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Cooking & Baking

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

1. A well sharpened cheap knife beats a dull expensive knife.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 06:42 PM

Dec 2014

Being able to keep knives sharp is the most important part in my opinion. Used to drive me insane when my mother and my siblings could not put knives back as they found them in my kitchen. The sharp side of the blade goes UP in a vertical slot in a knife block. Resting the knife on it's most important part, it's edge, makes absolutely no sense, but that's what they do. They don't get to use my knives any more.

I'm sure others will weigh in with specific knives, but my advice is to learn how to sharpen them or at least how to keep them sharp.

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Any recommendations on kitchen knives? [View all] bif Dec 2014 OP

A well sharpened cheap knife beats a dull expensive knife. Thor_MN Dec 2014 #1

heh - see my post below Kali Dec 2014 #3

My mother had cheap knives. Two passes through a head of cabbage dulled them Warpy Dec 2014 #7

Take the highest quality knife you can find it and let it get dull and it isn't worth picking up. Thor_MN Dec 2014 #8

Some cheap knives aren't all that bad Major Nikon Dec 2014 #10

Mercer's been outsourcing the manufacturing lately, but still using good material. sir pball Dec 2014 #16

got the husband a farberware santuko at wallyworld of all places (ugh, but local) Kali Dec 2014 #2

I have two Henckel pscot Dec 2014 #4

I use either a MAC santoku or Chinese cleaver Warpy Dec 2014 #5

I am really happy with my Victorinox knives. cbayer Dec 2014 #6

I have several Wusthof - Grand Prix knives and am certain they will last a lifetime. Snarkoleptic Dec 2014 #9

I have a Wusthof "classic", think it's about 8 inches… and use it for everything... MrMickeysMom Dec 2014 #12

Kinda brings back a sore memory when I see "mickey" in your screen name... Snarkoleptic Dec 2014 #13

Man, that's a better treatment outcome than my ER stitches! MrMickeysMom Dec 2014 #14

I did extensive research a couple of years ago and came up with two options. flamin lib Dec 2014 #11

Depends on how much you want to spend sir pball Dec 2014 #15

My favorite is my 8" Wusthoff chef's knife Retrograde Dec 2014 #17

Get carbon steel blades rather than stainless steel, if possible. Paladin Dec 2014 #18

I've had all kinds of expensive knives, but my favorites are the ultra cheap Rada knives. Vinca Dec 2014 #19