Knife Thread

Glaucus · 26 Aug 2015 at 20:05

That it is, what is it and how much?

Bipolar Kittens · 26 Aug 2015 at 20:19

Glaucus said:
That it is, what is it and how much?

Masakage Kumo Santoku 6.5"

Around £185 I think.

It's my birthday in a few weeks and this is one of my presents from the missus. I went snooping, i can't be trusted at home alone.

Glaucus · 26 Aug 2015 at 20:36

Very nice indeed.
One day, one day. I'll get a very nice set. But not while I'm back Ina. Random shared house as everything always gets broken.

Jolteh · 26 Aug 2015 at 21:12

That's an amazing knife. Your lady is definitely a keeper.

FrenchTart · 26 Aug 2015 at 22:14

Wow. That is very shiny.

It would be wasted on me. I think I need to destroy several more knives with my terrible upkeep and lack of sharpening skills before I get something so awesome.

Housey · 26 Aug 2015 at 22:14

I bought a Robert Welch Signature Knife Block set the other week. Matched our kitchen and my god they are sharp. I could have spent ages reading up and finding the sharpest most 5 star ones I suppose, but this seemed a good set so bought it.

fish_dan · 27 Aug 2015 at 19:12

Are ceramic knives the best?

new boy · 27 Aug 2015 at 19:26

ceramic knives suck. If you drop it, it breaks and you cant easily sharpen them.

bsoltan · 30 Aug 2015 at 19:16

Can anyone recommend some plastic chopping boards?

I have bought two different types of cheap ones - Tesco and IKEA I think. However both now curl and don't lie flat. So any that stay flat and easy to wash?

Belloni · 30 Aug 2015 at 19:53

Moving into a new place shortley so me and the missus are on the hunt for some knives amongst other bits. Don't want to spend too much currently say up to £100 for a good set? What do you guys recommend? We love to cook if that helps!

Illgresi · 31 Aug 2015 at 00:11

bsoltan said:
Can anyone recommend some plastic chopping boards?

I have bought two different types of cheap ones - Tesco and IKEA I think. However both now curl and don't lie flat. So any that stay flat and easy to wash?

I just bought this, pretty standard stuff in professional kitchens. Average size for a kitchen, but probably about as big as you could ever need in a home.

P.s. apologies if links to Amazon aren't welcome, fully understand why, but given OcUK don't sell chopping boards I figured it would be ok.

Illgresi · 31 Aug 2015 at 00:18

Belloni said:
Moving into a new place shortley so me and the missus are on the hunt for some knives amongst other bits. Don't want to spend too much currently say up to £100 for a good set? What do you guys recommend? We love to cook if that helps!

Take a look around Cutting Edge Knives. I just bought an absolute beaut from there, arrived the next day. Even give you a couple of blue plasters, which you will need!

I've lost my phone, and I have a super hipster 2002 model atm, so can't take a picture, but the fella I just bought is...

...absolutely stunning. Goes through bone like butter (lie: never cut bone with a carbon steel blade..you will destroy it).

Lonewolf · 8 Sep 2015 at 22:05

Bought myself a Victorinox 20cm chef knife, but the sheath it came in is totally inadequate and the blade will not fit in my existing knife block. So, can anyone recommend a decent sheath/guard to protect the blade? Something cheap is preferable as this will be solely for use within the home.

rotters · 26 Sep 2015 at 13:41

just watched this. absolutely beautiful.

Phal · 28 Sep 2015 at 09:15

rotters said:
just watched this. absolutely beautiful.

Yeah

nice stuff.

There's a show you might be able to find on tinternet somewhere called 'Forged in Fire'. It's a bit like Ready Steady Cook but for Blacksmith/Bladesmiths. Most of the main projects are big swords of some kind but the elimination rounds are spent making knifes and even some of those look pretty damn good considering they're rushed (made in 3-4 hours).

Belloni · 29 Sep 2015 at 12:14

What are peoples thoughts on Victoronix knives? Looking for a nice entry point into the world of good knives as we're moving into a new place! Any other recommendations?

GinG · 29 Sep 2015 at 12:56

Housey said:
I bought a Robert Welch Signature Knife Block set the other week. Matched our kitchen and my god they are sharp. I could have spent ages reading up and finding the sharpest most 5 star ones I suppose, but this seemed a good set so bought it.

I have a couple of chef knives and a pairing knife. Great knives and you have got yourself a nice set there

Housey · 29 Sep 2015 at 23:34

GinG said:
I have a couple of chef knives and a pairing knife. Great knives and you have got yourself a nice set there

They are VERY sharp.

Pho · 11 Oct 2015 at 20:45

The handle on my Global decided to snap whilst chopping carrots tonight

. I've always looked after it (never dropped it, and it's never sat in water) and there was zero indication it was going to go. As it snapped it sliced my finger too which was nice. Oh well, I was thinking of getting a new knife anyway.

Those Masakage's look gorgeous, how would they compare to say the Hattori HD which a lot of people rave about? (http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/HDSeries.html). I'm looking for the best value for money knife - and by that I mean I don't mind if it costs £150 as long as a £70 knife isn't as good.

I do quite like Japanese knives and their sharpness but I'm open to suggestions.

monkentage · 11 Oct 2015 at 21:18

Pho said:
I'm looking for the best value for money knife.

I do quite like Japanese knives and their sharpness but I'm open to suggestions.

Tojiro DP knives are great value for money.

I recently got one of these. Under £70 when on offer.

They also sell a carbon steel knife which will get sharper than any of those shiny stainless ones.

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