Galaki said:
toadslayer72 said:
Galaki said:
toadslayer72 said:
That's funny you posted this. I was looking into buying some decent knives earlier this year and I looked at some of the Globals as well as a bunch of other Japanese steel. Then I realized that I don't have a good cutting board so after looking into that, I decided I wanted to make one. THEN I realized that I don't have the tools to do it so the whole idea got put on the shelf.
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Sharp knives are less likely to cause you to cut yourself since they don't slip off whatever you're cutting.
Doesn't have to be over $100 each though :)
It's a lot of fun when the knives are sharp, too. You can cut stuff with much ease.
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Yeah well I did eventually buy a cheapo cutting board and a couple of relatively cheap knives because what I initially owned was atrochious. I was extremely impressed with how well the knives cut through. Te feel of it was so drastic that it didn't seem like I was cutting the same meats, all this from a minor upgrade. I will eventually make a bigger jump in quality, probably when I can invest more time to cooking as a whole.
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IMO. Unless you're a chef or some specialists requiring various kitchen knives, you only really need 3 knives.
1. Chef/Santoku knife
2. Utility knife
3. Paring knife
Meat cleaver would make a good 4th for chopping bones and manual mincing.
Buying a full knives set is pretty useless for majority of people.
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I agree. I got 2 Santokus 6"&8" came in a set, a 7" utility and a 4" paring. It is indeed all I need but I eventually wanna upgrade the quality of the steel is all. Actually, even though I don't "need" it, I wouldn't mind a 10" slicer for roasts.
