Anyone have/ use Spyderco KITCHEN KNIVES?

[exracr]

Got a friend who owns a local food/restaurant business who's interested in maybe swapping out some old cheap POS knives with a few Spydie's? He uses big kitchen knives to cut briscuit every day, and steaks.

Who's got them?
Which ones do you use for what?
How long have you had them?
How is resharpening them?

Thanks

 

[exracr]

Btw I took an old pre-1968 Forge Craft High carbon knive that I resurrected over there for him to use/borrow for a week or two.

Text I got after they used that knife was........."Cuts like a razor thru all the meats we sell!"
Guess I'm getting pretty good at this free hand sharpening

So it's either find some old High Carbon knives or buy some new spydies?!

 

[blueblur]

I have a few and love them. The santuko is great for large quantity chopping. Only complaint is that the corners of the spine were a little too sharp and after extended use it started to bother me so I sanded them down. I also have the 4" and 6" serrated blade. The 4" makes an excellent steak knife. I'll occasionally use a sprig when I need something for fine slicing.

For brisket and steaks I highly recommend he try the serrated knives. I haven't had to sharpen the se knives yet but the pe santuko is very easy to get sharp quickly.

 

[The Deacon]

I have most of the Spydercos, plus all the Seto VG-10/damascus knives that Spyderco was selling a couple years ago.

The one that sees the most use is one up from the bottom on the left. It's a K04 Large Utility that was cut down into a "mini santoku" for me by a fellow Spyderco forumite. It's a rare meal where it doesn't get used to peel, slice, or dice something.

Beyond that, the K08 Santoku handles most of my larger slicing and chopping chores, the serrated K04 is my bagel slicer, the PE K05 Small Utility sometimes fills in for the modified K04, the serrated K05 sees occasional use as a steak knife, and the K09 Paring Knife gets used a few times a week to shave chocolate for my coffee.

As for sharpening, I use DMT diamond stones and find it easy.