Any of you guys with decent knife collections have total crap in the kitchen?

LOL, I looked at some prices for Shun Classic sets on Amazon. A set with a similar selection of knives to the cheap Farberware set we have now runs over $2K. The wife would have KITTENS if I even suggested it!
 
Bob W said:
But which ones really get used in the kitchen? Beats me, I don't go in there. :D
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I'm probably the better cook, and actually do more cooking than my wife. We both have really busy schedules, but alot of my hours are put in at home while I'm working on client's networks remotely. So I have more actual 'Kitchen Time'.
 
svbk556 said:
Yep - American made Cutco's. They were sold door to door in the 80's. Very expensive in their day. Dishwasher safe says it all.
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Cutco is still sold door to door and still expensive as hell. They are decent, durable kitchen knives, it's a shame they are priced about 60% higher than they should be.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Yes and no, I have drawers full of crappy kitchen knives and then there are my kitchen knives. Not crap but not top of the line either.

I have some old Case, some old Queens and a few mid priced Japanese Chef knives.

If ya look through enough yard sale knives eventually you'll find some treasures for a good price, usually high carbon steel so you'll have to take a little better care of 'em but they're out there.
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You're right, I've come across a few Case kitchen knives over the years. My best kitchen knife is the 8 dollar Old Hickory butcher knife I have. Heavy patina, but it's a great slicer. I have Victorinox, Tramontina, Spyderco etc, that Old Hickory always out cuts them every time.
 
KrisOK said:
LOL, I looked at some prices for Shun Classic sets on Amazon. I set with a similar selection of knives to the cheap Farberware set we have now runs over $2K. The wife would have KITTENS if I even suggested it!
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You can find the old USA-made Chicago Cutlery "walnut traditions" sets for sale at some auction sites, even as unopened unused block sets. The steel is "high carbon stainless" that sharpens to a razor, and the handles are pinned walnut that look at home in any traditional American home. I think they're a nice compromise between the ultra-expensive high-end and the department store low-end products.
 
I'm thinking about buying some Kershaw kitchen knives, or if anybody knows about a good brand,let me know.

this thread reminds me how my mom calls me to come over and sharpen her kitchen knives because she knows I'm a knife nut.
 
I'm guilty of this. The knife store I frequent also sells really nice kitchen knives and he just shakes his head when I tell him how well I treat my folders and other fixed blades but have low-end kitchen cutlery.
 
My kitchen knives are crap. The nicest one is a Victorinox utility knife. But then, the extent of my cooking is mac-and-cheese out of a box, or cooking up ground beef for tacos, so it's not like I'm going to try out for Top Chef or anything.
 
I am a cook so I have 15-20 fairly high quality mostly Japanese knives in various Hitachi paper steels. I really like how easy they are to keep razor sharp.

Best bet is to not buy a big set. Just get a nice gyuto and a petty to start out. A long slicer is nice to have also (sujihiki).
 
I wouldn't call my collection "decent" (half a dozen Benchmades, a couple of ZTs, a couple of custom but not terribly expensive fixed blades, and a smattering of random makes and models), but the kitchen front is quite pathetic. A $7 chef knife and a couple of $3 paring knives, and maybe 4 mis-matched steak knives, all stamped chinese junk. That said, I would never get my money's worth out of a decent set, so funds just never get allocated in that direction.
 
svbk556 said:
Yep - American made Cutco's. They were sold door to door in the 80's. Very expensive in their day. Dishwasher safe says it all.
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Oh yes, I remember. I think I sold them for about two or three days before I quit. But we have a couple of them.
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I have a big set of Henkels Ive had for like 20 years. I would love to replace them with some nice Damascus customs
 
I'm not sure how to define total crap.:D

My kitchen knife collection is almost entirely vintage carbon steel that I picked up from thrift shops and the salvation army. Most of them cost less than a couple bucks a piece. The makers range from Henckels, to Old File cutlery, and finally Old Hickory.

I really like them functionally and even aesthetically.
 
Oh, hell no. I've got Shun's, good Japanese knives, and some Henckels to fill in the gaps. Life's to short to cut with a crappy knife!
 
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Yes, I have paper wheels I just pick up the cheapest shittiest knives I can lay my hands on and practice sharpening with them.
 
NeverMore1701 said:
Love them Genckels :p
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Oh, bite me!

And just for that....... :D

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