For those of you that peruse The Japan Woodworker, their book this month is "The Japanese Kitchen Knife."
Yes, I know that I'm incredibly good looking, flirtatious, and a great soft shoe dancer, but I had nothing to do with...
I would still make an effort to find someone with the knife you wish to purchase and make some test cuts. Most people want to help.
I was passing through a new kitchen two days ago, explained who I was, and asked the chef to see a...
(First, I'm sorry you've had some knives stolen. That casts a real shadow on our craft. If I can help you in correcting that condition, please PM me.)
Yes, of course, there is a middle ground. It goes back to the idea of "good,...
Ahhh, being a tinker is an age-old craft. In fact the itinerant tradesmen (and the 'itinerant' appears on my business cards) were better known for their showmanship than their ability to sharpen knives and scissors. They arrived from...
Alas, I do not own such a planer. As a boy I worked in the carpenters' shop at The Master Lock Company for one summer season. Not only does the ability to work with wood skip a generation, but so does the desire.
Besides, I'm a...
Actually, there's a longer back story. The deba was a "test mule" when I worked inside a Gander Mountain outlet. When the chef's son came in to have some sporting knives resharpened, this son saw the deba and asked about it. ...
Oh, I agree. But the sad reality is that a ten dollar knife is treated like a five dollar knife and a knife costing 100 bucks gets treated like gold.
And if an employee at any level--cook, sous-chef, chef--brings a good knife to...
By 'Buzz' do you mean a guy with the handle Buzz767? If so, I've met him personally.
BTW Chris, I like the way you write, and you've mentioned knives I've never heard of. This isn't a competition, I like to read and debate these...
I do try to stay with the overall theme of the forum, that is keeping the idea of "professional" in mind.
I see no problem with taking care of a home food hobbyist (BTW, I don't care for the epithet 'foodie') and getting the...
