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  1. valdim

    Help to identify this deba

    Hi there, I saw recently this deba knife on an online market. Pls, adentify the manufacturer and eventually - the value. What does the kanji say? Thanks in advance.
  2. valdim

    Olive trunk for handles "bricks"

    Hello, I came for a few days to one of the many Greek islands. I saw today that the house owner left 1 cubic meter of wood, from olive tree. I chose this log with the idea of having it cut for me when I get back home, for one or more (kitchen) knife blocks for handles. Is the log suitable or...
  3. valdim

    Problem with a Peugeot salt mill

    Hi there, I bought this mill 2 years ago and from time to another there is a problem - it is full of salt particles, but turning it does not produce ground salt. I attach here the salt we are using currently. I was looking on the label for information about the size of the pieces , but could not...
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    A movie that made me think...

    Hello guys, I have to admit - I drank more than enough wine tonight. But there is a reason - I watched a movie called Haute Cuisine . The french in this forum may understand me immediately - the conclusion from this movie is inevitable - the professionalism falls, sacrificed in the name of the...
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    WTB (EU) Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlik Press

    Our garlic press broke, so I need a replacement. Read some recommendations here in the forum and I beleive this Epicurean is great... Would you like to get rid of yours? You dont use it? Partner does not like it? You just like to spread love in the form of a garlic press? Hit me a PM. Thanks.
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    Tin snips sharpening

    Hi guys, I bought these German snips from a local market and thought I would just have to remove the rust and oil them... Now , it turned out I have to sharpen them, too... Never sharpened such tool. I guess principles are similar to sharpening scissors. Anyhow , I took some pics and a video ...
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    The Dick file I restored

    Hi there, I went to the flea market last Saturday with the idea to buy some file (s) for the knives I intend to restore. I had a good luck coz I found an original F. Dick file for metal. Rusty one. After some treatment and polishing it became a nice tool. Didn't know F.D. Germany makes files...
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    identify a French brand of a cleaver?

    Hi there, I saw somebody offering a cleaver with the attached logo chiseled on it. Anybody can recognize the brand? Thanks in advance for your opinions.
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    Suggest a good pressure cooker. Available in EU or from EU manufacturer

    Hello guys, It happened several times - I choose a pressure cooker from an online shop (Tefal, Magefesa - Spain, Monix - Spain) and when I read comments from users in Amazon, there is always some disappointment...Well, there will be always (home) cookers who make mistakes when using such tool...
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    SOLD Original SILIT Silargan pan with 2 handles.

    Hi guys! Selling this pan with hesitation - wife did not like it coz "it is too heavy" and I don't want personal utensils (except knives ofc) in the home kitchen. So, this must go, no matter I bought it recently (and spontaneously). Dimensions: 26 cm on the top (measured from inside), 22 in the...
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    EUR WTB Frying pan 30+ cm

    Want To Buy a reasonably priced steel frying pan diam. 30 -32 cm, if possible with lid (but not a must). Preffered brands/lines: Fissler profi line, Paderno Grand Gourmet, WMF. Preffered condition: new or slightly used in a home kitchen. Offers from EU. Thanks.
  12. valdim

    Looking to source the Kasfly sinkbridge CZAR Precision from Taobao

    Hi there, I am looking for a fellow knife enthusiast to assist me buying this sinkbridge from China. Please, pm me for more details. I am not sure if that is a WTB thread, that's why I don't post it there. But if moderators think different, pls move it there. Thanks!
  13. valdim

    Ideas for induction-friendly frying pans?

    Hello folks, I am on the path of searching and selecting cookwar for our new home kitchen. There will be a 3- zones induction hob (this one), so I started looking for frying pans and/or skillets for it. The first one I bought today and used it on the present hob (non-induction). I was amazed...
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    Removing dots/holes after rust on a carbon knife

    Well...(sh)it happened. She did it, but it was my fault :eek: I used and left uncleaned a carbon knife on the counter top on the New Year's Eve, then we celebrated, then ...I dont remember what happened...:coffee: The other morning the kitchen was neat and clean, everything washed, including the...
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    WTB Xerxes gyuto or petty. EU

    Hi there, Always wanted to have a kitchen knife from this blacksmith. My demand is not for a particular size, so please feel free to PM for any size. Thank you, guys.
  16. valdim

    Sharpening a single bevel deba (by Hideo Kitaoka)

    Hi there, I have some questions for you guys, as I need guidelines. I bought recently a brand new deba 180 mm (this one) and I am practicing to sharpen it, as it came not quite sharp out of the box. I found this video: , which I intended to use as a tutorial. I am using shapton pro 2k and...
  17. valdim

    For TF fanboys (or girls)

    Well, I opened this thread maybe because I am bored or just for fun. Time will show if it is will grow to something interesting. I saw today a place which has the "TF" letters as heading. here it is: so I invite all forum members post such pics, having the "TF" letters.
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    Customs taxes for imports from USA?

    Hi there. I have a question for the fellows from EU. How do you instruct your seller from US to arrange the invoice for a purchase - do you request a low invoice amount (less than 15 euro) or you go ahead with the real value, in order to take advantage of the insurance. A seller from US...
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    TF after repair and sharpening

    Hi there, This new thread is a new episode, relating to this thread It is 2 days since I received the repaired Teruyasu Fujiwara 210 mm Maboroshi knife. To my surprise, it is just 3 mm shorter from the original width of the blade, i.e. now it is 50 mm. The tip is brand new, sharp too. The...
  20. valdim

    an idea for the BST forums

    He there, I have an idea which may be useful for the BST sectionS. As we know it is up to the forum member to show in its profie his/her location (privacy ofc). The location info is important when you BST, ofc. Personally for me it is difficult to determine from where is somebody (who didn't...
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