Happy Haggert Hurried Hungry Hitch Hiking Hired Henchmen Hivers.... apply within

Danny could you suggest a good chef's knife? I use steak knives to do most of my cutting.
I’ll check mine when I get up in the AM. I know the two I use most often are santokus, and I have a “proper” chef’s knife as well. Just can’t recall the brands.

One thing I CAN tell you off the top of my head is that I have a pair of Cutco paring knives. Now, Cutco isn exactly the most highly regarded brand out there, but I REALLY love the size and ergonomics of theor paring knives. They’re a little longer and have Cutco’s standard ergonomics. On some knives, those contours aren’t so great, but on the parer, its super comfy.

My Mom, who has some issues with hand strength and control had been using our steak knives for prep work for several years because the parers we used to have were difficult for her to maintain a safe grip. But once we got the Cutco parers, she took to them immediately.
 

log in or register to remove this ad


BTW, I made the most excellent meatloaf tonight. Ground beef and Italian sausage. Mushrooms, onions, and green peppers. With Italian seasoning, eggs, and tomato sauce. Very typical but it's good.
 

check amazon, they have some nice knives
sheff nife.jpg
 
Last edited:

I wish I had taken a better pic, but this is a Japanese made Damascus steel chef knife. It cost about 60 bucks or so. I cut myself the first day I used it, and had to go to the hospital. I felt nothing, it was so sharp!
 


Just checked: Zwilling/Henkels made most of our good knives.

Not cheap, no. But a good chef or santoku is an investment in your kitchen’s efficiency and safety. If you can only buy one good knife, this is where to spend the money.

And a Wusthoff (or similar) manual sharpener is a must, too. (I have 2.) Sharper is safer! And they cost a lot less than electric sharpeners. Those are faster and better -for average Joes like us- but good ones are $100+.
 
Last edited:


For sharpening would you recommend one of these?


I'm thinking of this pair.
 

For sharpening would you recommend one of these?


I'm thinking of this pair.
Looks like a newer version of the two I have, so yes!

FYI, the two I have are designed to give different angles to the blade. My red one gives a sharper edge than the black one by a couple of degrees. The difference is down to cultural preferences- Asian knives are commonly designed to be slightly sharper than ther European analogs. But both will be sharp.

(That said, Wusthof may not ge making them 2 ways anymore.)
 

Remove ads

Top