QUESTION: Best Home Knife Set - HELP !!

I recommend the Shuns. If you have a Bed Bath and Beyond nearby you can check them out in person.
 
Hi fellows,

Thanks for the many informative posts, you are helping me!

Can someone rate the quality of the following Shun's compared to each other, is there one of them that is the best?

Shun Classic Series
Shun Classic Ken Onion Series
Shun Classic Alton's Angles Series
Shun Steel Series
Shun Elite Series
Shun Pro Series
Shun Pro 2 Series
Wasabi Series
Pure Komachi Series
Kaji Series
Kershaw 9900 Series

Thank you :confused:
 
Gator97 said:
Blazen, Misono, Hattori HD, Hattori FH, Togiharu, Watanabe Standard line, but that's a carbon steel, Ikeda (one of my favorites still)...
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Hi, can I get the homepage URL's for these knifemakers, I tried a search on Google, but all I get are retailers!

http://japanesechefsknife.com/HATTORI.html

What are people using to store these knives? I do not see any blocks for sale. I wouldn't feel comfortable keeping knives like this in a drawer. What are all of you people doing?

Thank you
 
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BabyJWuu said:
Hi, can I get the homepage URL's for these knifemakers, I tried a search on Google, but all I get are retailers!

http://japanesechefsknife.com/HATTORI.html

What are people using to store these knives? I do not see any blocks for sale. I wouldn't feel comfortable keeping knives like this in a drawer. What are all of you people doing?

Thank you
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I make my own blocks. Send me an email if you'd like to talk about getting one made.

I'm usually lazy, though, and leave the knife on the cutting board.
 
BabyJWuu said:
Hi, can I get the homepage URL's for these knifemakers, I tried a search on Google, but all I get are retailers!
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Some of them have homepages, but they're all in Japanese and online translators doreally crappy job translating those.
As usual you buy them from those retailers. Few are linked here

Watanabe, Moritaka and Takeda can be ordered from their sites, and their english is pretty good.


BabyJWuu said:
What are people using to store these knives? I do not see any blocks for sale.
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I got a custom block, but there's plenty of blocks and knife storage online.
 
I agree with just get a few knives that will do all the tasks you need,best bet IMO,is the 365 series from IKEA,or simalar(they have alot)....Mine are full convex ground to a razor edge,great handles and best of all are cheap,just got a 3 piece set for 9.99,small parer,medium parer and 5 inch cooks in clam pack,sharp as hell and do most anything.
 
Hi group,

Just wondering are the knives we are discussing dishwasher friendly?

I just assumed they are as I have never had a knife I could not put in the dishwasher!

Thank you
 
Yes dishwasher friendly,but is it too much to ask to hand wash?,after all is you dinner making companion.A little love won't ya
 
Even if it is dishwasher safe, hand wash any knife you care about. It only takes seconds, and saves a lot of wear and tear on your blade.

El-cheapo Wal-Mart blades, that you never bother to sharpen, go in the dishwasher. Everything else gets hand washed.
 
There was a lot of debate not so long ago, actually I remember a few of those.
For one, a lot of blades say "not dishwasher safe".
Two, I have seen quite a bit of dishwasher safe blades stained from that.
Three, handle materials plastic, resin, etc don't hold up that well in heat and hot air.
Four, which is basic chemistry and basic laws of chemical reactions tell us that high temperatures increase reaction speed, Catalysts and aggressive agents(like dishwasher soap chemicals) increase reaction speed also, which in our case means faster corrosion.

Doesn't mean the knife will break apart after one dishwashing session, but the edge which is quite thin compared to the rest of the blade gets attacked first. That's because surface area, thickness, etc they all affect reaction speed as well.

Nevertheless, there's plenty of defenders of dishwashing knives on this forum too :) I know mine are not going in there.
 
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