Those damn facebook video sharpening hacks claimed another victim.
Unfortunately didn't get the chance to work on this one so no follow up pics!
Customers with the worst knives - Museum of Horrors
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tostadas
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Sooo... This came back to me again. And the person managed to bring it all the way back to the previous condition. Looks like some self sharpening on something super aggressive cuz the profile is jacked again, the handle looks utterly destroyed, and managed to even loosen the glue which usually takes me ages to remove myself.
Abrasive sponge + dishwasher?
tostadas
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I'm gonna bet that this knife has been no stranger to that damp house of sin over the past half year.
One of those cases where “Before” condition is the old “After”. Lol
Some people refuse to educate themselves, no matter how hard you try. I have one at home and you restored her knife. Don’t be surprised if I send it back to you in this same condition again!
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JustAnotherJoe
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At the same time.. you are a genius!
I’m gonna demand a Hippa-like agreement in writing before I send one of you guys my beater knife.
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tostadas
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Sorry, public shame is absolutely necessary in some cases.I’m gonna demand a Hippa-like agreement in writing before I send one of you guys my beater knife.
BTW this is for a family friend, so there's no obligation to be polite.
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Not as bad as most on here, but lent my pie to a family member who owns a catering business, promised to be very careful with it. Just got it back lol
"Got it @jedy617!
I'll carefully cut on my brand new titanium cutting board. I'll also make sure to wash it off...(while conveniently leaving out the drying part)"
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When I picked it up, it was under a pile of like 20 fibrox in a large bin. She made it seem like it was going to be more of her personal knife for awhile.
But yeah what are you gonna do, those titanium cutting boards sure are popular these days
HolyDiverScallop
Not too smart, but at least I’m ugly.
I would never lend that person anything ever again.
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Yup. She saw all my fancy knives as a home cook and I'm like...she should try using something better. Oh well.
HolyDiverScallop
Not too smart, but at least I’m ugly.
Something I have learned, and too-frequently need to learn anew, is that nobody cares about my stuff - and nobody cares about other people's stuff - like I do.
I am a particular ************.
I am a particular ************.
I'm was very slowly, very cautiously, starting to trust the crew at my main gig. No real knerds there and too many pull-thru sharpeners, but idk there's a certain culture of knife respect I've never seen in other kitchens.
Then one of the line cooks opened a #10 of marinara, dropped the top inside, and immediately reached for my suji to fish it out
Aaaaaand the trust was gone before it even really began.
And that's why I lend this out to "competent" people.I'm was very slowly, very cautiously, starting to trust the crew at my main gig. No real knerds there and too many pull-thru sharpeners, but idk there's a certain culture of knife respect I've never seen in other kitchens.
Then one of the line cooks opened a #10 of marinara, dropped the top inside, and immediately reached for my suji to fish it out
Aaaaaand the trust was gone before it even really began.
Bro I'm not kidding you, I keep a Mercer Snacktoku in the bag for the same thing!!! LMFAO
tostadas
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I'd also be hesitant to lend out even my vic to most friends.
I don't offer it to my wife either but she uses it regardless.
I don't offer it to my wife either but she uses it regardless.
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That's the great thing about the Mercer Millenia's, you can buy 2-3 of them, for the price of 1 Vic.
Or about 33 of them for the price of 1 240mm Denka
Game, set and matchOr about 33 of them for the price of 1 240mm Denka
plantgainz
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Was he at least embarrassed or he thought he did a good job?
Funny you say that as I have taught my GF well with her knives, she will never touch mine because she is scared of them and because she knows how much they cost. But for the most part she has been super good to her knife, one day she brought it up to her mom's who lives above us in the house and well let's just say she ruined the thing in 20 min, it was duller than full, she was cutting things in a stainless pan.
Then she wonders why her knives up there are always full, partly because she has a bunch of junk but moreso that she has no clue about handling knives no matter how much I preach.
I still don't get people's love of a dishwasher for their knives like it literally takes 20 seconds to run it under water and then wipe it off.
I know these chips. They opened a pickle jar with it.
tostadas
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Only addressed the more glaring issues this time around. Fixed up the handle, reattached with gflex epoxy, and light thinning and sharpening of the thickened edge. Didn't refinish the blade again since it's probably going to get wrecked after the first use.
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No thankfully
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Which is a crying shame. It's super thin, cuts better than any japanese laser I've used, and the steel feels super nice. It is my default brisket trimming knife. I default to other stuff because I'm weird and care about cladding and like some heft, but it's good. I use it. What does that say about me?
