Posts by The Tourist

That is the same opinion that my client and I both share. But by 'cheap' I don't mean flimsy. I mean a knife that successfully contributes to your work, and you know it's going to be consumed. I don't buy cheap tires for my...

Over the past few weeks we have been discussing using better knives and upgrades to enhance service in kitchens. But is there ever a time where a knowledgeable craftsman or professional chef needs to buy a 'cheap knife.' Well, I might...

Ya' know, we refer to younger chefs and tinkers here at CT as "newbs." The idea of 'paying your dues' seems to be a recurring theme in most cultures. Many refer to this as "the rite of passage." And I believe it to be...

I'm not really sure anyone could find drawbacks in simple daily use. No other than Mick Strider himself opined that no one but a savvy metallurgist could discern the differences in alloys like BG-42 and S30V. For the most part, I...

Ahhh, that simple, eh? Here I thought is was something complicated like POSILQ. I'm probably on overload looking for puzzles and hidden meanings. Between "The Da Vinci Code" and a recent cable show on biker tattoos I'm...

OH? Other Husband? Overt Hedonist? OCD Honda owner? Oreo Hangover? (Yikes, I had a bad one last week. Over 32 cookies and four glasses of milk...) Omaha Harbinger? Okay, I'm out of ideas. It must be some twitter dealie I'm...

I'm with you for most of that argument. (I do use dry humor, BTW.) But this is also a debate, and every facet of the discussion should be viewed. And when I was a rookie tinker I imagined that every upscale restaurant would have nice,...

BDL, incredible post! They ought to print up this treatise and make it an important part of every culinary syllabus! Boy, that was a fun read.

While I agree with your overall theme, I believe this is a symbiotic association. Follow me: The diner, the chef, the tinker, the knife and the revenue all connect. Lessen one, the entire equation fails. After all, from my...

In many ways, Madison, Wisconsin is the biggest small town in the nation. We have one yuppie kitchen store that sells upscale Euro knives with fancy handles, and one west-side kitchen store that shows about six to ten Shuns. A chef...