Jovidah
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Hello all,
Just thought I'd pop the obligatory introduction post. I've been lurking for quite a while here now and finally decided to create an account. I suppose this means I'm not escaping this rabbit hole after all...
In a nutshell; still at the end of my studies and I guess I'm best described as a passionate home cook who still believes in quality produce and creating / cooking / cutting everything yourself from scratch using fresh ingredients instead of all the pre-cut crap in the supermarkets most people use these days. As my cooking evolved a few years ago I finally decided to put some study into knives and cutting technique. I guess my interest for knives really took off when I first cut a carrot that didn't take 10 kilograms of force...
Although I've gathered my bit of knives, sharpening gear and experience over the years (mostly cheapo VG-10s, Victorinox and some other lesser crap) I've only been getting more serious on the whole affair recently as I was getting at the limits of my cheapo knives and crappy stones. I guess once you start getting used to performance, it only creates hunger for more. So now I guess I'm trying to see if I can step a little further into that rabbit hole without falling all the way to the bottom...
And finally, I must say that I am grateful for the wealth of knowledge this forum (and others like it) provide; it offers insights that I would otherwise never be able to learn as a simple home user. Even while just lurking and reading it has been extremely valuable to me, and my only regret is that I did not discover it sooner; I would have made quite a few different purchases and certainly less mistakes.
Just thought I'd pop the obligatory introduction post. I've been lurking for quite a while here now and finally decided to create an account. I suppose this means I'm not escaping this rabbit hole after all...
In a nutshell; still at the end of my studies and I guess I'm best described as a passionate home cook who still believes in quality produce and creating / cooking / cutting everything yourself from scratch using fresh ingredients instead of all the pre-cut crap in the supermarkets most people use these days. As my cooking evolved a few years ago I finally decided to put some study into knives and cutting technique. I guess my interest for knives really took off when I first cut a carrot that didn't take 10 kilograms of force...
Although I've gathered my bit of knives, sharpening gear and experience over the years (mostly cheapo VG-10s, Victorinox and some other lesser crap) I've only been getting more serious on the whole affair recently as I was getting at the limits of my cheapo knives and crappy stones. I guess once you start getting used to performance, it only creates hunger for more. So now I guess I'm trying to see if I can step a little further into that rabbit hole without falling all the way to the bottom...
And finally, I must say that I am grateful for the wealth of knowledge this forum (and others like it) provide; it offers insights that I would otherwise never be able to learn as a simple home user. Even while just lurking and reading it has been extremely valuable to me, and my only regret is that I did not discover it sooner; I would have made quite a few different purchases and certainly less mistakes.
