Buck kitchen knives question please~~~

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Catherine_Montana

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We do not own any Buck kitchen knives.

I have not seen any in person where I could hold, feel and look at them here in this town.

My husband and I look at the BUCK website on and off.

Do any of you own the 'paper stone' handles on your Buck kitchen knives?

How do you like them?

Have they been out for a long time with those handles made out of that paper stone material?

I read on the Buck website that those handles are dishwasher safe. I don't use a dishwasher. I would wash/rinse them by hand. We are pretty picky about taking care of our knives anyway.

They look really NICE on the BUCK website.

Thank you!

Cate
 
Hi Cate, I do not have that set, but I have some of the older ones. The paperstone has been used in the 110 and 112 and those see a lot of abuse. I would think they will be fine.
 
DocT said:
Hi Cate, I do not have that set, but I have some of the older ones. The paperstone has been used in the 110 and 112 and those see a lot of abuse. I would think they will be fine.
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Doc T,

Thanks for the information.

My husband just got home and I am showing him the BUCK website again.

Cate
 
I don't have one, but I have a few friends that do and they love them... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
I have a older 3 piece set and it's great... Never put them in the dishwasher... :eek:

:)
 
Cate,

I gave a large set of burgundy Paperstone kitchen cutlery to my Son's family several years ago. They use it daily and their dishwasher uses high heat and extended cycles. It looks as new. Tough like Micarta but environmentally peace, love, dove paperstone is also used in high-end counter tops. I can vouch for it because I'm over there weekly using the kitchen and cutlery to ruin perfectly good food with my, er um, cooking skills.

A few pics of that set:









Pics of my 931 Buck Chef's knife with Paperstone handle, 110 Paperstone folder for scale:






 
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I received a chief's and the parer knife for Christmas and have used them every day since. The feel nice in the hand and the paperstone looks better when wet. I don't put them in the dishwasher more for the sake of the blade. the Chiefs knife has a nice heft to it.
 
Cate, we have Buck's Kitchen Set model 931. It has the 2010 stamp on them. I ordered them thru Larry O. and got the collectors club discount. I got them as a gift for my wife on our 20 year anniversary. This year was our 25 year anniversary. She washes them both ways, by hand and in the dishwasher. They have held up with no issues. Ours have the green paperstone handles. I strop them once a month and sharpen them once a month. The 420 steel is a good steel for this use. There are 11 knives in the set plus a fork. The set does not have a 6" boning knife. That was switched out for a 5.5" more multi use blade. Nor does it have a 8" carver. That was switched out for a 8" serrated bread knife. Which I guess could be used as a carver. Instead I use the 9" carver on Buck's Empress Trio set which is a good carver. But my wife bakes all our bread so we use the serrated blade too. Seems like they ran around 270. They come in a well made block which sets on the counter. She really likes them and we recommend them. DM
 
I have the RoseWood set, it has never seen the dishwasher. Always hand washed. My son has had the Paperstone for over a year, they dish wash every thing with no problems. Great function, and usability. I would recommend. The steel holds up well, I have touched mine up on the SharpMaker a couple of times.
 
Thanks for starting this discussion Cate! I have been meaning to ask a question about the kitchen set, but haven't gotten around to it.
I've narrowed my choice for new kitchen cutlery to either Zwilling (my pretentious side), or a Buck (practical side). I know... two different ends of the spectrum.

My question is; can I get non-serrated steak knives? I'm happy to call Buck but figured I would start here.

I can't imagine cooking a piece of meat so long that I need to cut it with a saw! It's a matter of principal for me. If my steak is cooked right, my plate will look like a crime scene when I'm done. No need for a saw and a pile of "meat dust"... :D
 
MT_Pokt said:
Thanks for starting this discussion Cate! I have been meaning to ask a question about the kitchen set, but haven't gotten around to it.
I've narrowed my choice for new kitchen cutlery to either Zwilling (my pretentious side), or a Buck (practical side). I know... two different ends of the spectrum.

My question is; can I get non-serrated steak knives? I'm happy to call Buck but figured I would start here.

I can't imagine cooking a piece of meat so long that I need to cut it with a saw! It's a matter of principal for me. If my steak is cooked right, my plate will look like a crime scene when I'm done. No need for a saw and a pile of "meat dust"... :D
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Have you seen these, hand wash, plain edged beauties that would do honor to steak or other meats: http://www.buckknives.com/product/boning-knife-build-out/0583BO-B/
 
I bought my son and daughter in law the block set as a gift a few years ago - the knives are durable, the handle material has a quality feel, and while they are not a $1700 Shun set, they are MUCH higher quality in feel and finish than any of the other block sets that are typically available.

Plus, they are Buck knives!

best

mqqn
 
MT,
I believe that Bucks large pareing knife has the same shape and demensions as the steak knives but without the serrations.
 
While I don't have a set that burgundy paperstone would be the one I'd opt for. The one I really wanted was the set with elk horn but I kept procrastinating and Buck pulled that option last year or early this year before I pulled the trigger. Hoping they'll offer it again sometime.
 
Oregon: I seen those on the web special page and just couldn't do it after picking up a pair of the old model 12C27M versions earlier this fall.

redcanoe: That's a great thought. On Buck's site, they're the same 4" blade length. My concern would be the paring knife might not have enough belly, or be upswept enough to work well.

One way to find out right? Get someone with a set to see how well each cuts a steak!

I just noticed thanks to Oregon's pics, that the Chef's knife is a hollow ground (as are the others, best I can tell). My current set are all flat ground blades so I'm obviously curious as to whether there are differences in performance in kitchen duties?

Despite the Buck loyalty in this forum, it's been my experience that most responses aren't overly biased which is quite refreshing.

Still, it's not going to be an easy decision....
 
I like my set, green paperstone.
Been using and abusing it for 5 years now.
Still looking like new.
Wish they would make a chef's knife with a kullenschiff or Granton edge.
Or maybe a Santouko style.
 
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oregon said:
Cate,

I gave a large set of burgundy Paperstone kitchen cutlery to my Son's family several years ago. They use it daily and their dishwasher uses high heat and extended cycles. It looks as new. Tough like Micarta but environmentally peace, love, dove paperstone is also used in high-end counter tops. I can vouch for it because I'm over there weekly using the kitchen and cutlery to ruin perfectly good food with my, er um, cooking skills.

A few pics of that set:









Pics of my 931 Buck Chef's knife with Paperstone handle, 110 Paperstone folder for scale:






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Wow!

Those are good close up pictures of kitchen knives!

Thank you for the write up.

I will show this to my husband too.

I appreciate your kindness in talking about the BUCK kitchen cutlery.

Cate
 
MaxCast said:
I received a chief's and the parer knife for Christmas and have used them every day since. The feel nice in the hand and the paperstone looks better when wet. I don't put them in the dishwasher more for the sake of the blade. the Chiefs knife has a nice heft to it.
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Thank you for this information too.

Cate
 
David Martin said:
Cate, we have Buck's Kitchen Set model 931. It has the 2010 stamp on them. I ordered them thru Larry O. and got the collectors club discount. I got them as a gift for my wife on our 20 year anniversary. This year was our 25 year anniversary. She washes them both ways, by hand and in the dishwasher. They have held up with no issues. Ours have the green paperstone handles. I strop them once a month and sharpen them once a month. The 420 steel is a good steel for this use. There are 11 knives in the set plus a fork. The set does not have a 6" boning knife. That was switched out for a 5.5" more multi use blade. Nor does it have a 8" carver. That was switched out for a 8" serrated bread knife. Which I guess could be used as a carver. Instead I use the 9" carver on Buck's Empress Trio set which is a good carver. But my wife bakes all our bread so we use the serrated blade too. Seems like they ran around 270. They come in a well made block which sets on the counter. She really likes them and we recommend them. DM
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David,

Thank you for this information!

Thank you for the link too.

I am happy that you and your wife love using your Buck kitchen cutlery.

Cate
 
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