Knife Recommendations?

[tekobo]

5 hours ago, Tyrus said:

Ah, before I trap myself down that Rabbit hole I believe there may be another cooker in my future first.

Tee hee @Tyrus.  Tell us more! I've run out of space for new cookers and need to live vicariously through others.  

[tony b]

@tekobo - we do that here anyway, even when we aren't out of grill space! 😄

[Tyrus]

Can't walk buy a bargain. I visited my favorite shop and saw this amongst the other knives, a brand new wusthof 8 inch bread knife at a price too low to pass on. Single edge serration only, although I hear they come serrated on both sides at a higher price. Attractive and very sharp, I believe Sygies was looking for a good bread knife, I'm no expert, but this looks like it'll do the job and then some.

[tony b]

Nice deal there!

[cruzmisl]

$30! Yeah that's a good price and a good brand name

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[BOC]

Can't walk buy a bargain. I visited my favorite shop and saw this amongst the other knives, a brand new wusthof 8 inch bread knife at a price too low to pass on. Single edge serration only, although I hear they come serrated on both sides at a higher price. Attractive and very sharp, I believe Sygies was looking for a good bread knife, I'm no expert, but this looks like it'll do the job and then some.

That’s a steal. Same bread knife in my household.


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[Syzygies]

On 1/19/2021 at 5:15 AM, 5698k said:

I have the TS Prof K03 sharpener, it works beautifully, but it’s expensive.

Iki Ruixin Pro Sharpener + 4 Whetstones Set ($119)

I keep getting hammered with Facebook ads for this sharpener. Versions on Amazon are $40 or so!?  Same basic geometry as the TS Prof. I'm happy with my much more expensive Shapton Glass setup, but would this setup be a good start for others? Or does it look like junk?

EDIT:

Wasabi Knives is the source of the Facebook ads I'm seeing.

I asked twice in the comments section for a source for their tag line claim "Voted #1 Sharpener 2020". While they answer other questions, they deleted my question twice, confirming my intuition that this is a baseless claim, something they made up.

Their products look nice on their web site, but in my experience whenever one ignores early warning signs about a company, one regrets it. A second warning sign is that there are indistinguishable offerings on Amazon at a fraction of the price.

There are plenty of other solid recommendations in this thread. I can answer my own question: Do not buy from Wasabi Knives.

Edited July 24, 2021 by Syzygies

[5698k]

I’m not crazy about the table clamp set up.


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[jeffshoaf]

1 hour ago, 5698k said:

I’m not crazy about the table clamp set up.

I have an edge pro that uses the same concept but has suction cups instead of the base clamp and it doesn't have the blade clamp. https://www.edgeproinc.com/

[Basher]

Close your eyes if you like a fine blade.
A mate gave me his favourite knife and asked if it could be fixed.

This was after 5 minutes with the work sharp belt sharpener.

If another 10 minutes was spent on this, I’m sure the blade could be ground to be more even, however, this will do given the previous state it was in.
He can bring it back in a year after he hacks it up again.



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[johnnymnemonic]

I don't like spending a huge amount of money on knives so I am going to sharpen some old wusthofs that I have, and I think Opinel boasts a good value.  I'm thinking about getting one of their forged 1890 series.

[Forrest]

Anyone else a sucker for high-end pocket knives?





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[johnnymnemonic]

On 7/24/2021 at 2:52 PM, Forrest said:

Anyone else a sucker for high-end pocket knives?
 

 

[remi]

Father's day gift from the wife and kids... put it to good use today!

[Tyrus]

I like that Knife Remi. Pray tell what you sliced and diced, it surely wasn't an apple. Those dimples?, give me a clue.

[5698k]

Who made the knife?


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[remi]

Was just slicing and dicing onion/ potato/ carrot and cauli's this time around. Maker is Ohishi, from Sanjo city- blue steel core, stainless clad. Nice knife!

[5698k]

If you don’t already, get a good board..end grain, hinoki or hi soft, your knife will thank you!!

Great knife!!

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[remi]

Thanks- will do!