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Chef Knives around the Kitchen!

Gordon Attard
Gordon Attard 08 de Marzo de 2011

I was wondering around for what knives to buy to add in my collection. I found this site interesting that I wanted to share with you... http://chefknivesreview.blogspot.com/

Chef Ray helped me take a decision to buy JA Henckles mark

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Daniel Saraga
Daniel Saraga Miércoles, 09 de Marzo de 2011 a las 03:07 PM
Re: Chef Knives around the Kitchen!

Henckles are pretty good. If you go to the right restaurant supply store, you can get the commercial grade knives at a much better price because they have rubber handles instead of carved wood.

Gordon Attard
Gordon Attard Miércoles, 09 de Marzo de 2011 a las 05:46 PM
Re: Chef Knives around the Kitchen!

Yeah Daniel... I have most of my knives from Henckles the 4 star ones. I have then since 1999 and they are still going strong. Although the price on this brand may seem high it is a great investment.

Amos Miller
Amos Miller Jueves, 10 de Marzo de 2011 a las 02:24 AM
Re: Chef Knives around the Kitchen!

Your knives are your best friends in the kitchen, so buy the best you can afford, full tang, comfortable grip, well-balanced, no wood. I look at my knives in almost the same way I look at my guns: when wondering what to pay, you have to ask yourself - what is my life worth? And with your knives - what is your livlihood worth? I love Henckles, but I also have some Calphalon blades I reach for pretty regularly. For me, it's what feels good like part of my hand-eye team, and what performs like the best combo of workhorse and racehorse.

Claudia lamascolo
Claudia lamascolo Jueves, 10 de Marzo de 2011 a las 12:42 PM
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Well I have tried several kinds, Henckles were not the best, so far the ones my nephew sold me from cutco are by far my favorite, I have the whole set plus its the best ice cream server scoop I have ever had with a really valuable warranty... I use the paring knife most often and love it!

Gone Jueves, 10 de Marzo de 2011 a las 06:09 PM
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Amos is right, it has to feel right in your hand. I have 2 wusthof's, one 8" classic chef knife (expensive) and one 8 " hollow end knife (less expensive). For whatever reason, my hand is most comfortable with the less expensive one and that is pretty much all I use. I do have a Henckles chef knife but for some reason I can not get it very sharp using a stone.

Amos Miller
Amos Miller Jueves, 10 de Marzo de 2011 a las 10:59 PM
Re: Chef Knives around the Kitchen!

I've also used some mellow-feeling, durable Wusthof blades that cut effortlessly. And FORGET any ceramic knives, too fragile and that is not bright in a working kitchen. However, I do have a ceramic blade on a mandoline and let me say, it is eagar to slice.

Hey Tony - have you taken your Henkles to a commercial sharpening company in Chicago? Perhaps one pass there might smooth the ripples of the edge and then your stones would work more satisfactorily.

Gone Viernes, 11 de Marzo de 2011 a las 12:55 PM
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Amos, no I haven't taken the knife to a commercial sharpener, I probaly should.

Have a brand name on that mandoline, I might be interested in that? I have never bought an expensive one, just keep replacing the cheap ones..lol

A.L. Wiebe
A.L. Wiebe Domingo, 20 de Marzo de 2011 a las 05:57 PM
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I have a Victorinox 10" chef knife that I've been using for about 13 years, and I love it. It really holds an edge for a long time between sharpening, so I just have to true it up on the steel periodically during my shift. It just feels like an extension of my arm, it is that comfortable to me. I had a Henkles paring knife, and I liked that too, but of course, as in most restaurants, it "went for a wander" and I haven't seen it since. I bought an inexpensive ($1.99) paring knife at one of those big grocery chain stores after that, and was so impressed with it, that I went back and bought 12 more just for the servers and dock crew to use.

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