Unpopular opinions

[nhb22]

Some of the best food I've ever had was made using the shittiest knives I've ever seen.

I always pay attention to what chefs use at high end restaurants during my in person visits or when I watch food videos. I visited a whole bunch of high end restaurants in Tokyo last year including some of the best sushi restaurants where you sit in front of the chef and can check out their knives in very close proximity. Some knives I saw were ok, but nothing impressive per KKF standard...

I watched a video about Josh Niland's famous Sydney based fish restaurant last year and saw what he used to butcher an entire tuna fish (starts at 47 sec in the link below). I decided that a fancy deba is definitely an overkill for what I do at home...

 

[Mikeadunne]

I give it the bronze medal
1. Samoas
2. Tag alongs
3. Thin mints

All improved by being frozen.

This is it. smash a samoa and a tag along together and make it a cookie sandwich - fat boi heaven

 

[Heckel7302]

This is it. smash a samoa and a tag along together and make it a cookie sandwich - fat boi heaven

Throw a little ice cream in the middle and now you’re talking.

 

[labor of love]

FWIW one of my hasegawas warped after years of professional kitchen use and going through the Auto Chlor hundreds of times. I’m assuming the dish machine did it.

 

[ethompson]

FWIW one of my hasegawas warped after years of professional kitchen use and going through the Auto Chlor hundreds of times. I’m assuming the dish machine did it.

I fully expect that to happen over time for mine and I’ll replace it when it becomes annoying.

 

[Uncle Danny]

FWIW one of my hasegawas warped after years of professional kitchen use and going through the Auto Chlor hundreds of times. I’m assuming the dish machine did it.

That testimony in itself, shows the durability of those boards

 

[Rangen]

I am happy to acknowledge the total superiority of Hasegawa cutting boards to my 36"x24"x4" end-grain maple Boos board, as long as I don't have to actually use one. Some things just jell with your soul.

 

[MarcelNL]

Wood feels / sounds more satisfying. Less concern over micro plastics. But throwing something in the dishwasher is just so easy compared to scrubbing down a massive block that doesn’t really fit in the sink

Just get a bigger sink ;-)

we changed the sink for that reason after agreeing on the design of the kitchen in the new home

 

[labor of love]

Yeah just to reiterate it likely went through the dishmachine over a thousand times. And it’s a smaller Hasegawa too, Id expect the larger thicker ones to be more warp resistant.

 

[ethompson]

Just get a bigger sink ;-)

we changed the sink for that reason after agreeing on the design of the kitchen in the new home

Some day… I’ll have a big ass sink, a board from @OwlWoodworks that fits in it just so, a dedicated space for polishing work, a power hammer and forge in the workshop… crap this escalated quickly!

 

[MarcelNL]

sounds like a 'when I grow up' ;-)

 

[captaincaed]

Some day… I’ll have a big ass sink, a board from @OwlWoodworks that fits in it just so, a dedicated space for polishing work, a power hammer and forge in the workshop… crap this escalated quickly!

Don't forget the Rockwell tester!

 

[ethompson]

sounds like a 'when I grow up' ;-)

Like to think I have enough life ahead to still cling to such things

 

[M1k3]

This is the original Unpopular Opinions thread, with the content of the Unpopular Opinions II. The last few pages of the closed OP were moved to the EdThompson thread.

Now back to your regularly scheduled Unpopular Opinion. And thanks to @sansho for this idea.

EDIT: Would have been great if you did the other part of what @sansho said also.

 

[MarcelNL]

Like to think I have enough life ahead to still cling to such things

From very recent experience I can tell you that NOW is the time to do these things, there may not be a later.

 

[Lurkernomore]

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[MSicardCutlery]

..... a dedicated space for polishing work, a power hammer and forge in the workshop… crap this escalated quickly!

Just wait till you actually get it all on paper, the list will have dozens of items.

5gal of quench oil...anvil, angle grinder, zip cuts, grinding disks, HT oven, vice, assorted tongs and hammers, propane tanks, work clothes, respirator, gloves, arc welder, punches, scwredrivers, wrenches, drill press, benches, gause, antiseptic, bandaids...

Also, this:

From very recent experience I can tell you that NOW is the time to do these things, there may not be a later.

Seriously.

 

[SwampDonkey]

The feedback of an endgrain vs edge is enormous to me. My endgrains feel noticeably softer...could be the workhorse vs laser effect where it's all in my head where it is sensation more than reality but that's enough for me

 

[M1k3]

Just wait till you actually get it all on paper, the list will have dozens of items.

5gal of quench oil...anvil, angle grinder, zip cuts, grinding disks, HT oven, vice, assorted tongs and hammers, propane tanks, work clothes, respirator, gloves, arc welder, punches, scwredrivers, wrenches, drill press, benches, gause, antiseptic, bandaids...

Also, this:

Seriously.

Burn cream, PBR, ibuprofen/acetaminophen...

 

[brimmergj]

Just wait till you actually get it all on paper, the list will have dozens of items.
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5gal of quench oil...anvil, angle grinder, zip cuts, grinding disks, HT oven, vice, assorted tongs and hammers, propane tanks, work clothes, respirator, gloves, arc welder, punches, scwredrivers,u wrenches, drill press, benches, gause, antiseptic, bandaids...

Also, this:

Seriously.

Perfect, I'm over half way there. I'd be stupid NOT to get the rest of it.
Somehow gotta convince my wife that the rest will be used to fix the house

 

[M1k3]

Perfect, I'm over half way there. I'd be stupid NOT to get the rest of it.
Somehow gotta convince my wife that the rest will be used to fix the house

Just tell her the kiln and press is just a "pass around".

 

[Dull_Apex]

Wood feels / sounds more satisfying. Less concern over micro plastics. But throwing something in the dishwasher is just so easy compared to scrubbing down a massive block that doesn’t really fit in the sink

The sound part depends on the design.
We got a freebie with grips on the corners as part of a supermarket promotion but the raised corners mean that the centre acts like a drum aimed at your head. After a few cuts on hard ingredients I end up with a headache.

 

[Justinv]

But here’s an opinion.

End grain boards is not all it’s cracked up to be.

I’ll bet a Hasegawa wins the competition every time for keeping your edge sharp and food in place.

I have a hasagawa PE that rivals concrete for edges. I used it to cube 5lbs of chicken thighs recently and I sharpened my blue 2 knife 3 times to cut 5lbs of meat! Normally it lasts several weeks between sharpening.

 

[captaincaed]

• split the unpopular opinions thread starting from this post. merge those posts into this thread along with a brief annotation noting the action.
• merge unpopular opinions and unpopular opinions ii

@spaceconvoy we had the least popular opinions of all...

 

[timebard]

That Newham kitchen sword is ugly af. Yeah sure impressive craftsmanship blah blah but no thanks.

The man does some impeccable work, his recent damasteel stuff looked amazing, but about one in ten are garish as hell.

 

[spaceconvoy]

@spaceconvoy we had the least popular opinions of all...

so sad that the OP doesn't get a say in how their own posts are managed, but I guess that's unpopular opinions for you

 

[captaincaed]

That Newham kitchen sword is ugly af.

That is @panda 's favorite handle, you take that back.

 

[captaincaed]

so sad that the OP doesn't get a say in how their own posts are managed, but I guess that's unpopular opinions for you

This thing's had a life if its own for a looooong time. I'm totally sanguine about it, but it does make me laugh. Glad it does for you too!

 

[Uncle Danny]

Just wait till you actually get it all on paper, the list will have dozens of items.

5gal of quench oil...anvil, angle grinder, zip cuts, grinding disks, HT oven, vice, assorted tongs and hammers, propane tanks, work clothes, respirator, gloves, arc welder, punches, scwredrivers, wrenches, drill press, benches, gause, antiseptic, bandaids...

Also, this:

Seriously.

After this… Something in me was like, these guys are right.
So today, I spend half the Sunday building a dedicated polish and sharpening space in my shed. It’s not fancy and rustic looking like I’ve seen @milangravier shop is, but it is fully functional and has everything I need.

I’ll spend some more time on making it look nice and get the right lighting and such. But I’m really glad I did this today

Carpe diem, baby

 

[HolyDiverScallop]

Thomas Keller may be among the world's greatest chefs, but he's a whore and his stupid lollipop lids are an absurd blight upon all that is good and right.