Wife's tools? Need some kitchen knives. Good value?

[kctyphoon]

oh, and in case you ever need something BIGGER to umm.. cut some meat.. this might be what you want..

 

[Jacobson]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TWNZ08/?tag=atomicindus08-20

How about this for a sharpener? Seems easier than that spindled rod thing.

 

[LordPsychon]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TWNZ08/?tag=atomicindus08-20

How about this for a sharpener? Seems easier than that spindled rod thing.

That one should be pretty good for what your needs are. I prefer a hone and sharpen approach myself but maybe it's just because I like sharp pointy things.

 

[triplemacs]

Chef Knives To Go is a great resource. I'm sure you can find what you're looking for on their site. Japanese kitchen knives are awesome and affordable. A chefs knife, bread knife, and paring knife will cover most of your needs. As for sharpening, I use the Lansky system, but the Spyderco Sharpmaker is also popular, as is Edge Pro.



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[geartow]

I like mora knives they are swedish , very user friendly ,work well and r easy to sharpen.

 

[RedRabbit]

The budget set I would buy is Cold Steel. My house has all Henckels professional line. Expensive but these things are sharp.

 

[OCD]

I really like my J.A. Henckels knives... Nice balance, awesome blades...

 

[tawhite]

Food service knives represent the best bang for the buck. Cook's Illustrated make the Victorinox (Forschner) chef's knige famous. But the big three makers: Forschner, Dexter Russell and F. **** - make dozens and dozens of general and specialized knives.

My favorites:

the little Forschner paring knives
the F. **** Microban (blue handle) boning knife - I like the 4 inch in medium flex
the F. **** offset serrated 7" bread knife
the Dexter Russell V lo 7" Santoku

taw

 

[Shadowdog500]

Wife's tools? When I moved in with my GF, my knives were far superior to hers.

Can't really help otherwise, my favorite knives are customs made by Tim Olt in Michigan.


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+1. When my wife and I got together I had the Henkle Four star knife set and my wife had the $29 set of serrated knives from K-mart.

Funny thing is that we still have 2 knive blocks on the counter. She likes her knives and I like mine.

Don't get your wife the expensive knive set unless she picks it out. She may like what she has better.

When we got married I had the Kirby Heratige two and she had the ken more vacuum cleaner. Guess witch one has been sitting in the attic for 15 years. Yup, the Kirby! You get her an expensive knive set that she don't like, it may never get used.

Chris

Hers on left, mine on right.

 

[BK13]

Yeah, man, 47 bins of Christmas decorations and not a single good knife. LOL


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[mattblast]

My wife and I got a set of Henkels when we got married and they were a big step up. Two years ago we starting buying Wusthof Classic knives and noticed a big improvement in feel, balance and blade durability.

Wusthof even offers a low cost knife sharpening service. Send your Wusthof (or any other brand knifes) in along with $3 per knife and they will sharpen them and ship them back. I sent in 7 knives and a check for $21 and the knives have kept their edge over a year. This ended up costing less then bring them to a local sharpener and they do a good job.

It took me a while to find out about this service, it is very well buried on their web site.


http://s.wuesthof.com/fp-1427825732643/media/editorial/USA_DEV/Warranty/KnifeShpgRETURNCARDsinglepg.pdf

Sharpening Service Instructions
Sharpening service address: WÜSTHOF
Attn. Sharpening
355 Wilson Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06854
Please wrap your knives securely in newspaper or bubble wrap and send them in a sturdy cardboard box for the safety of the package handlers. Be sure to include a note with your name, phone number, and mailing address. Please include a check made payable to WÜSTHOF for $3.00 per knife you wish to have sharpened. Please do not send personal items with your knives that you wish to have returned – this includes blade guards, towels, and any other items used for protection. WÜSTHOF is not responsible for any loss or damage in transit to our facility, so shipping insurance is recommended, at your discretion.

You can even put in "special instructions" if you like the blades sharpened a certain way.

 

[raiderhillbilly]

Victorinox Fibrox handle are nice and available on Amazon. Global makes a nice knife too. I would consider both good value kitchen knives.

I Love these knives! They are very sharp and strong. I can cut a frozen steak or roll of hamburger in half without thawing them. If you want something not made in China, These are cheaper than German or Japanese knives.

Old Hickory knives are great too. They will turn dark with use since they are carbon steel and not stainless. The wood handles will get beat up after a lot of use, but they are cheap enough to just get new knives.

 

[Shadowdog500]

My wife and I got a set of Henkels when we got married and they were a big step up. Two years ago we starting buying Wusthof Classic knives and noticed a big improvement in feel, balance and blade durability.

Wusthof even offers a low cost knife sharpening service. Send your Wusthof (or any other brand knifes) in along with $3 per knife and they will sharpen them and ship them back. I sent in 7 knives and a check for $21 and the knives have kept their edge over a year. This ended up costing less then bring them to a local sharpener and they do a good job.

It took me a while to find out about this service, it is very well buried on their web site.


http://s.wuesthof.com/fp-1427825732643/media/editorial/USA_DEV/Warranty/KnifeShpgRETURNCARDsinglepg.pdf

Sharpening Service Instructions
Sharpening service address: WÜSTHOF
Attn. Sharpening
355 Wilson Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06854
Please wrap your knives securely in newspaper or bubble wrap and send them in a sturdy cardboard box for the safety of the package handlers. Be sure to include a note with your name, phone number, and mailing address. Please include a check made payable to WÜSTHOF for $3.00 per knife you wish to have sharpened. Please do not send personal items with your knives that you wish to have returned – this includes blade guards, towels, and any other items used for protection. WÜSTHOF is not responsible for any loss or damage in transit to our facility, so shipping insurance is recommended, at your discretion.

You can even put in "special instructions" if you like the blades sharpened a certain way.

Thanks for the link!!!!

Chris

 

[Davefr]

Any tips on how to train a wife to take care of knives???

 

[The Toolest Guy]

Any tips on how to train a wife to take care of knives???

4 years of a chef's apprenticeship? Otherwise virtually impossible......

 

[jrobb316]

Cold Steel Kitchen Classics. Great set and as someone mentioned before, they stay razor sharp. $130 on amazon Must hand wash and dry immediately

 

[Gogo300]

I used to work in the food business when I was younger. Henkel and wusthof are the "snap on" of the kitchen. The chef knife was about the only knife used unless you are doing fancy prep work or carving meat. Then use a pairing knife or carving knife. If you don't have any knife skills you also might look into buying a cut glove unless you like fingertips in your food. As noted previously don't put the good knives in the dishwasher. They will become dull fast and result in the knife slipping instead of cutting. Dull knives cut fingers worse than sharp knifes.
The chefs choice 320 electric sharpener is one of the best out there. It has magnets to hold the blade at the correct angle while drawing through the stones. It will sharpen a knife so you can peel a tomato. Hope that helps.

 

[todd_fuller]

Being that this is GarageJournal, anyone using a Tormek to sharpen their kitchen knives?

 

[Jacobson]

Why does a dishwasher make knives dull ?

 

[Beerman]

Ok. Another thing I like ALMOST as much as tools is knives. So here's my thoughts. You know how a whole bunch of us at GJ keep an eye open for nice tools at garage sales and flea markets? You know how much fun it is to find a Snap On ratchet for $1-2??

I keep my eyes open for tools AND knives. And I find quality knives at the local flea market-particularly kitchen knives-to be both cheap and plentiful. Pocket and hunting knives are more difficult-there's a couple of knife collectors who usually beat me to those. But quality kitchen knives are PLENTIFUL for $1-2. At least where I live.

Before I dropped some coin for some new kitchen knives, I'd try the local flea market for a few weekends. I've usually am able to pick up a couple of NICE (Henkels twin, Wustoff, Sabatier kitchen knives) each month. And I never have to pay more than a couple of bucks.

FWIW.


Beerman

 

[shockwave]

I just picked up a nice set from calphalon I do like the ja henkels thou look for German made knives thou

 

[Farmall 1066]

I love my Victorinox Fibrox, and Wustof Pro chefs knife, but my favorite paring knife is a Kitchenaid I got at Bed Bath and Behond for $10! This thing amazes me!

 

[TangoFoxTrot]

Another vote for the Victorinox, if I was starting over that's what I would look at. Also, their smaller steak knives are fantastic. Just a lot of bang for the buck. Not a very pretty knife though, they look like cheap WalMart type stuff but are high quality where it counts.

I have a set of the higher end Henckels we got as a wedding gift. I honestly think they are overrated. Nothing really wrong with them, just not something I would probably ever buy again.

 

[t1r2u3s4t]

I love knives of all sort. I use a pair of Ikea Slitbar knives, an 8" Damacus chef knife and a 5" utility. These are Japanese style with thinner blades. Apparently they don't sell them anymore . I would look at Victorinox for lighter knives and Dexter Russell for heavier ones.

 

[ND80]

The Wusthof Culinar are great knifes i just have the paring knife but use it almost daily.

http://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-Culinar-2-Piece-Starter-Set/dp/B0000DDVFG/ref=sr_1_11?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1435638592&sr=1-11&keywords=wusthof+knives+culinar

 

[Finky198]

Victornox fibrox bought them great quality for the price
Holds a nice edge and plenty comfortable going on a few years Stainless is nice I even armor all the handles

 

[CD1]

Good thread.

I'd like to upgrade my kitchen knives too and will be researching recommendations here.

I do more cooking than my wife.

Maybe the this thread should have been titled: Hubby's Kitchen Knives/Tools

 

[Flivver250]

I think highly of my Wusthof Icons.

 

[Flivver250]

I bought my kids each a set of these, they like them and they are not expensive.

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/schmidt-brothers-carbon6-15-piece-knife-block-set/s103756

 

[bodyguy16]

I heard great things on the victorinox also, i noticed costco online had a deal going on for a set of sanelli's anyone have any experience with them? Might be a good buy?

 

[BK13]

Enter at your own peril. I used to drop by here fairly often when I was working in The Diego...

https://www.knifemerchant.com/

 

[gungatim]

Being that this is GarageJournal, anyone using a Tormek to sharpen their kitchen knives?

ha ha,,,yeah, but i've got the JET version of the tormek. bought it for woodworking tools, but found using sandpaper is easier for chisels and plane blades, but the Jet/tormek gets a nice workout on the kitchen knives...expensive little machine but well worth it!

 

[TJx]

French made Opinel makes some pretty nice stuff.

 

[Dust Devil]

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/forschner_knives.htm


This place has great prices on Victorinox/Forschner knives. You will find this brand in more working kitchens, butcher shops, processing plants, fishing boats or wherever a knife that can deal with anything in the worst environment. All you need to keep it sharp as a razor is a sharpening steel.

You want the Victorinox fibrox, NOT the swiss classic or rosewood handle.

Hands down the best in the world. Sure Wusthof,Henkels ect are great knives BUT they cost a fortune and can not handle the action like a Victorinox/Forschner.

 

[valentine]

Knives are a lot like watches. Everyone wants to have a Rolex that they can brag about but it doesn't really tell time any better than a Timex. Same thing with knives. You can spend a boatload of cash on hand forged German steel knives but they might not cut any better than machine stamped China made blades. I have a set of knives marked by "Better Homes and Gardens" that I bought at Walmart out of their closeout bin. Paid $50 for a complete set of Chef's knives and a set of steak knives. The steel in these knives is from Germany so they really are pretty good. Wifey has no interest in hand washing anything so even if I had a set of "fine" carbon steel knives which cost me a thousand bucks, she'd be throwing them in the dishwasher. Anyway these Walmart specials have been great. They really hold an edge well, cut through anything and are easy to re-sharpen. Unfortunately, I think they're no longer available. Like others, here, have said, I like the Cutco knives but they are way too costly for what you get. Good products, but they cost too much.

-Valentine

 

[BK13]

Japanese chef knives really are different. More work to keep finely tuned than I am interested in, but fine tools now the less.


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[Nick Danger]

I suggest that you go to a kitchen store and handle their knives. Global is probably an excellent knife, but I don't like how it balances in my hand.

 

[PugetDude]

Rada. Not fancy, just great knives made in the USA.

http://www.radacutlery.com/?gclid=CMbgwaiFuMYCFYdrfgodNR8Nyg

 

[theknurl]

go on Ebay and look for Hoffritz forged in Soligen Germany......

they are J A Henckels just marked Hoffritz

you want the Classic Line from Henckels they are German alot of the other lines come from Portugal and you guessed it China

study the Henckels catalog for model numbers of what you want

 

[angrysmileyface]

Definitely rada. Wife just throws em in the dishwasher, sharpens them if the need it with a simple dollar store sharpener

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