Posts by butzy

Hi Mazstar I have the jck 1000/4000 and I'm happy with it. Like you I'm a beginner but as far as my experience goes, the stone is big enough and I'm getting my knives sharper than they were out of the box. I bought it because I...

Hi Ruscal, I haven't got any exerience with the tojiro's but i've heard some good reports about them.   Just wondering why you would want to have all these knives? As far as chef's knives are concerned, I think a 16 cm...

We got no central heating or anything, so my favourite time for a bbq (or braai as we call them here) is in wintertime. Sit as close as possible to the coals and you might not be too cold! Off topic: the night temperature just...

Food withdrawals? Yeah certainly! Years ago I worked in Japan for a couple of months. I was still at varsity so did not have much money. It was ok while working as i basically worked for food and accommodation. Afterwards I went...

I started following this thread because I had no idea what it was about. I even had to google "sriracha sauce"!! Then I thought about the bottle of chili sauce that I bought at the Thai shop. It was on special and I bought one to...

@chefbilly As far as I know cocktail sauce is tomato ketchup - mayonaise based, at least in Holland. Normally with a dash of whiskey or so in it as well. Would this just be a another difference in the way recipes/names are...

Very true...   @johntaverner09: It's also very difficult to recommend a knife based on above info. What's the knife gonna be used for? What steel are you (or the person you are giving the knife to) looking for? What...

Hey Guga, That's a very wise decission.... Good luck with your sharpening journey!   I agree with Lenny, it's addictive!!!!!

Interesting question: I actually do a couple of different things: cast iron -> cold oil to hot pan. It seems to form a nice anti-stick layer this way non-stick -> cold oil to cold pan. I seem to remember that someone told...

Hi Guga, I know the feeling :) I started looking around for a new knife some months ago and there are just so many options and possibilities there! With the help of some of the people on this forum, I finally managed to make up...