Knives

Hello Everyone, Looking at purchasing a new Santoku kitchen knife and really like the Wüsthof knives and most of the knives that I own are from the Classic line. I'm ready to upgrade and am l...

by drrayeye 2 months ago

Here ae some opportunities to get us started: All Clad VIP seconds sale is going on right now. Looks interesting--but no spexcial bargains I noticed. Zwilling/Hencles has a Fall sale for Staub, ...

by drrayeye 1 month ago

What's your favorite kitchen knife--and why? The why is the hard part. My favorite, the Miyabi 8" birchwood guyoto, is not the most frequently used--nor is it the most versatile--but it's my fa...

by Eiron 9 months ago

These are the labels traditionally applied to hand-made items, but these days it seems like they're all just another selection of marketing terms. All Clad pans say they're Handcrafted in the USA. ...

by drrayeye 6 months ago

The Kanso 7” Asian Utility knife has already won acceptance in the American market—both in sales and in user ratings, but it is not a nakiri nor is it a cleaver—a perfect example of a fusion knife....

by drrayeye 3 months ago

Please refer to photo, left to right: Kai Seki Magoroku nakiri Shun Kaji santoku Shun dual core santoku Miyabi birchwood guyoto The nakiri is a home cook standard from Japan about thirty y...

by drrayeye 4 months ago

My collaborator/partner just got one for his birthday: https://www.amazon.com/Shun-VG0021-Santoku-7-inch-Knife/dp/B07C1Q99F2 I have quite a few patterned steel knives often called “damascus” ...

by Eiron 3 months ago

I received this cleaver to be sharpened. The owner said that it belongs to her grandmother (90-something years old) and that she uses it for everything from food prep to wood chopping. (!!) She als...

by Eiron 4 months ago

I was talking with a customer and he mentioned that he uses a carbon steel "chopper"-style knife for charcuterie presentation, but that he's having trouble with transfer of oxidation from the knife...

by RickBehl 4 months ago

Hi, Would anyone have any advice about the Wusthof Classic Ikon knife set? I am a serious foodie who loves to cook and am looking for a good value set which will last me for a good few years. M...

by Eiron 4 months ago

One of the local Farmers' Markets recently sent out a community request for a knife sharpener to set up a stall. We have several sharpening businesses in town, but (apparently) none of them want to...

by Eiron 4 months ago

This was another unbelievable situation. This time, it was damage from misuse rather than damage created by a ham-fisted so-called "sharpening specialist." The owner said her 12 yr old daughter had...

by drrayeye 1 year ago

Today's my birthday, and I'm spending part of it admiring my awesome new cleaver, trying it out--comparing it to my Seki Magoroku (now Kai Wasabi) nakiri. The nakiri I have was virtually forced on...

by drrayeye 5 months ago

Unlike commercial facilities, home kitchens can be personal as well as practical. Here are some things I love in mine: Small appliances: Vollrath mirage portable induction unit with elabor...

by JustCharlie 4 months ago

What say the Chowhounders?

by drrayeye 5 months ago

The biggest difference between the pros, and home cooks like me is that we use utility knives--and they don't: at least, not on the job. I probably use my utility knives for more than half of m...

To all the cleaver users here, in what ways do you find the cleaver better than a chefs knife for daily tasks in a western kitchen? Why did you decide to use the cleaver as your daily knife over...

by Pertti 5 months ago

Over the weekend so far, I've spent a minute here and there looking at Sabatiers. Very interesting knives. I didn't know anything about them really, this is what wikipedia told me: "Sabatier ...

I’ve made some slight changes to my setup. When I sharpen my wife’s kitchen knives, well the ones I’ve given her from my collection, I use two cheapish 1000/3000 combination Wüsthof branded sem...

Hi Claus, we know you have an amazing array of top notch pots and pans. Also, knives ! What other kitchen appliances and brands do you have? Coffee/Expresso Maker ? Induction Top Cooking ? ...