I thought this was a really good buy. £45 on Amazon which is already cheap in my opinion. Even cheaper through tesco for £39.99 (and 39 clubcard points :smile: !)
Japanese knives known for extreme quality.
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MJGM
6 Sep 17#1
I thought this was a really good buy. £45 on Amazon which is already cheap in my opinion. Even cheaper through tesco for £39.99 (and 39 clubcard points :smile: !)
they messed up my order with a miyabi chefs knife, they are base in Holland and said that they delivered the box but i wasnt even in the city that day and sent proof. btw £300+ knife, avoid like the plague.
Inquisitor to paolo
7 Sep 17#16
So, any alternatives to knives like these?
Getting into cooking and would like a nicer blade than supermarket special ones..
paolo to Inquisitor
7 Sep 17#18
You'll occasionally get a good priced Henkel knife in TKMAXX but not been in recently. Got to keep any knife sharp though. Idiot proof sharpening system here - ebay.co.uk/itm…FS6. The benefit of this one is you don't need to remove the knife to sharpen each side - so the angles stay exactly the same.
It's a copy of a Lansky system - lansky.com/ind…em/ so likely there's good youtube vids for tutorials.
Also keep it sharp in between times with something like this - ikea.com/gb/…03/
Inquisitor to paolo
8 Sep 17#23
Yeah, I'm using a wet stone and a steel honer at the moment, but as mentioned the top range supermarket ones doesn't really hold its edge too long.. I end up keep using the stone every couple of weeks...
Tempted by this, really good price for the steel...
goemon to Inquisitor
7 Sep 17#21
go to ikea the 365+ ones are like these globals (all metal) but with a different design into handle these full metal types like the global and the ikea 365+ are considered dangerous by professional chefs cos once they get a bit wet they are hard to keep a good grip on because it just has tiny dimples in it which by design don't offer much grip.
the ones which i would recommend are the Ikea vorda which have the same shape handle as these globals but with a rubberised grip the steel is high quality and they are CHEAP ikea do a few different sharpeners too the good one is a copy of a minosharp with three rotating wheels inside for about 8 quid called skarande its excellent. the ceramic sharpening "steel" called flaksa is also good for quickly aligning the blades i got one on sale donkeys ago and its still working well
also get a good chopping board because bad boards will destroy your knives really quickly
you_gotta_be_kidding to goemon
7 Sep 17#22
Which professional chefs?
I was a chef in the army and then for sodexho and then worked at several high end hotels. Globals were and still are the most preferred knives. I've never met a professional chef that hates them.
summerof76
6 Sep 17#3
:thumbsup:
paulyfletch
6 Sep 17#4
I find the Valyrian steel to last longer , picked up a Longclaw in westeros for nothing and never looked back
scoobytawazara to paulyfletch
7 Sep 17#19
where what how when
sam_of_london
6 Sep 17#5
Negative . I buy similar knives for £ 3 -£ 5 in tkmaxx. What is the use of this super expensive knife ? Better recyle your old knife to the metal recycle and get a new knife for £3-£5.
MJGM to sam_of_london
6 Sep 17#6
OK
7day
6 Sep 17#7
Yes great ..got a set for £99 a couple of years ago and like new toda
M0nkeymick
6 Sep 17#8
I love knives....
you_gotta_be_kidding
6 Sep 17#9
Great knives, Costco have a set reduced to £199 in store
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Japanese knives known for extreme quality.
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Japanese knives known for extreme quality.
knivesandtools.co.uk/en/…htm
So, any alternatives to knives like these?
Getting into cooking and would like a nicer blade than supermarket special ones..
The benefit of this one is you don't need to remove the knife to sharpen each side - so the angles stay exactly the same.
It's a copy of a Lansky system - lansky.com/ind…em/ so likely there's good youtube vids for tutorials.
Also keep it sharp in between times with something like this - ikea.com/gb/…03/
Tempted by this, really good price for the steel...
these full metal types like the global and the ikea 365+ are considered dangerous by professional chefs cos once they get a bit wet they are hard to keep a good grip on because it just has tiny dimples in it which by design don't offer much grip.
the ones which i would recommend are the Ikea vorda which have the same shape handle as these globals but with a rubberised grip the steel is high quality and they are CHEAP
ikea do a few different sharpeners too the good one is a copy of a minosharp with three rotating wheels inside for about 8 quid called skarande its excellent. the ceramic sharpening "steel" called flaksa is also good for quickly aligning the blades i got one on sale donkeys ago and its still working well
also get a good chopping board because bad boards will destroy your knives really quickly
I was a chef in the army and then for sodexho and then worked at several high end hotels. Globals were and still are the most preferred knives. I've never met a professional chef that hates them.