Spyderco Spydiechef

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Thecook5

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Hello All!

So I need some help. I am toying with the idea of getting the Spyderco spydiechef. I love the idea of it and how it's meant for kitchen application. I was just wondering if anyone had some inside pros and cons of the knife.

I am starting to get more and more Spyderco’s and they have never let me down.

Thank you everyone and happy holidays to all!

The cook
 
norcalAF said:
It is one of my favorite Spydercos, next to my K2 and Bodacious. It makes a fantastic EDC, is pretty much corrosion proof and has a very ergonomic handle design and blade shape. I don't use mine in the kitchen, just in the office 😜.
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That's so good to hear!!! I don't see the LC200N very often. But it has top rated corrosion resistance! When it comes to edge retention I've heard some people compare it to s30v. Would you agree?
 
Thecook5 said:
That's so good to hear!!! I don't see the LC200N very often. But it has top rated corrosion resistance! When it comes to edge retention I've heard some people compare it to s30v. Would you agree?
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It holds an edge very well, I use a Carribean in the garden all the time cutting fresh veggies and have yet to need to sharpen it, just a strop every now and then
 
The other slyze design I really like is the swayback, it's extremely slicey with a hollow grind. It was recently discontinued, so you might find it for steal prices at some vendors.
 
norcalAF said:
The other slyze design I really like is the swayback, it's extremely slicey with a hollow grind. It was recently discontinued, so you might find it for steal prices at some vendors.
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Oh yeah I've heard of that as well! I was just at the Spyderco factory second sale and was trying to find a spydiechef and a swayback.. but didn't get either.

Which one would you chose? Between the 2
 
Thecook5 said:
Oh yeah I've heard of that as well! I was just at the Spyderco factory second sale and was trying to find a spydiechef and a swayback.. but didn't get either.

Which one would you chose? Between the 2
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The bladeforums answer is both! They are both very different knives.
 
I love the Spydie Chef, and also the Swayback, as norcalAF norcalAF mentioned. I also like the Slyze Bowie. Spyderco has really nailed some Ti frame lock designs - and I really wish they would do more of them.

I EDC'd the Chef for a long time (and a Carribbean), and I have never been disappointed with LC200N. Important to me - it sharpens beautifully and easily.

All that said, if using a Spyderco folder for doing food stuff is important, my hands-down favorite here would be the YoJumbo. Obviously, no folder is ever going to compete with any proper Chef's knife - but for folders, it's the one I would always go to if I had to do anything with food processing. It's long and has a really high blade height, matched with a handle that keeps your fingers up off the plane of the board. It's also comfortable to pinch grip. The Wharnie blade means you aren't going to be rock chopping anything, but a little technique adjustment and it's a slicey beast.

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LC200N is nearly as tough as AEB-L, and way more corrosion resistant with better edge retention. Harder to sharpen. If it weren't for MagnaCut, I would still be making stuff from LC200N.
 
Stringjam7 said:
I love the Spydie Chef, and also the Swayback, as norcalAF norcalAF mentioned. I also like the Slyze Bowie. Spyderco has really nailed some Ti frame lock designs - and I really wish they would do more of them.

I EDC'd the Chef for a long time (and a Carribbean), and I have never been disappointed with LC200N. Important to me - it sharpens beautifully and easily.

All that said, if using a Spyderco folder for doing food stuff is important, my hands-down favorite here would be the YoJumbo. Obviously, no folder is ever going to compete with any proper Chef's knife - but for folders, it's the one I would always go to if I had to do anything with food processing. It's long and has a really high blade height, matched with a handle that keeps your fingers up off the plane of the board. It's also comfortable to pinch grip. The Wharnie blade means you aren't going to be rock chopping anything, but a little technique adjustment and it's a slicey beast.

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Wow!! That's very insightful! I have more research to do it seems (:
 
Thecook5 said:
Wow!! That's very insightful! I have more research to do it seems (:
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I don't think you would be disappointed with any of them. A lot of it is just going to boil down to personal preference, and how the knife fits with the way you want to use it.

The research part helps to narrow it down, but then it just comes down to finding the knife that "fits." It may not even be the one that everybody recommends, or the top seller, etc...

I still love the Caribbean. I'm surprised Spyderco even still makes it anymore because I never see any talk about it and I would assume it's not a huge seller. What I love about it - big slicey high-performance cutting blade geometry, with no edge-wasting finger choil. The grip design puts your index finger really close to the cutting edge and gives you precise control - I am really picky about this and it amazes me at how much it seems like an afterthought in so many designs.. I think the grip material is probably polarizing - it's rubberized and bright and unpolished. I love it - it's not boring.



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Stringjam7 said:
I still love the Caribbean. I'm surprised Spyderco even still makes it anymore because I never see any talk about it and I would assume it's not a huge seller. What I love about it - big slicey high-performance cutting blade geometry, with no edge-wasting finger choil. The grip design puts your index finger really close to the cutting edge and gives you precise control - I am really picky about this and it amazes me at how much it seems like an afterthought in so many designs.. I think the grip material is probably polarizing - it's rubberized and bright and unpolished. I love it - it's not boring.
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It's a great knife. I've owned a couple, and would still if they had gotten these two things right: Tip down carry option, and a little further forward with the central stand-off. Reason being when I closed the knife, I found that my natural grip caused me to pinch the two scales together, which added just enough friction against the tang and washers to where I usually couldn't close it all the way without using two hands.

Also slight correction, the handle scales are straight G10, no rubber. But the machining done to them certainly helps it to have good grip.

From time to time I have considered grabbing another one and tapping it for tip down and making a backspacer for it that would alleviate the pinch issue for me. In addition to the obviously mandatory regrind, and handle mods (less blocky, less chunky).
 
Danke42 said:
I have both, I use the chef more for kitchen type tasks. Having the belly for cutting on a flat board just works better. The swayback is great for making cocktail garnishes, it really excels at peeling fruit.

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Dang nice collection! And is your spydiechef the CQI version?
 
Stringjam7 said:
I don't think you would be disappointed with any of them. A lot of it is just going to boil down to personal preference, and how the knife fits with the way you want to use it.

The research part helps to narrow it down, but then it just comes down to finding the knife that "fits." It may not even be the one that everybody recommends, or the top seller, etc...

I still love the Caribbean. I'm surprised Spyderco even still makes it anymore because I never see any talk about it and I would assume it's not a huge seller. What I love about it - big slicey high-performance cutting blade geometry, with no edge-wasting finger choil. The grip design puts your index finger really close to the cutting edge and gives you precise control - I am really picky about this and it amazes me at how much it seems like an afterthought in so many designs.. I think the grip material is probably polarizing - it's rubberized and bright and unpolished. I love it - it's not boring.



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Gotcha!!

Yeah you're right for sure about finding the knife that fits for you.

I don't know a whole lot about the Caribbean. But I see that it has the LC200N. Overall as a steel, how does it perform for you? I have no experience with that steel.
 
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I like the SpydieChef enough to have purchased a back-up…..which I hardly ever do. (It’s the old “two is one and one is none” syndrome 😉)

When the rains come (around here, pretty often) I’ll be carrying a SpydieChef. Also have an Autonomy Auto, made from the same steel, just in case it’s raining AND the Zombies 🧟 are around. Even tho I do have several Magnacut knives, I always carry a LC200N knife when weather warrants.
 
elde66 said:
I like the SpydieChef enough to have purchased a back-up…..which I hardly ever do. (It’s the old “two is one and one is none” syndrome 😉)

When the rains come (around here, pretty often) I’ll be carrying a SpydieChef. Also have an Autonomy Auto, made from the same steel, just in case it’s raining AND the Zombies 🧟 are around. Even tho I do have several Magnacut knives, I always carry a LC200N knife when weather warrants.
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I love the one is none and two is one saying!

Yeah I am really interested in seeing how the LC200N works!
 
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