Kitchen knives…
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Somafunk
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Check freecycle, given your previous experience I wouldn’t bet against.
Brian Ellis
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I have purchased cheap and very expensive knives, all went blunt in my other half's care as thrown in the dishwasher and drawer with every other knife. I now buy individual knives as needed from the likes of TK Max and no longer get upset with the frequency I have to replace..
Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
TK Maxx is good. Here are a couple of Zwillings I picked up there at the beginning of the year.
Nero
Re: Tired
If you have a local Homesense, they generally have a wider selection and turnover, but are part of TKMaxx anyway
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
Well I have a Tesla but no Tormek, sadly no swaps on offer
MikeMA
pfm Member
I have a rack full of knives, mostly with the name Sabatier on them. The best are old and have carbon steel blades. A couple of the later stainless steel ones are rubbish. It was a while before I cottoned on to the fact that the name Sabatier means absolutely nothing on its own.
I lost one of the smaller knives recently and bought a small set of Kitchen Devils at the supermarket with the weekly shop as it had the size knife I wanted included. They are very sharp and quite good for not much money. I suppose the downside is they don't give you bragging rites on pfm and you have to throw them away when they get blunt, which they haven't done yet. Other than that, they are fine
I lost one of the smaller knives recently and bought a small set of Kitchen Devils at the supermarket with the weekly shop as it had the size knife I wanted included. They are very sharp and quite good for not much money. I suppose the downside is they don't give you bragging rites on pfm and you have to throw them away when they get blunt, which they haven't done yet. Other than that, they are fine
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SteveG
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We've had a few Sabatier's (mostly from TKmax!) and would agree the new ones aren't great.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
I think they have been that for many many years. Certainly when I bought mine around 25 years ago there were may different qualities to be found. Mine are still going strong.
I've got a vast selection, some very old carbon steel. Love the old ones but we use little paring knives mostly which are newer.
I try to keep more little knives as they go blunt first and we usually have a good sharpening session every six months or so.
A good sharpening system is as important as decent knives.
I try to keep more little knives as they go blunt first and we usually have a good sharpening session every six months or so.
A good sharpening system is as important as decent knives.
garyi
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Ironically they still make axminster, at Wilton Carpets in Wilton, they have the looms there, or at least they did not so sure now.
MUTTY1
Waste of bandwidth
Here’s my two. The Robert Welch only ever gets wiped down and lives in it box when not in use. The other is a trusty Sab, thirty years old and never super sharp but fine for most things. The welch is mainly used for chopping onions. Because it is so sharp it causes minimal weeping and if you chop onions correctly for fine dice a very sharp knife is vital. I also use it when I want stuff super thin. RW is about £45.
monkfish
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Here’s my two. The Robert Welch only ever gets wiped down and lives in it box when not in use. The other is a trusty Sab, thirty years old and never super sharp but fine for most things. The welch is mainly used for chopping onions. Because it is so sharp it causes minimal weeping and if you chop onions correctly a very sharp knife is vital. I also use it when I want stuff super thin. RW is about £45.
Can you tell me the correct way to chop onions please.
MUTTY1
Waste of bandwidth
Anticipating this I’ve edited to fine dice. Look up on Utube idle one
monkfish
pfm Member
Anticipating this I’ve edited to fine dice. Look up on Utube idle one
I can do fine dice, but am I doing it correctly ?
Somafunk
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Aethelist
pfm Member
Sabatier used to be great. Had this one for 35 years or more but the handle fell to bits, in pieces , gradually, over time. Couldn't bear to part with it so I fashioned a replacement out of black Milliput. Not pretty I know, but it's still functional. Tattie peeling just wouldn't be the same without it.
