Knife Thread

My mate got me one of those AnySharp jobs for Christmas.

It takes a lot of metal off the blade and produces a burr (which can then be honed).

It worked wonders bringing a crappy paring knife I had back to life but I wouldn't go near it with a decent knife.
 
I bought a sharpmaker (Spyderco) over Christmas. So far I'm very impressed with it. I can sharpen my kitchen well enough so I can shave with them. I'm a complete novice by the way :)

At home we have A Whustof set with about 6 knives. Had it for the last five years and still going strong
 
I want to get a good knife (and fork) for carving joints. Any recommendations?

Something that if looked after I could keep for a long time.
 
I've got a full set of Henckels Twin Fin kitchen knives and they really need a sharpen. What is the best way to sharpen theses?

I'm a bit wary as they cost around £500 when I got them and I don't want to ruin them.
 
Just been in to my local TKMaxx and they have lots of J. A. Henckels knives at the moment, managed to pick up one of these:
http://shop-de.zwilling.com/de_en/messer/zwilling-j-a-henckels/zwilling-motion/kochmesser.html

Zwilling Motion 8" inch chef's knife for £14.99 "reduced" from £60.

The label does say seconds on it but all I can see is a tiny mark on the side of the blade which shouldn't affect cutting performance at all.

I couldn't find the range on the UK site so they're likely imported seconds knives so.. did I get a good deal or not?

They had everything from Paring (£7) and Vegetable knives up to carving sets all reduced quite considerably and no visible damage/mistakes on any of them.

Thought it might be helpful to someone, particularly if like myself you're about to move out and wanted some "decent" knives on a budget. I'm far from a master chef but wanted something that will hopefully last a bit longer than the standard supermarket fare.
 
I'll be in Tokyo and Kyoto in a few weeks time.

Will pickup a nice utility and paring type knives if I find some that I like.

Need to go do some research though :D
 
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-Ad- said:
Stunning.

Read a good detailed review on a forum about that.

I'm thinking a single knife like that would do me well as an introduction to knives.
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I'd have to agree. The only knives I've ever used in a proper kitchen are a decent sized chef's knife, a paring knife and a bread knife. Anything else gets used so rarely as to be redundant.

One good knife, properly cared for, should last a lifetime.
 
Illgresi said:
I'd have to agree. The only knives I've ever used in a proper kitchen are a decent sized chef's knife, a paring knife and a bread knife. Anything else gets used so rarely as to be redundant.

One good knife, properly cared for, should last a lifetime.
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A good filleting knife is also a very useful addition.

TKMaxx also has the J. A. Henckels Santoku knife 7" @ £14:99p a very versatile knife, always wanted one.
 
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Nightglow said:
A good filleting knife is also a very useful addition.

TKMaxx also has the J. A. Henckels Santoku knife 7" @ £14:99p a very versatile knife, always wanted one.
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From a quick google that seems very cheap! Might have a look in there this week as I did buy a Victorinox chefs knife, but it's a little bit on the thin side. Wish i had just paid a bit more now and bought something a bit better.
 
Steves1982 said:
Thanks for that. Works out around £50 for all 7 of mine so not too bad.
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I spent about 60 on a set of water stones and can now put a razor edge on almost anything. its not as difficult as you are led to believe. I find it deeply satisfying to put an incredibly sharp edge with mirror finish on my knives and often do freinds knives as a favour. You cant achieve the same edge with mechanical sharpeners.
 
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