Member Reviews: Chef Knife Eight Inch Japanese Fusionwood Knives

 Chef Jim Berman reviews New West Knifeworks Phoenix line of knives by taking "The Chef 8" out for a test run. I wear sweatshirts until their condition no longer qualifies them as recognizable articles of clothing. My watch is reminiscent of technology one step beyond that of a sundial. The wallet I carry is bordering on antique with contents that wish we really were back in the 20s. So, when I buy something that is so personal, so telltale of myself, so comfortable, I tend to hold on. Replacing those parts is labor. Real work. They are just possessions and I know that; my comfort with the familiar, and all. But, when the time comes, it is not an easy process. It usually takes me close...