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03-10-2015, 11:37 AM | #3916 | |
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Get yourself a good chef's knife, a good paring knife, a bread knife, and a boning knife, and you're all set. It's not a set, but Victorinox makes great knives at not very much money. These are all in America's Test Kitchen's a la carte knife set as the "best buys": • Victorinox Fibrox 8-inch Chef's Knife: $29.95 • Victorinox Fibrox Paring Knife: $4.95 • Victorinox 10-1/4-inch Fibrox Serrated (Wavy/Curvy) Bread Knife: $49.95 • Victorinox Fibrox 6-inch Straight Boning Knife: Flexible: $19.95 I personally don't think there's anything else you need, but if you want a big slicer or kitchen shears, this completes ATK's set: • Victorinox Fibrox 12-Inch Granton Edge Slicing Knife: $49.95 • J. A. Henckels International Kitchen Shears—Take Apart: $14.95 And a universal block: • Bodum Bistro Universal Knife Block: $44.95 |
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03-10-2015, 12:17 PM | #3917 |
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Identical to the set I bought. Highly recommend these if you're looking for cheap and good. Only 6 reviews but scored perfect
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03-10-2015, 12:22 PM | #3918 | |
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03-10-2015, 12:22 PM | #3919 | |
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FTR, I'm not bashing you. I have a fundamental issue with Puck these days. The guy will shill for anything, so he will get none of my money, ever, on principle alone. And I'd bet dollars to donuts those Victorinox knives I posted will outperform the Pucks. |
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03-10-2015, 12:25 PM | #3920 |
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I'm bad. I never hone. Most of my knives are Japanese blades, and I've read most of the hones do more damage than good, so I don't use a steel. I have a good rotary sharpener and hone that I'll give a few swipes on maybe twice a year.
One thing to note about the Victorinox chef's knife, blade angle is 15 degrees, not 22 like most Western knives. If you sharpen yourself, be sure to note that and either hand sharpen or get an electric that will handle Asian blades. A good article on knives from Cook's Illustrated, if you're interested: https://www.victorinox.com/medias/sy...hefsKnives.pdf |
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03-10-2015, 12:27 PM | #3921 |
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Identical to the set I bought. Highly recommend these if you're looking for cheap and good. Only 6 reviews but scored perfect
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03-10-2015, 12:32 PM | #3923 |
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The WP set gets a meager 3.5 to 4 on Amazon.
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FTR, I own the Victorinox slicer (which I hardly ever use), the bread knife (which I use all the time), and the chef's knife (which I use as often or even more frequently than my $100 Tojiro or the hand-crafted Watanabe blade santoku).
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03-10-2015, 12:39 PM | #3926 | |
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And the Victorinox I mentioned, not a one of them qualifies as "high dollar." |
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03-10-2015, 01:43 PM | #3927 | |
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The knives you listed seem like a fair price. I guess I have an emotional attachment problem, my knives and I been through a lot of tailgates and bbqs. Hard to part ways lol. I love my Wolfgang Pucks.
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The knives you listed seem like a fair price. I guess I have an emotional attachment problem, my knives and I been through a lot of tailgates and bbqs. Hard to part ways lol. I love my Wolfgang Pucks.
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03-10-2015, 02:05 PM | #3930 |
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That's how most chefs do. Everybody on these food network shows have similar products imo. All cheap and durable. Who's getting worse is Giada. She's on everything that little slut. I don't mind there products becasue I do enjoy their shows and have learned a lot from them.
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