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i need some knives... make suggestions please

post #1 of 8
12/15/07 at 4:15pm
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ok so i use them to carve at work... the serrated blades they have for me to use, shreds the meat when i cook it.. (i happen to make, melt in your mouth meat... so tender lol) but even the turkeys which arent made like that

anyway... ive decided to get my own carving knives... so i need 3 knives... one for beef, one for turkey, one for pork/lamb/gammon (it alternates every now and again... hardly ever lamb)

i dont have a particularly large amount of cash... well, no i will in feb, around £2-300 or $500 spare i think though im not spending all that on 3 knives in jan i could spare $200 i think

i live in england, and im not afraid of shopping online.

on a seperate issue, i let some of my more friend staff borrow my knife roll for 1 week as were a bit overworked at the minute, and my knives are better than what were given...

the little b&£%^ds lost my fillet knife, my chef knife, ruined my santoku and havent taken any care of my boning knife, my boning shears, or my utility knife


i could throttle them! they were christmas presents!
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post #2 of 8
12/15/07 at 5:46pm
Just get some forschners and one of those wusthof slide through knife "sharpeners". They're cheap, you can keep them sharp, and if they dissapear, you won't feel as bad.

Amazon.com: Victorinox Forschner 12-Inch Hollow Ground Slicing Knife: Home & Garden
Amazon.com: R H Forschner 8-inch Carving Knife, Stiff Blade, Black Fibrox Handle: Home & Garden
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post #3 of 8
12/15/07 at 7:36pm
i agree on the forchners, great knives for not alot of money
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post #4 of 8
12/15/07 at 9:12pm
Forschner for the Win, Can't beat them and you can get 3 for under 200$ i would think


Whats gammon, am i just not up on brit lingo
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post #5 of 8
12/16/07 at 5:49pm
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hehe..... hey those are the knives we have at work!... but serrated...

lol
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post #6 of 8
12/16/07 at 5:54pm
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gammon is the same cut as ham (from the thigh), but cured differently and roasted as a joint
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post #7 of 8
12/16/07 at 8:10pm
Forschner ! for the money they get the job done and are well made.


JB
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post #8 of 8
12/16/07 at 9:00pm
Victorinox (a.k.a. Forschner) Here's why....

At this one place I worked at we had this cook, young, bright, female, and very aggresive. She had just blown the better part of her last paycheck on some fancy-schmancy german knives, Gold Hamster, I think they were. Don't get me wrong, they were nice knives, she just wouldn't let anyone touch them.

One day she was in a nasty little mood and everyone gave her a wide berth, so she worked by herself at the entremetier station. All of a sudden she starts screaming: "Who stole my Gold Hamster paring knife?!!!" Nobody said anything, we were all far away from her, no one went near her for the better part of an hour. On and on she goes, threatening amputation, castration, etc. etc. to the guilty poor schmuck who stole her knife. And then, about 10 mins. later we smelt it, a horrible burning smell like burning rubber and hot steel, thick acrid smoke pouring out of the oven. She runs to the oven and pulls out a sheetpan with roasted root vegetables on it. There, smoldering away was her precious Goldhamster paring knife, looking pretty sorry with most of it's handle melted off. We all started cracking up, laughing, which made her madder yet. But she did finally shut up, albeit tight-lipped and white knuckled for the rest of the shift.

Victorinox is a good knife, not el-cheapo, but not highly priced either. If it gets burnt or "grows legs" and walks away, it's not a heavy financial burden on you to replace it.
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