[Chef2008]

I am trying to find the name of the company that makes the chef knife on the Everyday Food TV show...does anyone have an idea..it looks like an eight inch white handle knife...?

Thx,

John

[OahuAmateurChef]

This Everyday Food TV show? I couldn't see a white handled knife in any of their videos. Perhaps you could fire off a quick email to them here.

[The Penguin]

Dexter-Russel or Sani-safe possibly?

[Chef2008]

I did..and they said they did not know...when i watch the show on a pbs station...everycook on the show uses this knife...

[food-macro]

You should try looking on the internet for white handled chefs knives there not that uncommon we had one at my work, granted it was one of those plastic hanled knives that gets replaced every 2-4 weeks.

[Chef2008]

Thanks..i will take a look

John

[deltadoc]

I haven't seen the show but I have a whole collection of white handled Wusthof-Trident Classic White knives, including a 10" and 8" chef knife. They're outstanding knives and I use them everyday since 1992 when I bought them new. The Wusthof US representative told me, contrary to what I was told by local stores, that they HAVE NOT discontinued the white classic knives. They said a lot of places simply won't carry them because "white" isn't as popular as it used to be in the 1980's.

Just be careful to get the "Forged" not the "stamped" line. Big difference in quality. I have the "forged".

doc

[boar_d_laze]

Wusthof makes a number of forged lines. "Classic" is one of them. If Wusthof Classic whites are the knives, or even like the knives you want... you're in luck. Great sale prices on sets:

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Meanwhile:

Usually the cooks on shows don't choose their own knives, so their presence shouldn't be regarded as an actual endorsement, but more as a commercial one. That having been said, the Wusthof Classic line is very good. There aren't any better knives for fit and finish or comfortable handles. Until fairly recently, Wusthof Classic was regarded as the best of the German mass-produced knives. It is no longer at the top of the German range in general or Wusthof's in particular -- but just a half step below.

The aspects of the knives in which they've been superseded, and in which I don't like, probably don't and won't matter to you. If you're interested in talking about the best brands and lines for you ... that's a different discussion. I"m happy to have it, but don't want to start it gratuitously. There's a phrase in law: "officious intermeddler." Doesn't sound too attractive, does it?

The Dexter Russel, Sani-Safe white handles are light plastic, and set on cheap, stamped blades. The knives are meant to be dishwasher safe, very inexpensive, and for commercial use where a trip in the dishwasher is required by law, or the employees wear ill-fitting disposable plastic gloves, or both -- a meat processing plant or a chain submarine sandwich shop, for instance. These are knives you might have to use for minimum wage, but you wouldn't want to.

Paranthetically -- Doc is right about sticking with forged when it comes to Wusthof. There are excellent stamped knives, some much better than anything Wusthof makes -- but as Wusthof goes, go with the forged.

Out of curiosity: Any good, white handled knife? Or must it be one from the show? There are several good lines available in white, or light wood handles. For instance, slightly better than the Wusthofs (for reasons I won't go into here) are these Sabatiers: http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/newre...ote=1&p=221989 However, given the difference in price, if I were looking at a set, I'd buy Wusthof and add either a 10" Sabatier chef's -- or go beyond the whole handle thing and get the best chef's knive I could..

BDL

PS Before getting into the whole "which is better" thing, I need to say that there are number of companies selling knives under the Sabatier name. The knives range from very good to very bad. Elepant Sabatier are very good indeed.