My first good knife.

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I finally bought my first good knife. It's a Zwillings Z A Henckels Twin Four Star ii 6 inch chefs knife. I've been reading up on other makers too. Whom do The Brethren recommend.
 
Good post! I've been thinking about getting a good knife or two so I'll be paying attention to this one.
 
Evil-g said:
I finally bought my first good knife. It's a Zwillings Z A Henckels Twin Four Star ii 6 inch chefs knife. I've been reading up on other makers too. Whom do The Brethren recommend.
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New West Knives make great kitchen knives. Order direct online
 
IMO, you cant beat a Henckels for the price.

I have used a Wusthoff, and it was a great knife, but spendy.

I still have some Victrinox that hold up well.

I have a friend that swears by his Mercer set.
 
Henckels is a great entry to mid-level knives. I question the choice of 6", my belief is that the larger blades are better. I will probably only buy 10" Chef knives going forward.

But, I've really spent too much on knives already
 
landarc said:
Henckels is a great entry to mid-level knives. I question the choice of 6", my belief is that the larger blades are better. I will probably only buy 10" Chef knives going forward.

But, I've really spent too much on knives already
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I figured it would be good to use for trimming SL Ribs. It's really maneuverable and fits good in my hand.
 
Not sure how many of you follow Kenji from Serious Eats but, he just did a review on a very affordable knife that he says is out-performing a lot of his much more expensive knives. It's currently on a kickstarter project and the premise is simple knife, simple design great quality. Here is the link to the review:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/09/best-cheap-chefs-knives-misen-equipment-review.html

And here is a link to the Kickstarter Campain... I am already a backer, excited to see what it's like!

[ame="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/118233123/misen-cook-sharp"]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/118233123/misen-cook-sharp[/ame]
 
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sknabnoj said:
Not sure how many of you follow Kenji from Serious Eats but, he just did a review on a very affordable knife that he says is out-performing a lot of his much more expensive knives. It's currently on a kickstarter project and the premise is simple knife, simple design great quality. Here is the link to the review:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/09/best-cheap-chefs-knives-misen-equipment-review.html

And here is a link to the Kickstarter Campain... I am already a backer, excited to see what it's like!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/118233123/misen-cook-sharp
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I'm going to contribute too.
 
I found and bought a set of knives at Sam's branded by Wolfgang Puck several years ago. The set included a 10" and an 8" chef's knives and a couple of others that I don't use much plus a wooden knife block all for $20. They hold a hone well, but I steel them before each use. I've not had to sharpen them yet.

For me, this is the best cost/quality knife I've yet seen.
 
The Victorinox is a good cheap knife, it is not a fine tool. I know lots of folks will be offended by that opinion. But, to me, the Victorinox and Dexter-Russel knives are workhorses. Far from a joy to use.
 
I have the Zwillings Z A Henckels Twin Pro S series and love them. I also have some Victorinox and they are good as well.
 
Little late, but I'll give a +1 to bludawg's choice, got a big a** old hickory, can't beat it for bbq needs.
 
I do want an Old Hickory butcher knife, but, I am looking for an old one.
 
Have you checked Ebay, Bob? Looks like there's a lot of old ones.. Hard to say what kind of shape the blades will be in though...
 
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