What is your favorite kitchen knife? - The Firearms Forum

300 H&H · 10-22-2007, 07:14 AM

For many years now we have been using Chicago cutlery knives. They have served us very well, hold an edge pretty good, but the wood handles don't like the dish washer much. For Christmans my wife gave me two new Henckels (german) knifes, a cheifs knife and a slicer. Wow!! these are SHARP and do the work easily. (hand wash only) They have me thin slicing meat on the bias, or a scalopini cross the grain cut. So far I have yet to sharpen them, and will worry when I do, hoping not to ruin the fine edge that they have. What kind of knives do you like/use in food preperation? Do you have a favorite type? Best reguards, Kirk

AngelDeville · 10-22-2007, 09:44 AM

Last Christmas, I bought a set of Meisterclause?Messerschmitte? (German) Knives, and aside from the Mrs. opening a paint can with a paring knife, they are excellent. Use the sharpening rod on them to keep them in tune and they'll last forever.

Well worth the $400+ I spent on them.

Crpdeth · 10-22-2007, 10:42 AM

300 H&H

I've wanted a set of 5 star Henckels (18 piece) for quite a long time now, but the price kind of holds me back...I'll get me a set soon though.

For now, I'll say that you could take every kitchen knife I own and leave my cheap Forschner 6" boning knife...It will thin slice a tomato or completely break down a wild hog from start to finish (with a few sharpenings of course) in all honesty, I use two of them while breaking down a wild hog...One for the outside (dirty work) and another on the meat.

Crpdeth

Pistolenschutze · 10-22-2007, 11:07 AM

Henckels for sure, 300! We have a set of those we've had for over 20 years and they're still going strong. A few strokes with the steel and they're ready to rock and roll again. They're expensive, but well worth the price. Some things one simply does not compromise on, and knives are one of those things in my humble opinion.

Crpdeth · 10-22-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Henckels for sure, 300! We have a set of those we've had for over 20 years and they're still going strong. A few strokes with the steel and they're ready to rock and roll again. They're expensive, but well worth the price. Some things one simply does not compromise on, and knives are one of those things in my humble opinion.

This is the kind of stuff I like to hear...I may have to start putting some money back here and there to get mine a little sooner.

Crpdeth

AngelDeville · 10-22-2007, 11:42 AM

Messermeister! that's what I was thinking of...

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=12540

Pistolenschutze · 10-22-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

This is the kind of stuff I like to hear...I may have to start putting some money back here and there to get mine a little sooner.

Crpdeth

Donny, one way to do it is to buy the knives one at a time, starting with the type you use the most. They're more expensive bought as singles, but you do have the ability to pick and choose which blade types you really want, and not buy the types you would never use. By the way, buy a steel with the first one!

catfish83861 · 10-23-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Donny, one way to do it is to buy the knives one at a time, starting with the type you use the most. They're more expensive bought as singles, but you do have the ability to pick and choose which blade types you really want, and not buy the types you would never use. By the way, buy a steel with the first one!

Hey Pistol, You absolutely hit the proverbial nail on the head there. I use a steel ten times as much as I do a stone. A quality steel is also a lifetime investment. catfish

Pistolenschutze · 10-23-2007, 05:42 PM

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Hey Pistol, You absolutely hit the proverbial nail on the head there. I use a steel ten times as much as I do a stone. A quality steel is also a lifetime investment. catfish

Absolutely, Cat. Buying a good set of knives without a steel, is like buying a good rifle without ammo. Either one without the other is pretty much useless.

Crpdeth · 10-23-2007, 08:23 PM

Thanks for the advice Rich...I dont know if you remember me mentioning that Dad was a meat cutter for many years...Well, he didn't save too many things but I know he has a couple steels, he already gave me one boning knife with a broken tip that I'm going to carry to Kieth or try to fix myself and also a bone saw...Maybe I'll "borrow" one of his steels as well.

Crpdeth

Pistolenschutze · 10-24-2007, 10:39 AM

They really do work, Donny. Mostly, as you already know, they straighten an edge rather than actually sharpening it. What type and brand of knives did your dad prefer when he was carving beef? Most butchers I know have a very high appreciation for good knives, and the skill to use them well.

ThunderStick300MAG · 10-29-2007, 08:01 PM

7" Santuko style Rada Cutlery, WWII USMC chef's knife, ...or my grandmother's old 4" paring knife

Pat Hurley · 10-29-2007, 08:49 PM

Henckels are a staple of the Hurley's kitchen. But I have an embarassing admission to make.

When we bought our Ron Popiel Showtime Rotisserie (I admit it, damn it! I bought one!), we got one of Ron's Showtime knives - a big one. Well, after he shouts that you can "set it and forget it!" he claims that his knives are great and never need sharpening. OK, that part is clearly BS, but here's the scoop... I prefer Ron Popiel's knives over the Henckels.

I know, I know, this kind of talk is cutlery heresy, but I'm just being honest. They're great knives.

I also have the pocket fisherman, the Food Dehydrater, the Super Slicer, and spray paint for bald spots on your head. Long live Ron Popiel and awesome Ronco products!

Pistolenschutze · 10-30-2007, 01:16 AM

Pat, you been watchin' those infomercials again???

Marlin · 10-30-2007, 10:28 AM

My favorite is a plain ole kitchen carving knife, not stainless, that came from a country hardware store in Maine that sold everything including the kitchen sink. It is fifty years old and has a terrific edge with just a brush or two of an ole fashioned steel.

I have a shorter bladed "fish" knife from the same place and about the same age that is equally handy and maintains a great edge with the steel.

I wouldn't trade either of them for any modern knife I've seen !!!!!

Pistolenschutze · 10-30-2007, 11:12 AM

Almost certainly those fine knives are made of simple high carbon steel, Marlin, most likely 1095, the same stuff the original Marine K-Bar knife was made of. Even today it's hard to beat for its ability to take fine edge. Adding chromium to steel to make it "stainless" tends to harden it thus making it less "tough," though you get the corosion resistance that way. On the molucular lever, the steel simply won't take as fine an edge as plain carbon steel.

Ursus · 10-30-2007, 09:30 PM

My favorite? Whatever my wife use...

Pat Hurley · 10-30-2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Pat, you been watchin' those infomercials again???

Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

Crpdeth · 10-30-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat Hurley

Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

Thats what she said.

Pistolenschutze · 10-31-2007, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Pat Hurley

Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

I tried that line on a girl I knew once, Pat. Didn't work.

pickenup · 10-31-2007, 12:47 AM

We picked up the "Signature Series" set from Hoffritz a few years back.
I'm pretty happy with the knives, but the scissors SUCK.

300 H&H · 10-31-2007, 07:10 AM

My favorite paring knife is probably 50 years old, a gift from a friend. Just looked and what do you know it is marked "Old timer" and can take a very nice edge, and it always seems to be involved when I get cut...... Maybe because of the "close" quarters that I sometimes use it in. Best reguards Kirk P.S. Mrs Santa Clause may just have to get me a couple more Henckels!!!

Crpdeth · 12-06-2012, 10:09 PM

*UPDATE*

My beautiful girlfriend got me started on my Henckles for an early Christmas gift just now... How time flies and tries our patience, but it was worth the wait. Thanks, Amber!!!

jedwil · 12-06-2012, 10:11 PM

Cutco is the best..

Silencer · 12-07-2012, 03:55 AM

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10-22-2007, 07:14 AM	#1
300 H&H Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,796	What is your favorite kitchen knife? For many years now we have been using Chicago cutlery knives. They have served us very well, hold an edge pretty good, but the wood handles don't like the dish washer much. For Christmans my wife gave me two new Henckels (german) knifes, a cheifs knife and a slicer. Wow!! these are SHARP and do the work easily. (hand wash only) They have me thin slicing meat on the bias, or a scalopini cross the grain cut. So far I have yet to sharpen them, and will worry when I do, hoping not to ruin the fine edge that they have. What kind of knives do you like/use in food preperation? Do you have a favorite type? Best reguards, Kirk -->

10-22-2007, 09:44 AM	#2
AngelDeville Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 644	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Last Christmas, I bought a set of Meisterclause?Messerschmitte? (German) Knives, and aside from the Mrs. opening a paint can with a paring knife, they are excellent. Use the sharpening rod on them to keep them in tune and they'll last forever. Well worth the $400+ I spent on them.

10-22-2007, 10:42 AM	#3
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? 300 H&H I've wanted a set of 5 star Henckels (18 piece) for quite a long time now, but the price kind of holds me back...I'll get me a set soon though. For now, I'll say that you could take every kitchen knife I own and leave my cheap Forschner 6" boning knife...It will thin slice a tomato or completely break down a wild hog from start to finish (with a few sharpenings of course) in all honesty, I use two of them while breaking down a wild hog...One for the outside (dirty work) and another on the meat. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

10-22-2007, 11:07 AM	#4
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Henckels for sure, 300! We have a set of those we've had for over 20 years and they're still going strong. A few strokes with the steel and they're ready to rock and roll again. They're expensive, but well worth the price. Some things one simply does not compromise on, and knives are one of those things in my humble opinion. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

10-22-2007, 11:42 AM	#6
AngelDeville Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 644	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Messermeister! that's what I was thinking of... http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=12540

10-23-2007, 08:23 PM	#10
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Thanks for the advice Rich...I dont know if you remember me mentioning that Dad was a meat cutter for many years...Well, he didn't save too many things but I know he has a couple steels, he already gave me one boning knife with a broken tip that I'm going to carry to Kieth or try to fix myself and also a bone saw...Maybe I'll "borrow" one of his steels as well. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

10-24-2007, 10:39 AM	#11
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? They really do work, Donny. Mostly, as you already know, they straighten an edge rather than actually sharpening it. What type and brand of knives did your dad prefer when he was carving beef? Most butchers I know have a very high appreciation for good knives, and the skill to use them well. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

10-29-2007, 08:01 PM	#12
ThunderStick300MAG V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wallburg, NC Posts: 177	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? 7" Santuko style Rada Cutlery, WWII USMC chef's knife, ...or my grandmother's old 4" paring knife __________________ There is a WORLD of difference in seeing the round hit a paper target and one that changes the targets expression.

10-29-2007, 08:49 PM	#13
Pat Hurley Former Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 987	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Henckels are a staple of the Hurley's kitchen. But I have an embarassing admission to make. When we bought our Ron Popiel Showtime Rotisserie (I admit it, damn it! I bought one!), we got one of Ron's Showtime knives - a big one. Well, after he shouts that you can "set it and forget it!" he claims that his knives are great and never need sharpening. OK, that part is clearly BS, but here's the scoop... I prefer Ron Popiel's knives over the Henckels. I know, I know, this kind of talk is cutlery heresy, but I'm just being honest. They're great knives. I also have the pocket fisherman, the Food Dehydrater, the Super Slicer, and spray paint for bald spots on your head. Long live Ron Popiel and awesome Ronco products!

10-30-2007, 01:16 AM	#14
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Pat, you been watchin' those infomercials again??? __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

10-30-2007, 10:28 AM	#15
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? My favorite is a plain ole kitchen carving knife, not stainless, that came from a country hardware store in Maine that sold everything including the kitchen sink. It is fifty years old and has a terrific edge with just a brush or two of an ole fashioned steel. I have a shorter bladed "fish" knife from the same place and about the same age that is equally handy and maintains a great edge with the steel. I wouldn't trade either of them for any modern knife I've seen !!!!! __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

10-30-2007, 11:12 AM	#16
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Almost certainly those fine knives are made of simple high carbon steel, Marlin, most likely 1095, the same stuff the original Marine K-Bar knife was made of. Even today it's hard to beat for its ability to take fine edge. Adding chromium to steel to make it "stainless" tends to harden it thus making it less "tough," though you get the corosion resistance that way. On the molucular lever, the steel simply won't take as fine an edge as plain carbon steel. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

10-30-2007, 09:30 PM	#17
Ursus Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: El Salvador, Central America. Posts: 1,030	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? My favorite? Whatever my wife use... __________________ SI VIS PACEM, PARABELLUM.

10-31-2007, 12:47 AM	#21
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? We picked up the "Signature Series" set from Hoffritz a few years back. I'm pretty happy with the knives, but the scissors SUCK. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

10-31-2007, 07:10 AM	#22
300 H&H Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,796	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? My favorite paring knife is probably 50 years old, a gift from a friend. Just looked and what do you know it is marked "Old timer" and can take a very nice edge, and it always seems to be involved when I get cut...... Maybe because of the "close" quarters that I sometimes use it in. Best reguards Kirk P.S. Mrs Santa Clause may just have to get me a couple more Henckels!!!

12-06-2012, 10:09 PM	#23
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? UPDATE My beautiful girlfriend got me started on my Henckles for an early Christmas gift just now... How time flies and tries our patience, but it was worth the wait. Thanks, Amber!!! __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

12-06-2012, 10:11 PM	#24
jedwil Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Hill Country Contributor Posts: 1,922	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Cutco is the best.. __________________ "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." -- John F. Kennedy

12-07-2012, 03:55 AM	#25
Silencer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern California: Inland Empire Posts: 1,298	Re: What is your favorite kitchen knife? Victorinox Forschner Forged Professional __________________ War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. Skeet Shooting Game! Don't Shoot Your Eye Out!