Posts by Phaedrus

Yeah, I agree. Pocket therms are constantly falling out of your sleeve pocket, at least that always happened to me back when I used 'em. Or you lend one and it gets dropped (on the floor or into the soup!:roll:) or doesn't make it back...

I used to have that same one. I really liked it but it died after 2 months (commercial kitchen, however).

No, it's as you say. I didn't put that very well, I guess.

Okay, I'm gonna revise my opinion. My research indicates the Shuns may well not be full tang. I still don't think it really matters, though. Pakkawood is very stable and you're not going to be using much force with that kind of...

I can't say authoritatively but I'd be pretty surprised if the tang doesn't seat into the cap on the end of the handle. I'm with Chris- full tang is great for a hatchet or a combat knife but of no particular use on a chef's...

I believe it's a Federal offense in the U.S. to jam or interfere with cellular communications, unfortunately.

FWIW I only have one forged German knife anymore- it's an 8" Wusthof. The only thing I ever use if for is splitting lobsters. I'd have given that knife away already if I had a Western Deba...I want to get one but it's hard to...

At any temp that could burn salt your egg would be having a seriously bad day.:lol:

The guy is a pig, no doubt. But who in their right mind would work as a server for minimum wage and no tips?:eek: I've spent most of the last 20 years in the kitchen, but as a young man I decided the servers had it easy, so I took a...

Sometimes it's cheaper to have a bit of OT vs hiring another cook that will expect to get at least 30-35 hours. Not a bad thing for you!