Posts by simone

There's nothing wrong with the victorinox set.  They're made out of reasonable steel, and they're pretty inexpensive.  But I would really push back against the mindset of "it's your first set, so get this low cost...

For sharpening, a single waterstone that is 1000/8000 or 1000/6000 will be fine.  Lie-nielsen carries a Norton for $65 (their shipping is expensive though).  If you plan on dropping your knife or cutting into chicken bones,...

My dad builds houses for wealthy people, many of whom get viking appliances.  They have a lot of problems with them.