Posts by johnliu

Would you recommend a 5000-6000# oilstone, not too expensive, 8" long? Thanks!

Good to hear, on the feasible angles. I'm looking forward to Santa. I think I will get the stone you mentioned, and also a smooth (ungrooved) steel. My steel is grooved but I usually use the ungrooved bit right after the handle. ...

This is a very interesting thread! I remember when I was a small boy in the late 60s/early 70s, we lived in France, and my father always told me that Sabatier knives were better than German knives. I have two questions. First,...

Would a range-mounted salamander be more of a fire problem than a commercial range alone would be? I'm doing to re-do my kitchen and the range wall will be studs/fireboard/air gap/fireboard/tile/steel; a commercial hood overhead w/...

Okay, so if you have an overhead IR broiler in your Bluestar or other pro-style range oven, then the Bluestar or other pro-style brand salamander doesn't add much function? I'm trying to make sure I understand right. But - still...

I noticed that some "pro-style" brands offer home versions of salamander broilers. Well, Bluestar does anyway. I am curious about this, because I've never seen a salamander in anyone's home (and I have never worked in a...