Me: Those are lame.
Dan: (staring straight ahead) Yeah.
Me: But they make them look kind of great.
Dan: Yeah.
Me: So manipulative.
Dan: (casually) I have the 800-number memorized.

This started a chain of events, now beyond our control. Chef Tony knives and other kitchen apparati grace the kitchens of several family members and friends.

I can now puree a brick….but again, not so much with the spinach.

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  1. Moonface says

    January 12, 2006 at 6:21 pm

    they make the product sound so essential, you’ve just got to pick up the phone, eh?

  2. Caryn says

    January 12, 2006 at 6:28 pm

    I always loved when they said you could cut a tin can as easily as a tomato. Truth is, tomatoes often aren’t easy to cut; it’s all that skin. The innards find a crack and squirt everywhere, and at the end you still have an inpenetrable piece of skin. Or maybe it’s just my knives…

  3. Regina Clare Jane says

    January 12, 2006 at 6:39 pm

    Wow- that guy is kinda scary looking! And he’s got knives…

  4. Mom says

    January 12, 2006 at 7:54 pm

    Wow! Late night in-fomercials. Ya gotta love ’em.

  5. Stephanie says

    January 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm

    You make me laugh, funny lady.

  6. Shannon says

    January 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm

    *sigh* I have ancient knives that were cheap when I bought them 10 years ago. I’m jealous.

  7. Liz says

    January 12, 2006 at 9:26 pm

    Yep. I’d be a qvc freak if I had a tv.

  8. Katy says

    January 13, 2006 at 6:07 am

    I am a qvc freak. I don’t buy often (and I always regret it) but I am SO TEMPTED. They usually have me from “for the next three minutes.” I have purchased truly horrible brooms this way. I had to throw them away! Have fun with your knives!

  9. Queen Beth says

    January 13, 2006 at 7:01 am

    I am such a sucker for infomericials! I will literally sit, mesmerized through the entire 30 minutes totally convinced of the products amazing powers! Fortunately for me, I’m cheap and I don’t buy stuff impulsively.

    But I’ve seen that one for the knives with Chef Tony. I wonder, do you think he’s a real chef? Hmmmmmm…….

  10. RGLHM says

    January 13, 2006 at 6:28 pm

    you and Dan are quite the team. So does any of it really work, do you own any of it or does your family & friends just do the owning?

  11. Lisa says

    January 14, 2006 at 9:39 pm

    As one of beneficiaries, I can vouch that the knives are EXCELLENT! Although I haven’t yet tried to puree a brick with one!
    Daring Young Mom you are awesome!

  12. Sarah Jane says

    January 17, 2006 at 7:44 am

    “Yes, but can the knives REALLY cut through a shoe?”

    Jerry Seinfeld did a funny bit once about infomercial knives. You should check it out, sounds a bit like your story.

  13. Sarah Jane says

    January 17, 2006 at 7:44 am

    “Yes, but can the knives REALLY cut through a shoe?”

    Jerry Seinfeld did a funny bit once about infomercial knives. You should check it out, sounds a bit like your story.

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