FAO - Chefs!

Stupot_ · 11 Aug 2010 at 23:05

So has anyone actually received any yet?

Greenlizard0 · 9 Sep 2010 at 11:48

"Have you always wondered why your homemade pizza or re-heated supermarket pizza never tastes like the real thing?"

You know, I always have. I was about to start a thread about it.

"It's because the 'real thing' always gets cooked on a flat stone surface inside the pizza oven."

Aaaah....

Ahleckz · 9 Sep 2010 at 11:50

Are they pants? My brother showed me these, but I didn't go ahead as I have a knife set that cost £160 and surely they can't compete...
Try and balance them on a finger, where the blade meets the handle. You want them to balance perfectly.

Cosimo · 9 Sep 2010 at 11:51

Moses99p said:
OMG UPDATE!!11!twelve!!

You must be so cut up about it.

Participant · 9 Sep 2010 at 11:53

I've had this exact set for absolutely years.

They're fine really, used only when I just want to bung them in the dishwasher afterwards and can't be arsed to wash my Wusthoffs by hand.

Schizophonic · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:00

There's been various threads on HOTUKDEALS about this. Some saying good and bad reports.

Some say:
1. Duplicate payments have been taken out and that a 'courier' will be picking them up - to be continued
2. The website where it takes for credit card payment is not secured.
3. There are leads to believe your going to provide your personal details for spamathons.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/6-99-delivered-for-a-5-piece-knife-/748953
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/3-piece-stainless-steel-oriental-ch/533361
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/set-of-five-jean-patrique-knives-fo/512815

I wouldn't really go for them.

reflux · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:06

The apostrophe in the title would be enough to put me off...

Professional Features that Chef's Demand in the Kitchen

Basher · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:25

AtticusFinch said:
Unless you live in Ireland I'd giv it a miss - in the terms and conditions:

"This agreement is governed by Irish law"

All of our multi million pound Managed Service agreements with UK public and private sector orgs are goverened by Irish law (we're an Irish company), they don't seem to mind.

PapaLazaru · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:34

jwest said:
omg pizza stone £2

So tempting.

zootfloot · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:47

Just had my knives delivered this morning and they seem fine, in fact they seem a hell of a lot better than the knives we got as a present that came in some rubbish block...they probably cost about £25

They feel comfy and look of decent quality, and will be used instead of the Wusthof utility knife for those jobs where i dont want to trash a good one.

Disco Boy · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:51

They were £8 inc delivery when I got a set and I have found them to be excellent. The carving knife is particularly good (and about 3ft long!)

tres · 9 Sep 2010 at 13:32

No, they're rubbish.

As a home user, they rust after a few weeks and stay sharp for a rubbish amount of time.
Also tips have a habit of breaking.

I showed them to a Michelle starred chef friend, and a 3 AA rosette chef friend, and they both laughed. One told me a story of a new chef that recently brought those knives into work (as chefs have their own knives), and they've bullied him ever since.

zootfloot · 9 Sep 2010 at 14:39

tres said:
No, they're rubbish.

As a home user, they rust after a few weeks and stay sharp for a rubbish amount of time.
Also tips have a habit of breaking.

I showed them to a Michelle starred chef friend, and a 3 AA rosette chef friend, and they both laughed. One told me a story of a new chef that recently brought those knives into work (as chefs have their own knives), and they've bullied him ever since.

and since very few users of these particular knives are going to be either "michelle" starred chefs or for that matter 3 AA rosette winning chefs i am sure they are perfectly fine for the lay person.

neil3k · 9 Sep 2010 at 14:41

tres said:
No, they're rubbish.

As a home user, they rust after a few weeks and stay sharp for a rubbish amount of time.
Also tips have a habit of breaking.

I showed them to a Michelle starred chef friend, and a 3 AA rosette chef friend, and they both laughed. One told me a story of a new chef that recently brought those knives into work (as chefs have their own knives), and they've bullied him ever since.

bit of a ****** thing to bully someone because of his knives

tres · 9 Sep 2010 at 14:47

zootfloot said:
and since very few users of these particular knives are going to be either "michelle" starred chefs or for that matter 3 AA rosette winning chefs i am sure they are perfectly fine for the lay person.

Please do excuse my appalling grasp of English. That one was shocking!

As I said, as the average home user, I've found them to rust very easily, chip and lose their sharpness quickly. Very cheap I know, but maybe spend a bit more rather than replace the set every 6 months!

neil3k said:
bit of a ****** thing to bully someone because of his knives

That's the industry - have you not seen Gordon Ramsay!?

Raikiri · 9 Sep 2010 at 14:48

neil3k said:
bit of a ****** thing to bully someone because of his knives

Not really, they're a chef. Should know a decent knife from a poor one and these are awful

If you want a good, cheap knife buy a Victorinox Fibrox.

zootfloot · 9 Sep 2010 at 14:52

tres said:
Please do excuse my appalling grasp of English. That one was shocking!

As I said, as the average home user, I've found them to rust very easily, chip and lose their sharpness quickly. Very cheap I know, but maybe spend a bit more rather than replace the set every 6 months!

That's the industry - have you not seen Gordon Ramsay!?

LoL i was only messing mate, at least it was easy to see what you were getting at.

Redman · 9 Sep 2010 at 15:31

Ahleckz said:
Try and balance them on a finger, where the blade meets the handle. You want them to balance perfectly.

Unless you're a ninja on the lookout for cheap throwing knives, this really doesn't matter

benneh · 9 Sep 2010 at 16:03

We have a set of these, and tbh imo they don't hold a very good edge, and the steel is a bit soft..