Recent content by sandman

since our budget, needs, and previous knowledge seem similar, here's my thread asking the same thing http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/7522-Need-some-knife-sharpening-suggestions

Ah, I'm not too worried about going out of budget, I kind of expected it since it always happens. Switching from the combo block to the higher quality medium block seems worth it though. Bester 1200 seems to be more recommended than the 1000. After looking a bunch of reviews on the DMT XC...

Ok, those movies were super helpful, but now I gotta get a whole bunch more stuff :scared4: And so much for my $200 budget haha. Hiromoto AS 240mm gyuto - $161 JCK 1k/4k combo stone - $65 + $7 ship DMT XXC to flatten stone - $76 from amazon Sharpen probably every 1-2 months, strop...

Wow awesomely fast responses! @bienik: I actually saw that site being referred a lot in other posts, but that site is seriously overwhelming. I'm pretty sure I want a gyuto, but there's a ton of gyutos there (There's a bunch of different craftsman, that have a bunch of different lines, and I...

I'm looking to be educated on a good chef knife to buy + how to keep it sharp. I kind of know honing steels, and those sharpening kits, but would love links to really good guides on which ones apply. So many different knife types and sharpening each one is different, so I'm getting totally...