IronJambo Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Right kickback, I know you have the answers! Fed up after slicing another finger open due to my knives not holding an edge anymore. How much do I need to spend on a decent set of knives? What type of steel should they be? Japanese/German/other? Best way to maintain them? I don't mind spending the coin for the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Anything high carbon steel and pick up a decent whet stone. I bought one off Amazon for 20 quid or so and can spend a bit of time sharpening them into a proper razor edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I'd swear by Sabatier knives. They should last a lifetime. Try not to use the traditional two-wheel knife sharpeners as they strip off too much metal and can damage the edge. A proper sharpening steel or a sharpening block is better. Always hand wash knives, don't run them through a dishwasher. £60 will get you a basic block of 5-6 blade, running up to around £100+ for the larger sets with more knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Be careful if buying Sabatier knives as the name doesn’t seem to have been properly trademarked as there are a lot of crap ones out there. My main knife is a Sabatier Professional Santoku knife. Global knives are good but overpriced and sharpen slightly differently due to the shape of the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Cade said: I'd swear by Sabatier knives. They should last a lifetime. Try not to use the traditional two-wheel knife sharpeners as they strip off too much metal and can damage the edge. A proper sharpening steel or a sharpening block is better. Always hand wash knives, don't run them through a dishwasher. £60 will get you a basic block of 5-6 blade, running up to around £100+ for the larger sets with more knives. I've had a block of 5 Anolon blades for around ten years that cost me £80 or so in a sale. I really want to step it up a level or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cade said: I'd swear by Sabatier knives. They should last a lifetime. Try not to use the traditional two-wheel knife sharpeners as they strip off too much metal and can damage the edge. A proper sharpening steel or a sharpening block is better. Always hand wash knives, don't run them through a dishwasher. £60 will get you a basic block of 5-6 blade, running up to around £100+ for the larger sets with more knives. Apologies for quoting you twice. Aren't there blocks that reshape bent edges and blocks that sharpen? Straightening the edges is apparently needed more often if a decent blade? Edited March 28, 2020 by IronJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW1 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Go to nisbets and get ya self a set of victorinox knives. I also highly recommend looking in tk maxx as a I found a cooks knife in there for 4 quid and it's been better than any top brand knife I've ever had. I'd swerve Sabatier like the plague Edited March 28, 2020 by AW1 Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Just now, AW1 said: I'd swerve Sabatier like the plague See my post above about Sabatier. There are good ones but also shit ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tazio said: See my post above about Sabatier. There are good ones but also shit ones. Bought my parents a set a few years ago and they're always razor sharp when I visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Tazio said: Be careful if buying Sabatier knives as the name doesn’t seem to have been properly trademarked as there are a lot of crap ones out there. My main knife is a Sabatier Professional Santoku knife. Global knives are good but overpriced and sharpen slightly differently due to the shape of the edge. i;ve got a set of global knives and have had them for 7-8 years, they are still sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 4 hours ago, IronJambo said: Bought my parents a set a few years ago and they're always razor sharp when I visit. tell them to calm down, at their age they need to relax Also they should at least appreciate the intention behind your gift.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) I get the feeling that this boy wants knives for other reasons. It's not the end of the world yet mate. We might be getting relegated but there's still time to create vaccines. Getting rid of knives because they're too sharp, what next. Edited March 28, 2020 by Space Pirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Space Pirate said: I get the feeling that this boy wants knives for other reasons. It's not the end of the world yet mate. We might be getting relegated but there's still time to create vaccines. Getting rid of knives because they're too sharp, what next. Naw min, I'm no a psycho. I cut my finger whilst cutting carrots because the blade slipped due to not being sharp enough. Blunt blades are dangerous. I need new mega sharp blades to cut shit with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beave1874 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, IronJambo said: Naw min, I'm no a psycho. I cut my finger whilst cutting carrots because the blade slipped due to not being sharp enough. Blunt blades are dangerous. I need new mega sharp blades to cut shit with! Your logs that big?? Could try a metal coathanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, IronJambo said: Naw min, I'm no a psycho. I cut my finger whilst cutting carrots because the blade slipped due to not being sharp enough. Blunt blades are dangerous. I need new mega sharp blades to cut shit with! If you cut your finger, the knife isn't blunt, you're just shit a cutting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 You can cut a carrot with a bog standard butter knife if needs be 😂 I know self isolation is boring but stop wasting your money. Save up for a rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tott Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Space Pirate said: You can cut a carrot with a bog standard butter knife if needs be 😂 I know self isolation is boring but stop wasting your money. Save up for a rifle. A rifle? FFS have carrots mutated ? The worlds ******** if we now have to shoot down wild carrots with rifles. Though there downfall ,we can shoot the feckers in the dark 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Maybe I've been watching too much Forged in Fire, but I fancy some Damascus steel kitchen knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Procook knives are pretty decent, didn’t go for the full set just got the paring/veg, chef and santoku knives then added a decent cleaver from the Chinese supermarket. All in spent around 60 odd quid as had an old cheap set that had steak knives and carving knife/fork so was just upgrading what I use the most. procook pots and pans are also decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 52 minutes ago, Tott said: A rifle? FFS have carrots mutated ? The worlds ******** if we now have to shoot down wild carrots with rifles. Though there downfall ,we can shoot the feckers in the dark 🙂 Aye, fair point. If he's managed to cut his hand with a blunt knife, what's he going to do with a rifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Victorinox knives are very good. Same company that produces Swiss Army knives. Not too expensive and can get on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 16 hours ago, Space Pirate said: If you cut your finger, the knife isn't blunt, you're just shit a cutting stuff. Wrong. A decent blade would go through the carrot effortlessly and wouldn't have slipped off it. The knife is far from blunt but it's not sharp either and not sharp knives are more dangerous than sharp ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, IronJambo said: Wrong. A decent blade would go through the carrot effortlessly and wouldn't have slipped off it. The knife is far from blunt but it's not sharp either and not sharp knives are more dangerous than sharp ones. exactly, non sharp knives rather than cut seem more to tear or slip thus the knife can end up in a location where you dont want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 17 hours ago, Ribble said: Procook knives are pretty decent, didn’t go for the full set just got the paring/veg, chef and santoku knives then added a decent cleaver from the Chinese supermarket. All in spent around 60 odd quid as had an old cheap set that had steak knives and carving knife/fork so was just upgrading what I use the most. procook pots and pans are also decent Was looking at them yesterday. Been trying to work out what's what. Don't care much for paying for a brand but the type of steel and how the blades been formed does interest me. Quite a lot to sort through really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 hours ago, IronJambo said: Wrong. A decent blade would go through the carrot effortlessly and wouldn't have slipped off it. The knife is far from blunt but it's not sharp either and not sharp knives are more dangerous than sharp ones. I get what you're saying there but sod trying to explain that one to my Mrs. 🥺 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Wife bought me a couple of Procook chef knives and a cleaver. Don’t take much to keep sharp either. Had them for about 12 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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