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tomdogma

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i have hinderers, CRKs, striders, bark rivers, doziers, falknivens, busses, spydercos, kershaws, benchmades, RATs, swamp rats, scrapyards, kosters, kreins, ZTs, beckers, moras, and some random customs...... BUT.. i do not have decent kitchen knives!!:grumpy:
so... i would love recommendations from those who know best!
thanks in advance!
 
have a look at my site and know that i can work jsut about any shape you like
i am back ordered right now but it may be worth the look
i do have ot list my updated pricing tho
 
It's a matter of budget and orientation. The best kitchen knives on the planet are made in Japan. The reason is that they provide hard, thin blades which outcut knives made in other countries. Also they are well balanced while European knives are traditionally handle heavy. Be prepared to maintain them properly, however, if you want them to continue to perform well.

$130 to $200 will get you a great 240mm gyuto (chef knife) as a platform for your kitchen cutlery and then you can add whichever other patterns you like. The less expensive brands like Mac or Global can be less than that. Those figures will get you a Yoshikane or masamoto or Misono which are top flight Japanese gyutos.

If the budget doesn't allow that then let me know. Since you have first class sporting knives, I'm just assuming you want first class kitchen cutlery.
 
Take a look at Shun, put out by kershaw, they have many models, most of which with VG-10 core damascus, and they are great! But they will cost a pretty penny for a set. But seeing your list of knives you already have, I dont see that being a problem.

You could also try to pick up some discontinued spyderco kitchen knives.
 
i do realize that good kitchen knives will be a bit of an investment and i am prepared for it, "Butch" has some great work on his site and i will look around for some of the japanese knives mentioned, as with my other knives i will probably buy a few good ones and work with them a bit to see what works well for me personally. For a good basic set what profiles would you recommend (including sizes)??
 
Don't be afraid to check out the cheaper knives from Kershaw / Kai. My wife got one of the Kai Pure Kamachi chefs knives (~$20 I think) for a gift, and I like it better than some of the much higher priced knives that I have. Its got a very thin blade, but that is oft times desirable for a kitchen knife, and it holds its edge much better than I would have expected.
 
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