Posts by Wagstaff

I believe you don't live your life worrying about what you're known to other people.  (?).  So it won't matter that I think a Mac Pro and rollsharp to get you cooking quickly without a further knife hobby is perfectly...

I think you're starting to make sense with the last couple, maybe.  If I were you, I'd call Jon at Japanese Knife Imports.  He's not a real cleaver guy for his own use (he's a gyuto guy), but he knows which cleavers are good...

BDL said:  "Thinking, scheming, talking about, saving for knives is fun. Sharpening, much less so."   Except there are some wacky folks for whom sharpening is a lot of fun.  And a social occasion.  Seriously,...

There's a range of prices in what you're looking at, and it's very hard to say whether spending more is "worth it" or not -- it'd be hard to say for myself, and next to impossible with someone else.   My own take on some of...

Nice stuff.  Those Macs really impressed me when I got to try them, just in a home kitchen for a series of meals.  I look forward to hearing your impressions when used.  (I don't know what stone holder you got, but I'll...

I'm not at all sure you're right that you want waterstones for basically one knife, or "regular" European knives. But really I'm just not sure.  IF waterstones, at the same price as that King, look at the oft-recommended Bester...

Quote: Originally Posted by iixxrr  [snip]  Can you guys advise me of what more I need to do to improve my cutting skills?  [\snip]   I'd suggest looking up the cookfoodgood.com blog articles on...

  Yes, he does.  OK, maybe he doesn't.  (Isn't this fun to talk about each other in the third person?)   Where I feel guilty is just saying "wait till BDL shows up" because I'm not in a position to obligate...

I just deleted a long reply because... well, I don't know much to say about what kinds of stones (BDL is the resident Arkansas stone expert, among other things) or about those particularly honing rods you're asking about.  Idahone...

Quote: Originally Posted by boar_d_laze  Probably the best things you can do for yourself are learn a soft pinch and practice it until both the grip and placing the tip with your eyes (like steering a bicycle) are...