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Hi guys,
I am a Physics student but LOVE cooking, and find myself spending 4+ hours in the kitchen every day. However, until now I have always used whatever knives were lying around, and I think it's now time to buy myself a good chef's knife.
Unfortunately, like I said, I am a student. In other words, a global knife costs more than I spend on two months' groceries, and I'm usually broke.
Luckily, I recently won a prize for some academic stuff, and that prize came with £100 of prize money, so I'm thinking I can use up to £40 (ideally ~£20, but for an extraordinarily good knife I could go over) of that to buy a knife.
I have looked at hundreds of knives over the past week, and so far have narrowed my choices down to these three:
Richardson Sheffield - V Sabatier - 20cm (8")
Mercer - Renaissance - 20cm (8")
Global - GS-89A - 13cm (5")
Of these, the first one is my favorite because of it's low price and great reviews (the dishwasher safe-ness is quite questionable, but I always hand wash knives anyway).
The Mercer has been mentioned by lots of reviewers on different sites, but I can't really see what justifies the extra £20, given that the blade is X50CrMoV15 like the V Sabatier and seems just as thick. Perhaps I'm missing something here?
And finally the Global. I know, it's small. But the idea of getting a Global knife just seems too hard to get over. Is this really that bad an idea? (keep in mind, this will be my only knife until I graduate)
As you can probably see, I am really quite conflicted here. Like I say, I have never bought a knife so I don't know what to go for. If the Mercer doesn't hold any merit over the V Sabatier I would prefer to save the £20. But if the Global isn't a terrible idea...
Anyway, what would you guys advise? What would you buy if you were in my place? Any other recommendations? Do note, most cheap knives in America are either not available or quite expensive here in the UK, so I can't buy most of the knives recommended by internet reviewers...
I am a Physics student but LOVE cooking, and find myself spending 4+ hours in the kitchen every day. However, until now I have always used whatever knives were lying around, and I think it's now time to buy myself a good chef's knife.
Unfortunately, like I said, I am a student. In other words, a global knife costs more than I spend on two months' groceries, and I'm usually broke.
Luckily, I recently won a prize for some academic stuff, and that prize came with £100 of prize money, so I'm thinking I can use up to £40 (ideally ~£20, but for an extraordinarily good knife I could go over) of that to buy a knife.
I have looked at hundreds of knives over the past week, and so far have narrowed my choices down to these three:
Richardson Sheffield - V Sabatier - 20cm (8")
Mercer - Renaissance - 20cm (8")
Global - GS-89A - 13cm (5")
Of these, the first one is my favorite because of it's low price and great reviews (the dishwasher safe-ness is quite questionable, but I always hand wash knives anyway).
The Mercer has been mentioned by lots of reviewers on different sites, but I can't really see what justifies the extra £20, given that the blade is X50CrMoV15 like the V Sabatier and seems just as thick. Perhaps I'm missing something here?
And finally the Global. I know, it's small. But the idea of getting a Global knife just seems too hard to get over. Is this really that bad an idea? (keep in mind, this will be my only knife until I graduate)
As you can probably see, I am really quite conflicted here. Like I say, I have never bought a knife so I don't know what to go for. If the Mercer doesn't hold any merit over the V Sabatier I would prefer to save the £20. But if the Global isn't a terrible idea...
Anyway, what would you guys advise? What would you buy if you were in my place? Any other recommendations? Do note, most cheap knives in America are either not available or quite expensive here in the UK, so I can't buy most of the knives recommended by internet reviewers...
