ATOT Kitchen Cutlery Thread

[BadTrip]

My biggest problem with Dalstrong is that it's made in China.


For what it's worth...Williams-Sonoma has some very nice cutlery...and lots of other things on sale at 20% off. Listed as Black Friday sale, not sure when it will end.

I see up to 75% off. Several nakiri's for less than $100.

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/cutlery/cutlery-values-new/?cm_re=SupCatHero-_-Cutlery-_-Link

 

[MrSquished]

I agree with Kaido about the Dalstrong 9.5 chef's knife. I got one for Christmas last year and I love it. It is a beautiful and razor sharp knife for $115, but I admit that it scares me a little. I could easily see it slicing an artery or removing a finger.

Have to give a shoutout to my Anolon Nouvelle copper cookset. Best nonstick I have ever used.

https://shop.anolon.com/Cookware/Anolon-Nouvelle-Copper-11-Piece-Set-Gray-82835-05176.html

Got a Dalstrong Shogun Paring knife and it just was not very impressive. My next paring knife was a Togiharu and it was far superior out of the box. You can get some good Japanese steel Chef's knives for $150 and below, I'd go that route.

 

[BoomerD]

I see up to 75% off. Several nakiri's for less than $100.

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/cutlery/cutlery-values-new/?cm_re=SupCatHero-_-Cutlery-_-Link

Yeah...duh, my bad. I also had a 20% coupon they let me stack due to a fuck-up earlier by them. Up to 60% on Shun.

 

[BadTrip]

Got a Dalstrong Shogun Paring knife and it just was not very impressive. My next paring knife was a Togiharu and it was far superior out of the box. You can get some good Japanese steel Chef's knives for $150 and below, I'd go that route.

I need to get a new paring knife. During my divorce I bought a $35 Paula Deen paring and chef's knife set for like $5 from Walmart during her n-word scandal.

 

[Carson Dyle]

You should go back and reread the earlier posts in this thread. Lots of thoughts on paring knives.

 

[MrSquished]

I need to get a new paring knife. During my divorce I bought a $35 Paula Deen paring and chef's knife set for like $5 from Walmart during her n-word scandal.

http://www.korin.com/Knives/Style-paring_4

 

[Kaido]

I agree with Kaido about the Dalstrong 9.5 chef's knife. I got one for Christmas last year and I love it. It is a beautiful and razor sharp knife for $115, but I admit that it scares me a little. I could easily see it slicing an artery or removing a finger.

Yeah...it's a scalpel. I keep it way out of reach of prying hands because it is way more dangerous than my old knives.

 

[Kaido]

Got a Dalstrong Shogun Paring knife and it just was not very impressive. My next paring knife was a Togiharu and it was far superior out of the box. You can get some good Japanese steel Chef's knives for $150 and below, I'd go that route.

Did you get the small one, like 3.5"? I wasn't super impressed either. I have the 6" & the 9.5" & really like them, though.

 

[MrSquished]

Did you get the small one, like 3.5"? I wasn't super impressed either. I have the 6" & the 9.5" & really like them, though.

Yep the paring is 3.5" or 4" can't remember.

Then again I also bought a zero tolerance pocket knife and it wasn't that sharp out of the box and they are a top manufacturer so it could happen to anybody I guess.

 

[Kaido]

It's not only the oil used, correct pan temperature is critical. Two things I've learned is that: pans don't heat up as quickly as you might think, and when they do, they're often hotter than you'd like. These two things are probably tied together, because you may be tempted to use a higher burner temperature to bring a pan to temp more quickly, but when it does, it may be too hot.

I pre-ordered a Tasty One Top for my Christmas present this year:

https://tastyshop.com/collections/tasty-one-top

I'm not really into modernist cooking, so much as precision cooking these days. However, my focus is not on the tools themselves, but on achieving repeatable results. I picked up the cheapest flat-top electric oven (non-induction) they had awhile back when my old oven died & it has definitely not been worth it...takes forever to heat up & is very inconsistent between temperatures, especially depending on the pan. I switched to using a Nuwave induction hotplate, and while it's far, far faster, the temperature of the pan can vary wildly between pans still, so I have to babysit them with an IR temperature gun to make sure I'm actually getting what I think I'm getting. The One Top has a temperature sensor in the base (to measure pan temperature), plus a secondary probe to measure food/water/oil temp, so you can be more precise. I personally don't typically use more than one burner at a time anyway, so I am very anxious to see how the One Top works out.

 

[Orsorum]

I am partial to Victorinox cutlery myself. Bought a full set (including block) piecemeal a few years ago and never looked back. No fancy metal grips but man, do the knives hold their edge.

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[BoomerD]

By the way...if you're in/near Portland, OR, Kai (Kershaw, Shun, and Kai cutlery, among others) is having their annual warehouse sale, Dec. 1-3. Could be some real bargains to be had...

https://shun.kaiusaltd.com/blog/the-kai-usa-warehouse-sale-returns-dec.-1-3-2017

 

[glenn1]

You should go back and reread the earlier posts in this thread. Lots of thoughts on paring knives.

This paring knife is cheap yet has been an amazing value for money.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IBVD0W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Avalon]

Got a Wusthof Classic Ikon 7" Santoku knife that I use for most meal prep. I like it quite a lot. Cuts/chops swiftly, and is damn sharp.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I bought a set of Chicago Cutlery knives in 2015 to replace the 1980s "el cheapos" that I had handed down from family members. Gave the El Cheapo's to my brother one of which he claims is a good knife.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NISVK4G

I use the 7" Santoku a lot, as well as the 7.75" Chef knife.

I'm sure there are better knives out there, but these work well for everything I've needed em for.

 

[KMFJD]

Mother of gawd...

 

[mnewsham]

Just picked up this santoku today.

Shirogami #2 core steel.

 

[KMFJD]

https://imgur.com/VtmYOmT

Hmm

 

[zinfamous]

https://imgur.com/VtmYOmT

Hmm

I want one.

 

[KMFJD]

https://imgur.com/ehS07Oj

back on topic?

 

[lxskllr]

I bet that roller works as well as every other infomercial gadget that looks amazing and clever on tv, but is actually a rage inducing clusterfuck when you don't posses the magic of tape editing.

 

[Zeze]

Mother of gawd...

Use it twice and stays deep inside the cupboard.