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Bark River Knife & Tool
- Thread starter LaBella
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Yeah, I've been tempted to try one as well but they look to be pretty heavy compared to a lot of other chef knives.
Not necessarily a bad thing if you want a heavy duty chef's knife but if you want to do finer work I'm not sure these guys are the way to go.
Still....one more knife for the collection couldn't hurt could it....
Not necessarily a bad thing if you want a heavy duty chef's knife but if you want to do finer work I'm not sure these guys are the way to go.
Still....one more knife for the collection couldn't hurt could it....
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Absolutely correct. Go for it! If you don't like it I'll take the horrible heavy beast off your hands for free. I'm just generous that way.
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I have the first edtion set almost complete. I missing one or two of them.
In general a nice set. Some of them are perhaps a little beefy and thicker than they need to be. There is a fair amount of variation in the handle styles and thickness. Makes them seem like less of a set.
They have some of the minor fit and finish issues typical to BRK handles. Little gaps and less than perfect execution. Not a big deal. But it should be noted the handles are not as consistant as say the kershaw shun line.
The steel is hard and stain resistant and takes a fine edge. Holds it better than say German style knives because it is a bit harder. But not hard to sharpen, brittle and delicate like super hard japanese knives either. I think its a good compromise.
I left Wustoff to come to these and feel over all that I am better off. Other than a few Shuns and a old carbon classic or two I do all my food prep with BRK knives.
Design wise they are pretty cool, like a cross between Japanese and French/German stuff.
On a scale of 1 through 10 with 1 being Ginzu knives and 10 being a custom set hand forged by a master knife maker just for you, these knives are about a 7. IMHO
Wustoffs being 5-6 and Shun say about a 7 as well.
In general a nice set. Some of them are perhaps a little beefy and thicker than they need to be. There is a fair amount of variation in the handle styles and thickness. Makes them seem like less of a set.
They have some of the minor fit and finish issues typical to BRK handles. Little gaps and less than perfect execution. Not a big deal. But it should be noted the handles are not as consistant as say the kershaw shun line.
The steel is hard and stain resistant and takes a fine edge. Holds it better than say German style knives because it is a bit harder. But not hard to sharpen, brittle and delicate like super hard japanese knives either. I think its a good compromise.
I left Wustoff to come to these and feel over all that I am better off. Other than a few Shuns and a old carbon classic or two I do all my food prep with BRK knives.
Design wise they are pretty cool, like a cross between Japanese and French/German stuff.
On a scale of 1 through 10 with 1 being Ginzu knives and 10 being a custom set hand forged by a master knife maker just for you, these knives are about a 7. IMHO
Wustoffs being 5-6 and Shun say about a 7 as well.
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