Hello from Maine

[Moses the armenian]

Hello all from Maine ! I am an amature foodie and knife lover who has been drawn to the lure of good quality cutlery ! so far in my meager collection I have a set of victronox god handled knives 1 boker damascus sontuku and 2 al mar damascus knives a sontuku and guyoto . Hope to learn much from my fellow foodies .
Moses in Maine.

ps can any one recommend the best knife to cut basturma ???? lol!!

[mr drinky]

Welcome, and I'll bite. What's basturma?

k.

[SpikeC]

Welcome to the Knut House!
Use a Rader scimitar.

[Crothcipt]

Welcome. From what I got off of google search is a pastrami.

[Moses the armenian]

Welcome. From what I got off of google search is a pastrami.



thanks for the greetings kind sir but thems fighting words!!!

basturma is the grand daddy of cured meats and a true Armenian dish . basically. take a tenderloin of beef soak it in a mixture called. chama. paprika chili powder cumin and some other stuff after the soak wrap in cheese cloth and hang dried for about 6 months . It tends to be an acquired taste most either love or hate it . Myself I can live of the stuff !!!!

[Deckhand]

Welcome!

[Eamon Burke]

:ntmy:

Best thing to cut Pastirma with? Well, a slicer of course is the appropriate tool. Which slicer is best? Oh, I'd say one of these four:
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http://www.devinthomas.com/images/gallery/CustomKnives/5261A8DC-5056-A345-0C7BFD895CAEEE66.jpg
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g428/HHHKnives/HHH%20Knives/sujifinalphotos108.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/2232588E1D31498/standard.jpg

[ecchef]

Sounds more akin to a bresaola than a pastrami. Sujihiki should work just fine if you don't happen to have a Rader scimitar handy!

Welcome aboard!

[Crothcipt]

My bad I should have said a type of pastrami. I didn't do much reading just what the search brought up. I just read Basturma, a recipe for Lebanese Armenian pastrami.

[Moses the armenian]

Mr burke those knives look so beautiful I dare not ask there price for fear of stopping my heart from severe price shock !!!
Are those knives of your own making. ? I see you spelled basturma with a P most don't that's more the Turkish or eastern Armenian way of spelling it . I have a great. Turkish restaurant here in Maine I go to all the time real home made anatolian food just like my great grandmother would make. They cure there own basturma to and it is. wonderful !!!

[HHH Knives]

Welcome to KKF!!

[PierreRodrigue]

Welcome to the forum!

[Dave Martell]

Welcome Moses :)

[hax9215]

:welcome2:

Hax the Cook CLEAVERS RULE!!! :D

[sachem allison]

welcome!

[Johnny.B.Good]

Welcome to the forum Moses.

[Luke_G]

Welcome Moses, enjoy KKF :)

[sel1k1]

Welcome.