Posted on 12/03/2012 3:03:56 PM PST by marktwain
I will say that my favorite and fastest paring knife is a Tupperware. Go figure.
The duck sissors are german or swedish. The boning knife is German.
The filet knife is some side of the road Finish J. Marttiini thing I picked up but works well.
The ice pick is a gimme Jensen Tools and Alloys marketing thing from Arizona back in the '60s.
My 'loan me' knives are $14 Chef Knife specials on sale from AceMart. That's what you borrow the night you get fired for not bringing your own knives (always at the END of the shift).
My Chef's knife is a 17cm folded and forged blade that was hand crafted.
I would loan you my shotgun, dog, wife (if I had one), boat, and toothbrush before I would loan you that one.
/johnny
Thanks for the reply. I don’t mind spending the money if the product is worth the price but I’m always looking at stuff that looks good but is rejected by the pros.
Some day if you feel extra energetic would you please post a thread on knives from YOUR percpective?
Thanks Again for your time!
It's a very personal thing. I was prep b!t@h for a couple of years and stood over a stainless steel table with cases of veg and live seafood and a knife in my right hand for 8-10 hours a day. I'll bet you aren't doing that. Your needs will be different.
If you want advice, buy knives. Learn to sharpen them from a pro. Keep the ones you like. Give the others away. Keep improving your knife case to get what works for you.
It's very personal. I can't shoot a Glock for anything, but a 1911, I'm ok with... that kind of thing.
/johnny
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