No, Kimball left well before the takeover.
by San Pedro 
, Friday, July 24, 2026, 06:00 (1 hours, 40 minutes ago) @ Bryan (IrishCavan)
He started his own competing brand called Milk Street.
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- OT: Cookware getting worse, on purpose -
Jay,
2026-07-23, 10:25
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- Hestan - don't know that it is household.
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Grantland,
2026-07-23, 13:28
- This is where America's Test Kitchen is great. -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-23, 12:48
- I love this site: - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:36
- True, but caution is advised. ATK is now owned by PE. -
San Pedro,
2026-07-23, 12:53
- Is that why Kimball left? -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-23, 12:56
- No, Kimball left well before the takeover. -
San Pedro,
2026-07-24, 06:00
- I knew about Milk St. -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-24, 06:18
- Gotcha - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 06:40
- I knew about Milk St. -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-24, 06:18
- No, Kimball left well before the takeover. -
San Pedro,
2026-07-24, 06:00
- Is that why Kimball left? -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2026-07-23, 12:56
- Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. -
oviedoirish,
2026-07-23, 12:47
- German and Japanese kitchen cutlery -
Jack,
2026-07-23, 12:08
- What's crazy about Wusthof and Zwilling - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-23, 16:48
- OXO utensils and tools seem high quality to me - Jay, 2026-07-23, 11:24
- Ugh. Yard Sales? -
bobbywal,
2026-07-23, 11:06
- Dollar Tree FTW -
Jeff (BGS),
2026-07-23, 16:51
- Dollar Tree FTW
- Made In Cookware - Jason93, 2026-07-23, 10:53
- So true. As with so much else, items are built disposable. -
Joe I,
2026-07-23, 10:47
- I have a standard Lodge and Victoria. They seem very - Grantland, 2026-07-23, 13:28
- Staub is excellent - beattherush, 2026-07-23, 10:42
- Le Creuset -
San Pedro,
2026-07-23, 10:35
- yep - Jay, 2026-07-23, 10:38
- Hestan - don't know that it is household.