Dakaty
Full Fledged Farker
I just finished making a gallon of mango pico de gallo with my recently acquired array of good knives. Two types of onions, 3 types of bells, Japs, celantro, mangos, celery, fresh garlic, 2 types of tomatoes plus various spices.
While I was enjoying peeling, choping & dicing with my "very high quality" knives, I was thinking about all the money & time I have wasted buying cheap knives.
I have 2 drawers full of junk knives that have cost me way more than $1000 over the years. What a waste!! I finally figured out (late in life) that you should get a high quality knife, the first time around.
I know that good knives seem expensive, but they are well worth it and are good investment.
You younger guys take some advice from someone who knows from experience. Buy yourself good knives the first time. They will last you a lifetime and you can leave them to your heirs. You will be proud of them, you will enjoy working with them and they will speed up your cooking process.
Start a quality collection, a knife at a time. Don't worry about buying a complete set of knives by a particular manufacture. Decide what knfe would be your priority at the time, then research, shop and try out different brands.
Even the top names (including Henckles and Wusthoh) have low quality series of cutlery. Stay away from those and go for the "top of the line" good ones.
You will have to sacrifice a little in the near term, but for the long term, you will be so much better off.
Bone appetite!!
PS: This advice holds true for practically everthing in life.
While I was enjoying peeling, choping & dicing with my "very high quality" knives, I was thinking about all the money & time I have wasted buying cheap knives.
I have 2 drawers full of junk knives that have cost me way more than $1000 over the years. What a waste!! I finally figured out (late in life) that you should get a high quality knife, the first time around.
I know that good knives seem expensive, but they are well worth it and are good investment.
You younger guys take some advice from someone who knows from experience. Buy yourself good knives the first time. They will last you a lifetime and you can leave them to your heirs. You will be proud of them, you will enjoy working with them and they will speed up your cooking process.
Start a quality collection, a knife at a time. Don't worry about buying a complete set of knives by a particular manufacture. Decide what knfe would be your priority at the time, then research, shop and try out different brands.
Even the top names (including Henckles and Wusthoh) have low quality series of cutlery. Stay away from those and go for the "top of the line" good ones.
You will have to sacrifice a little in the near term, but for the long term, you will be so much better off.
Bone appetite!!
PS: This advice holds true for practically everthing in life.