Anyone into knives?

I'm getting one of these for Christmas. Can't wait until it arrives!

[goalie204]

ooo thats nice, i just picked up a set of these santokus I lke to cook

http://bjs-content.vcommerce.com/pro...4/main-205.jpg

Oooo.. who makes those? Picture is so tiny.

I used to be a die hard Henckels Twins fan until I picked up a Mac knife at a friends house - she a sous chef at some fancy Toronto joint. Completely different design. Light, thin, razor sharp. Had to have one after that!

[landhoney]

I have mad skills

[MadAl]

Took a Knife Skills course at one of the local culinary schools. It was great!

I dunno about culinary knives too much...I wanna get a couple of good ceramic ones...and I love my Spyderco knives...

[goalie204]

Originally Posted by spincycle

Oooo.. who makes those? Picture is so tiny.

I used to be a die hard Henckels Twins fan until I picked up a Mac knife at a friends house - she a sous chef at some fancy Toronto joint. Completely different design. Light, thin, razor sharp. Had to have one after that!

It's the Santoku wolfgang puck 4 piece set, this pic is better

I'm still using the same set of Wusthof I bought back in '91

Seventeen years of daily use and they're still slicin' 'n' dicin'!!!!

[bigloo]

Personally, I love pro s by Henckel. I have 8-9 of them. For me, it is all about weighting. I like the weight of Wusthof/Henckel but found the central weighting of the Henckel best for me. For the same reason I do not have a Santoku, I prefer a standard (I guess) european style chef blade. Recently, I was looking for a 10 inch butchers knife and stumbled on to the brand linked below at my local restaurant supply store. I thought what the hell and bought it. It is a no frills knife (no fancy handles) made by victorinox. Anyway, WHAT A KNIFE! For the price, these things are great (I have since picked up a couple). Serioulsy, for the price you pay for these Forschener knives, I dont think you can get anything close to the sharpness for the price, hell, nothing close to this good for 2-3x the price. Just looking at amazon at all their knives, they are all 4.5/5 stars.

http://www.amazon.com/Forschner-Vict...481254&sr=1-71

[Jbailey]

Need a good knife set, I've been looking into Henckels. I like the look of both the Twin Cuisine and the Twin Select.

Looks like a nice set,
I was gifted a RRay set of Gusto grips last year. not to bad, and since they were free, they kick the dog doo out of anything else

Still mostly use large chef knifes though I do love my Santoku. Good knifes make all the difference when cutting.

~Vitis

[mosesbotbol]

I own Wusthoff and use to work at a Crate & Barrell where they huck the German knives. My friend has some MAC knives I think they are much nicer. Super sharp and not as blunting to the food with the thinner blade.

MAC is the way to go for regular knives. Sure there is better with Damascus steel, etc... but they do not come cheap.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by spincycle

I'm getting one of these for Christmas. Can't wait until it arrives!

Used that knife and you'll love it.

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Im actually lookin to get some steak knives and was thinkin of either Wusthof or Henckel. My uncles and dad are butchers and my uncle has a set of Henckel knives he loves. Does anyone have any suggestions or other brands to look into. Im willing to pay $50-75 on 1 knife

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I own Wusthoff and use to work at a Crate & Barrell where they huck the German knives. My friend has some MAC knives I think they are much nicer. Super sharp and not as blunting to the food with the thinner blade.

MAC is the way to go for regular knives. Sure there is better with Damascus steel, etc... but they do not come cheap.

Totally agree. The are some amazing knives out there but my gf would kill me if I spent $500+ on a knife. Especially since I give her such a hard time if she spends that kind of money on clothes.

I still love my Henckel's knives but after 8 years, my twins are starting to show some wear!

Originally Posted by smokeyandthebandit05

Im actually lookin to get some steak knives and was thinkin of either Wusthof or Henckel. My uncles and dad are butchers and my uncle has a set of Henckel knives he loves. Does anyone have any suggestions or other brands to look into. Im willing to pay $50-75 on 1 knife

For steak knives, I don't think you can go wrong with either one. Both are great brands. Where you buying them from? How much?

Wusthoff's are amazing. My mother is still using a set every day that has to be 30+ years old. If that's not great craftsmanship I dont know what is.

~Vitis

[ucla695]

Henkels have always served me well. My parents have some that are well 20 years old that are still going strong!

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Originally Posted by spincycle

For steak knives, I don't think you can go wrong with either one. Both are great brands. Where you buying them from? How much?

All the prices are from ~$40-70

Henckels

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=10074

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=180

Wusthof

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=13592

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=6378

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=150



but I really like the wood handle kind u get at like steak houses