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William Henry Kitchen knives?
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Oh wow. Those things are beautiful. I don't think I'd have the heart to use any of them, especially that carving blade. Mmm...
Kohai999
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I don't have the set...I have the utility(top one) in cocobolo and damascus, and small santoku in carbon fiber in laminated zdp...they are great knives...I got them on deep discount...what would you like to know?
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STeven Garsson
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That reminded me of about a month ago I came into the kitchen to find my roommate pounding my chefs knife into a log of frozen ground beef with a hammer
Kohai999
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That reminded me of about a month ago I came into the kitchen to find my roommate pounding my chefs knife into a log of frozen ground beef with a hammer
I did that with my Henckles, and still do it with my Thick NICK....what kind of chef's knife is yours?
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STeven Garsson
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You can get same quality, same type from Shun for a HELL of a lot less. Murray Carter has the best kitchen knives. The ones from Bark River aren't bad at all. Just giving some alternatives for those ridiculous things from WH.
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I freaked out cause the set was only about a month old. Plus I had kept some older stuff around for that purpose.
When I got my set I looked at Henckles, you happy with yours?
Kohai999
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I have a bunch of kitchen knives...happy is sort of relative....Happy at wholesale price, and a heck of a warranty...performance wise, not so much. J.P. Holmes sold me a top quality S90V 6" chef's that I love, and Phil Wilson made me a 9" chef's in CPM154CM that is superb as well....I go for them first, the Henckles are quite a notch below that.
1. Shun does Super Gold or VG-10 with damascus like cladding, not ZDP, last I checked. Visually, the William Henry is much more striking, in practice, sure, very similar
2. William Henry no longer makes the kitchen cutlery line, so if one wishes to have it, they are very, very scarce.
3. Murray Carter makes some very good kitchen knives, and so do about 10 other CUSTOM knifemakers I can think of, off the top.
4. Disparaging the "ridiculous things from WH" makes me want to call YOU names
...but instead, I'll stick with the discussion...they are a very high quality knife, if you ever get the opportunity, I recommend you use one or more, and post up what you think.Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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I have a bunch of kitchen knives...happy is sort of relative....Happy at wholesale price, and a heck of a warranty...performance wise, not so much. J.P. Holmes sold me a top quality S90V 6" chef's that I love, and Phil Wilson made me a 9" chef's in CPM154CM that is superb as well....I go for them first, the Henckles are quite a notch below that.
1. Shun does Super Gold or VG-10 with damascus like cladding, not ZDP, last I checked. Visually, the William Henry is much more striking, in practice, sure, very similar
2. William Henry no longer makes the kitchen cutlery line, so if one wishes to have it, they are very, very scarce.
3. Murray Carter makes some very good kitchen knives, and so do about 10 other CUSTOM knifemakers I can think of, off the top.
4. Disparaging the "ridiculous things from WH" makes me want to call YOU names
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
I'm talking functionality in the kitchen. Shun does a good job, no it's not ZDP189 but I could care less. VG10 is so much easier to sharpen.
I'm sure there are many knife makers who make good kitchen knives, but I only know of Carter and his stuff is incredible. I don't know of any other knife maker who does hand forged laminated japanese steel. Not that I'd be unwilling to try others.
I'm not saying the WH are bad knives, but to me like all WH's they are really expensive collectors pieces. Why else would you spend so much on a kitchen knife other than aesthetic value? I'm just over WH, haven't had interest in anything from them in years.
Kohai999
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Ed Schempp, and Bill Burke both make really nice laminated stuff that cuts really well...and also looks excellent.
Striking aesthetics do not automatically impart "collector only" values.....I use the heck out of all my kitchen knives, even the attractive pieces that cost $500 or more....it seems funny that guys are always yelling "use it, or it is worthless" and similar sentiments, but shy away from custom kitchen knives...if you cook, then there is the BEST opportunity to actually USE your knives, rather than making up reasons, don't you think?
As far as being "over" William Henry.....I understand your position, and to some degree share it, but quality is quality, and that there is something to the way they operate.
IF the value is there, I always look at them closely...that small carbon fiber handled ZDP laminate that I got at Blade last year from WH was an INSANELY good value. If you want to try it out for a week, would be happy to send it to you.
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STeven Garsson
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Most of us do, in fact, worry about someone sticking our babies in the dishwasher. I keep an everyday set in a block on the counter. There are very good brands in that block, but they can a little abuse....if the wrong person gets ahold of them: visitors, relatives, teenagers, etc. My favorites, however, are in plastic blade savers and are inside a drawer. So far so good.