Kershaws in the Kitchen

[SladeGT40]

So. In a recent transformation, My life went from everyday and rather depressing, to wonderous and completely positive. i wont bore you with the details but suffice it to say, things are finally going my way.


Now to business, my newfound enthusiasm for life has extended to cooking. and tonight's menu was bacon-wrapped chicken tenderloins baked with sauteed (in the bacon drippings) red, yellow and orange bell peppers and a yellow onion served with italian polenta. I used my black ENER-G II to make short work of the peppers, my ZT0301 made excellent work of the onion and the whole dish came together smartly.

My question is without using true kitchen knives, what is the most crazy imaginative dish you have made with the help of your kershaws and ZTs?



...and here....we...go!

 

[spiralarchitect]

My brother made PB&J sandwiches with a Scallion when he was in college. After a semester of doing this he asked my why the Speedsafe was so sluggish..........all I will say is that on the clean out I discovered that he prefers crunchy PB and that the peanut chunks can make it into the torsion bar cavity. All this leads me to surmise that a Scallion packed with PB can be an essential, tasty and high energy part of your wilderness survival kit.:thumbup:

 

[svrider3]

I'm not much of a cook but I have used my Needs Work a pretty
good bit in the kitchen.

 

[firebert]

I use my folders all the time when I'm cooking in my girlfriend's kitchen (I really should make her a real knife). My favorites are the JYD II (reprofiled to about 20-degrees inclusive), the MUDD (easy to clean) and the 0650st.

My chef knife at home is much nicer than anything Kershaw makes (I admit I'm biased). I do, however, use whatever pocket knife I have on me (recently the 0650st) to open packages and stuff that the chef isn't really suited for.

Phillip

 

[jonnymac44]

I used my black ENER-G II to make short work of the peppers

You didn't have to go all heavy duty like on the onion Matt!! See here, the ENER-G II works just as well on onions as it does on peppers!!

*pic is from a trip to the mountains last summer when I was knocking off coffe shops, but that's a different story, right fellas?

 

[SPXTrader]

Sounds like you're gonna make a great housewife, Slade!

 

[SladeGT40]

Sounds like you're gonna make a great housewife, Slade!

LOL. Amy said something similar last week when i made balsamic glazed chicken and peppers served over baby spinach.....vacation + food network in the background leads to subconscious domestication?

 

[PG5768]

Sounds like you're gonna make a great housewife, Slade!

You do realize that all the great chefs are men, right?

 

[SPXTrader]

Yup! Son unit graduated from culinary school. However, he still calls asking the old man for tips and suggestions!

 

[2bkc]

I used my JYDII CB to cut a steak in a restaurant once. Does that count?
The Gaucho steak knife the gave me just tore the meat up. Almost ruined a prefect medium rare 3/4lb ribeye.

I also use it when I BarBQ. It makes easy work of Pork Ribs.

J.W.

 

[PG5768]

Yup! Son unit graduated from culinary school. However, he still calls asking the old man for tips and suggestions!

An operatic gourmet chef. You have a great son DV. You must be a proud Papa.

 

[riffraff]

I used my JYDII CB to cut a steak in a restaurant once. Does that count?

I plan to use my new VG-10 Gentleman's Folder (thanks Dave!) as a folding steak knife in restaurants, eventually.

 

[SladeGT40]

also try the shun higo. also VG-10 and flips like a straight razor. sweet little steak knife.

 

[Shore08]

Just bought the wife an Pure Komachi santoku, but I have not had a chance to use it yet. I noticed this morning when I got home that it had moved some in the kitchen, so I'll have to ask her opinion. ;D

 

[riffraff]

I got to try the Gent's Folder sooner than I thought I would; tonight I used it to cut a 12 oz. New York Strip. Not much to report, other than, "yep, it cuts meat."

It was kind of fun, though, watching others saw through their meal, while my steak simply parted before the VG-10 blade.

:thumbup:

 

[jonnymac44]

What a great knife, eh Riff? Question: Was this at a restaurant or a private gathering??? My wife loves me and puts up with a ton of knifenut related weirdness from me, but she draws the line at letting me whip out a blade to cut steak at a restaurant I think she's being silly, but being the smart married guy that I am, I pick my battles. I'll struggle with the restaurant's version of a knife if it'll keep me from gettin' cut off

 

[riffraff]

We were at Applebee's. I was fairly discrete in opening it, and just laid it down beside my plate like any other steak knife. I doubt if anyone even noticed. It was an uneventful evening in that regard. (Other than it appears that Applebee's idea of a medium steak and mine differ considerably. )