No more lurking..

Hi All,

I'm a long time lurker, new member from across the pond. Professional winemaker, former engineer, wannabe chef, digester of useless information and a lover of good quality tools. My burgeoning collection of kitchen knives is becoming a problem.

Thanks for the information you've all provided here. Some of it is excellent.

Butters

Welcome aboard Butters.

A man after my own heart. Engineer, Wine Lover and Knife nut.

Structural engineer here who loves wine and knives. So you are amongst good company.

Welcome Butters.

Welcome 'Leopold' ! :biggrin:

The in jokes are still out for me so I'm lost on the Leopold reference..

Anyway, thanks for building the forum and hopefully I can contribute something. Like cat videos, or internet facts..

Butters said:

The in jokes are still out for me so I'm lost on the Leopold reference..

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South park

Sorry, Guy! :O
Couldn't imagine why anyone would pick 'Butters' other than as a reference to the South Park character.
No harm, no foul?
So, what's in your knife collection?

I almost went with Bear-Man-Pig myself

Ah ha. Got it.

In the U.K Butters is a nickname reserved for people who hit one or two branches on the way down. I'm sure it was given to me ironically, as I'm as fine a specimen as ever lived. Maybe.

My rack is a work in progress. I don't really 'need' any more knives, but that goes for everyone here I expect.

240 Wakui Gyuto White #2
255 Sabatier 'K' vintage slicer, one of the 1930's blanks that are made of cheese. Soft, stinky French cheese.
210 Watanabe Gyuto Blue #2
210 Heiji Special brew
150 Takeda Honesuki Blue Super
150 Masamoto VG petty
There's also an 8" Henckles, two 8" Victorinox beater's and Victorinox bread and fillet knives.

I've got a 240 Hide gyuto and a 180 Mutsumi Hinoura gyuto on the way, and sadly just missed out on Gavination's Shige 210 Kasumi, which is what pushed me over the line to sign up.

I thought "need" was one of those censored words...

Welcome. And good start. Curious about Heiiji Special Brew....

Special brew = semi stainless mystery mix. I've read (on the internet..) that it's SKD11 or 12. Whatever. It cuts, I am happy.

Welcome, Butters! That Watanabe 210mm Blue #2 is one of my favorites.

Hi Butters, what winery are you a winemaker at, if you don't mind me asking?

Mildly inspirational. Coming out of the lurking closet seems to be in season.

Hi Butters,

I know that you've said that it's not a South Park reference, but this needs to be your avatar.



Welcome, and as a fellow Englishman, Engineer and lover of fine tools, I'd say that you're in good company here.

The knife pictures aren't showing up for me for some reason.