Anyone into knives?

[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

[althekillr]

i've been hearing good things about shun knives. i have a chef friend that says these are the best. thinking about getting anothher 8" chefs knife. anyone have feedback on Shun's?

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Originally Posted by althekillr

i've been hearing good things about shun knives. i have a chef friend that says these are the best. thinking about getting anothher 8" chefs knife. anyone have feedback on Shun's?

My friend has a Shun chefs knife and it is amazing!

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by smokeyandthebandit05

My friend has a Shun chefs knife and it is amazing!

For the money Shun's are amazing knives. The Damascus steel is not only beautiful to look at but functional.

For my personal use I chose Tojiro knives. They are steel sandwiched in stainless steel. So it can hold a very sharp edge, but can be beat around a little more than plain steel.

If I had the money and the will to clean my knives as soon as I used them, I would choose watanabe knives:

http://www.watanabeblade.com/english/

They are possibly the sharpest kitchen knives you can buy.

[GoodFella]

If I had the money and the will to clean my knives as soon as I used them, I would choose watanabe knives:

http://www.watanabeblade.com/english/

They are possibly the sharpest kitchen knives you can buy.[/quote]

yep they are nice i miss mine. i let some on use it and they droped it right on the floor. it stuck right in. that was the ends of that knife when the tip broke off

[doctorcue]

I have been adding to my Henckles knives collection since 2000. Pro S is my line of choice. GREAT knives.

Like other people have said here; drop a couple hundred bucks on a knife & block set and you'll be good for 10+ years.

[eber]

Originally Posted by althekillr

i've been hearing good things about shun knives. i have a chef friend that says these are the best. thinking about getting anothher 8" chefs knife. anyone have feedback on Shun's?

I have the Shun classic 3pc set with the 10" chef's, paring and 6" utility. I love them. Their customer service is amazing. my roommate just tossed one of them in the metal sink and chipped the tip just barely. I called them up to get shipping info, they told me that I might as well send them all in since I had them for three years at the time,sent them all in to get sharpened, they said they found some tiny (i mean TINY like i never noticed) chips and they gave me all brand new knives

the only thing that you have to be careful about with these knives is that the edge will chip easier than a German knife because it is a narrower (ie thinner) thus making it sharper however you cannot chop through bones like you could with a German knife. You also need to be careful not to put them in the sink as they can get damaged by plates and other silverware in the sink and for safety reasons as well because they are so sharp you don't want anyone to just reach in the sink and cut their hand.