Hello all,
I just joined this great forum hoping to learn a lot about knifes and the proper method of sharpening them.
Apologies upfront since my first post is very likely similar to most of the other first posts....I need some advice on how to spend my money wisely on a very nice set of cutlery knifes which I can pass on to my kids once the day comes (I'm 39 so it won't be anytime soon).
I owned until recently a set of Zwilling knifes, I bought it about five years ago for around $500. It has 11 knifes included in the set.
Initially I liked them a lot, they had a very good balance, the grip was imho super comfortable, the fit and finish very nice....the only crux was the blade.
It seemed like I permanently needed to sharpen them, pretty much after a handful of days....
I only do hobby cooking, so no commercial stuff and I expected that the blade will stay much longer in sharp condition considering the light use.
I have to admit, I did not use a stone to sharpen them, I used one of those table top combination sharpeners with a carbide station and for the finer finish a ceramic station.
Well, about two weeks ago I gave the set away adding pressure to source a new set.
I'm looking for a set with 10-15 knifes, if there are steak knifes included would be a plus but it's not needed.
Since I'm sometimes a bit sloppy with cleaning the knifes right after I used them, I guess I'll be better of with a stainless steel blade than a straight carbon blade even though I'm intrigued by the better performance the straight carbon blade is supposed to have.
I also LOVE the look of damascus steel blades, so my focus is towards them.
I guess a good stainless steel Damascus blade will give me the best out of each world, looks, maintenance, edge holding performance...correct?
My new set should be of utmost quality in terms of fit and finish, I'm pretty detail oriented and little flaws or short-cuts drive me nuts.
My new set should be made to ensure a super sharp edge for as long as possible before re sharpening is needed.
My new set should be perfectly balanced in hand (I understand that not everyone has the same opinion on grip shapes, however, I hope that there is a general grip shape which is commonly seen as comfortable etc.).
My new set should come in a block, however, if it's better to purchase the knifes/block separately it would not be an issue as well.
The set should cover the proper knifes to do fine cutting on fruits, heavy cutting on junks of meat and a proper blade to cut a crunchy piece of bread.
My budget is around $3000 but I have some wiggle room if needed to get THE perfect set for me.
I was looking at some Shun sets which I like a lot, however, I don't know if they give me the best bang for the buck...
I also would appreciate any advise of which sharpening product I should buy in order to maintain my new blades. I assume those electric sharpeners are not the real deal for the true knife enthusiast?
Well, I would appreciate any advice, direction, help you can give me in my journey to find my next and hopefully last knife set.
Thanks a bunch in advance.
I just joined this great forum hoping to learn a lot about knifes and the proper method of sharpening them.
Apologies upfront since my first post is very likely similar to most of the other first posts....I need some advice on how to spend my money wisely on a very nice set of cutlery knifes which I can pass on to my kids once the day comes (I'm 39 so it won't be anytime soon).
I owned until recently a set of Zwilling knifes, I bought it about five years ago for around $500. It has 11 knifes included in the set.
Initially I liked them a lot, they had a very good balance, the grip was imho super comfortable, the fit and finish very nice....the only crux was the blade.
It seemed like I permanently needed to sharpen them, pretty much after a handful of days....
I only do hobby cooking, so no commercial stuff and I expected that the blade will stay much longer in sharp condition considering the light use.
I have to admit, I did not use a stone to sharpen them, I used one of those table top combination sharpeners with a carbide station and for the finer finish a ceramic station.
Well, about two weeks ago I gave the set away adding pressure to source a new set.
I'm looking for a set with 10-15 knifes, if there are steak knifes included would be a plus but it's not needed.
Since I'm sometimes a bit sloppy with cleaning the knifes right after I used them, I guess I'll be better of with a stainless steel blade than a straight carbon blade even though I'm intrigued by the better performance the straight carbon blade is supposed to have.
I also LOVE the look of damascus steel blades, so my focus is towards them.
I guess a good stainless steel Damascus blade will give me the best out of each world, looks, maintenance, edge holding performance...correct?
My new set should be of utmost quality in terms of fit and finish, I'm pretty detail oriented and little flaws or short-cuts drive me nuts.
My new set should be made to ensure a super sharp edge for as long as possible before re sharpening is needed.
My new set should be perfectly balanced in hand (I understand that not everyone has the same opinion on grip shapes, however, I hope that there is a general grip shape which is commonly seen as comfortable etc.).
My new set should come in a block, however, if it's better to purchase the knifes/block separately it would not be an issue as well.
The set should cover the proper knifes to do fine cutting on fruits, heavy cutting on junks of meat and a proper blade to cut a crunchy piece of bread.
My budget is around $3000 but I have some wiggle room if needed to get THE perfect set for me.
I was looking at some Shun sets which I like a lot, however, I don't know if they give me the best bang for the buck...
I also would appreciate any advise of which sharpening product I should buy in order to maintain my new blades. I assume those electric sharpeners are not the real deal for the true knife enthusiast?
Well, I would appreciate any advice, direction, help you can give me in my journey to find my next and hopefully last knife set.
Thanks a bunch in advance.
