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11-30-2012, 08:59 PM | #16 |
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Join Date: 10-24-11
Location: Grottoes, Virginia
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These knives are overlooked as a great knife. I've been using Gunter Wilhelm knives for 10-years or so and they've still got a razor sharp edge and look very nice. The price is right, too.
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11-30-2012, 09:44 PM | #17 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-17-12
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Name/Nickname : Mike
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Thanks for the great feedback Friends. I talked with a Friend that recommended the Henckels. He knew I did not want to mortgage the farm over this gig and set me on a lifetime set of knifes. Not too much and not too little.
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11-30-2012, 10:34 PM | #18 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 07-18-08
Location: Mebane, North Carolina
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I have the Wusthof & block wedding present set in the kitchen - very nice, very expensive. But when I need a knife that can actually cut something - ohhh, like a marshmallow for example, then grab my knife roll loaded with crazy sharp Forschners.
You can spend $130 on a Wusthof 8" Chefs marshmallow masher, or spend $40 on a Forschner 8" chefs knife that you can actually get some work done with.
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11-30-2012, 10:56 PM | #19 |
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Join Date: 03-14-05
Location: Central Arkansas
Name/Nickname : Joe
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Don't forget to buy a Rapala filet knife for use as a flexible boning knife. Can't do much betta.
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11-30-2012, 11:43 PM | #20 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 12-04-08
Location: Saugus, CA
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What ever you use keep the sharp
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11-30-2012, 11:48 PM | #21 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-17-12
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Name/Nickname : Mike
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Well Shucks, Now your talkin' Bass Brim and Crappie! Got 3 Rapalas and 3 electrics for Redfish Specs and Flounder.
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11-30-2012, 11:51 PM | #22 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-17-12
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Name/Nickname : Mike
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Great point Jim. What would you recommend? I've seen the Henckel hand sharpener and been looking at the electric tri-stage sharpeners. I'm not good enough to do the stick gig.
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12-01-2012, 12:09 AM | #23 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 06-26-09
Location: sAn leAnDRo, CA
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Never an electric sharpener. And if you buy a decent knife, the pull-through types are not great if they have the steel teeth. The ceramic rod pull-through sharpeners are ok if you must.
I am liking the Wicked Edge, Edge Pro or even a Lansky System for ease of use. I use stones, but, that is a bother.
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12-01-2012, 12:23 AM | #24 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-17-12
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Name/Nickname : Mike
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Had a Butcher tell a Friend that if you go with a 17* angle on the blade, it's sharper but will not hold an edge as long. If you go with a 30* angle, it will stay sharper longer but not cut as well. In a quandary about this.
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12-01-2012, 01:51 AM | #25 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-28-11
Location: Dallas, Georgia
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Most hard use knives (hunting, chopping, etc) use an angle of 40* for longer edge retention. For pocket knives, a lot of people like the 30* or around 28* for getting their knives hair popping sharp. For my personal preference, I prefer a carbon steel kitchen knife over a stainless steel one. My kitchen set is a quality stainless steel set I bought several years ago, and is quite sharp. I use a "steel" on them to keep them sharp between actual sharpening sessions. The steel does not actually sharpen the knives, but re profiles the edge after hard use as the edge rolls or gets minute chips in them. I have several carbon steel knives that I found at a local Goodwill store for $1 each. I brought them home and sharpened them up to where you can push cut phone book paper without any tearing. Love to see just how sharp I can get them I keep all my knives in a block or separated from each other. Never throw all your knives in a drawer together, as they will chip and dull each other. Also only cut on a wood or plastic type cutting board, and never on glass or ceramic. Good knives are worth protecting.
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12-01-2012, 03:15 AM | #26 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 04-04-12
Location: Columbia, MO
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i bought a 14" dexter that i am totally in love with for slicing brisket. good responsive backbone but enough flex to be pretty forgiving. best specific use knife i've owned...
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12-01-2012, 06:31 AM | #27 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 06-02-08
Location: Knoxville, TN
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long gun vs hand gun shotgun vs rifle In the end I think that's why lots of folks end up with more than one (knives, guns, etc.). As to the issue of sharpening a knife, buying that book Cloudsmoker mentioned is good advice as is the idea of practicing on less expensive knives that retired trucker threw out there (and yeah...there is something neat about using a sharp, inexpensive knife while your buddy is over there struggling with his high dollar blade).
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12-01-2012, 08:55 AM | #28 |
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Join Date: 12-04-08
Location: Saugus, CA
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Sharpener I use
Edge Pro
Brethren member Big Poppa sells them. Makes them real sharp. A lot of new knives out of the box can be made sharper with this unit. Oh I have tried many methods this one is the best overall https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/store/bbq-accessories?manufacturer=212 |
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12-01-2012, 09:10 AM | #29 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 05-03-06
Location: Ventura, CA
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I will echo what Jim has stated, the Edge Pro is bad arse. Free shipping too
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12-01-2012, 09:33 AM | #30 |
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Join Date: 07-07-09
Location: Centerview , M0.
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I stumbled on a kitchen store on the Independence sq. in Indep. , mo. They had a large selection of Viking knives. So far they are great and they appear to be closing them out! Anyone had experience with that brand?
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