Posts by boar_d_laze

WHAT?! BDL, you paid how much? A ridiculous amount, but not retail.  Never retail.     That's insane. I'd rather buy that machine you bought and make my own, and it'll pay for itself in 3-4...

That you're in England makes this a bit different.    One of the best sources for UK buyers was a Japan based outfit called Japanese Chefs Knives (aka JCK).  Besides a great selection they did a wonderful job --...

There are a few good tool and jig sharpening systems which would serve you well.  They are the Edge Pro Apex, Edge Pro Professional, and the Wicked Edge.  Edge Pro sharpening quality is as good as most freehand sharpeners can...

Pollopicu,   Serious purchase indeed.  Well, serious money for coffee.  Some might term the purchase frivolous.    The expense wasn't quite as difficult to justify as it might have been in some other...

This is my new 1kg coffee roaster.  It's advertised on E-Bay as a "Model 100 1KG Electric," but the User's Manual calls it a Roaster's Choice 1000.  Whatever.  It's about as big as anyone could possibly want for a...

Oops.  Apologies.  Didn't realize I'd submitted the roaster post in this thread.  If you care to read it, it may be found by clicking here.   BDL

I bought it to replace an older one which had whittled down to nothing, shortly after moving from our old house in Venice to one in MDR in '88.  I'm sure that it was Cuisine de France, and remember it as being purchased...

The DMT CS2, Idahone fine ceramic, and MAC Black are probably closer to the HA borosilicate than anything else.  I'd guess that the MAC Black is the better deal in Japan.     F. Dick (Germany) makes a few really nice...

Ah.  '79 was a typo.  '89.  Sorry for the confusion.   BDL 

Vic,   Confused the bad grammar?   My fourth chef's knife was yet another 10" K-Sabatier au carbone.  It was made OEM by K-Sab, imported to wholesaled in the US by an outfit called "Cuisine de France," and...