1 knife April

[Keith Sinclair]

April is gone the knife used most was Yoshikane SKD was nice to get one in my hands after so many years since I sold my old one You can tell by patina on SKD steel core.

 

[Keith Sinclair]

But specialty knife was a must K-Sabatier to cut frozen bananas, cantaloupe, & mangos for power fruit & veg. Protein smoothies. Also removing seeds from avocados.

 

[Keith Sinclair]

 

[Rangen]

I may have grumbled toward the end of the April, about using only one knife. An uncharitable person might have called it "puling and moaning." And yet, that month made me intimately familiar with my knife, a 300 mm Denka, deeply comfortable with it in a way I might not have been otherwise.

Had it out tonight, and not only was I having a happy slicing time, I was picking out those little half-useless knobs of ginger and doing tricky little motions to skin them, just for the sheer joy of the knife, and how natural it felt to use it, as though I could do anything with it, anything at all.

So I withdraw my previous complaints, and stand ready to sign up, should this event happen again.

 

[spaceconvoy]

Just Knives June

use only knives when cooking, no spatulas, spoons, etc

 

[jedy617]

What knife would be best for whisking for a hollandaise

 

[M1k3]

What knife would be best for whisking for a hollandaise

One of those cheese or tomato knives with the hollowed out part?

 

[xsmx13]

What knife would be best for whisking for a hollandaise

This one:

https://a.co/d/eXQJAlg

 

[ModRQC]

I’ve not used the Komorebi since 1kA: first it needs sharpening but that’s been delayed because I was afraid to bring it back all sharp. Afraid that I’d ease back into just using it. So I used every other knife instead. I think it’s time I get down to it and see. And I’m also keen for the next such challenge.

 

[Rangen]

What knife would be best for whisking for a hollandaise

A knife owned by someone other than me.

 

[timebard]

Just Knives June

use only knives when cooking, no spatulas, spoons, etc

Chesea Miller fans feeling vindicated at last

 

[xsmx13]

Chesea Miller fans feeling vindicated at last

Yes! Cheese grater for the win!

 

[SwampDonkey]

My non-consensual "1 knife month" with this Airbnb "Fiesta" chef knife up in Alaska for the past 20 days. Looked like someone had already tried to sharpen it...it was scratched to hell. Still too dull to cut an onion safely but I hit it with the mini Belgian blue and made it usable. Definitely makes me appreciate the j-knife collection all the more. I even thought about bringing a bunka but figured that would be too dramatic, I regret not being dramatic.

 

[xsmx13]

My non-consensual "1 knife month" with this Airbnb "Fiesta" chef knife up in Alaska for the past 20 days. Looked like someone had already tried to sharpen it...it was scratched to hell. Still too dull to cut an onion safely but I hit it with the mini Belgian blue and made it usable. Definitely makes me appreciate the j-knife collection all the more. I even thought about brining a bunka but figured that would be too dramatic, I regret not being dramatic.

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This is why I always bring a kit if I'm doing food prep. I don't care if I'm being dramatic, if I have to touch a Cutco knife I'm shoving it in the garbage disposal so they can get their money's worth out of the warranty.

 

[Rangen]

My non-consensual "1 knife month" with this Airbnb "Fiesta" chef knife up in Alaska for the past 20 days. Looked like someone had already tried to sharpen it...it was scratched to hell. Still too dull to cut an onion safely but I hit it with the mini Belgian blue and made it usable. Definitely makes me appreciate the j-knife collection all the more. I even thought about brining a bunka but figured that would be too dramatic, I regret not being dramatic.

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That's one impressively meaty bolster. I mean, I don't know what good it is, but it's still remarkable.

The thought of using a genteel, refined BBW on that knife is funny. Of course you go to war with the army you have, but I think a nice coarse diamond stone or plate, something in the 320-400 range, would be more that knife's speed.

 

[SwampDonkey]

That's one impressively meaty bolster. I mean, I don't know what good it is, but it's still remarkable.

The thought of using a genteel, refined BBW on that knife is funny. Of course you go to war with the army you have, but I think a nice coarse diamond stone or plate, something in the 320-400 range, would be more that knife's speed.

It worked better/faster than I thought it would, but I still considered bringing it to the job site and asking for an angle grinder.

 

[ModRQC]

My non-consensual "1 knife month" with this Airbnb "Fiesta" chef knife up in Alaska for the past 20 days. Looked like someone had already tried to sharpen it...it was scratched to hell. Still too dull to cut an onion safely but I hit it with the mini Belgian blue and made it usable. Definitely makes me appreciate the j-knife collection all the more. I even thought about bringing a bunka but figured that would be too dramatic, I regret not being dramatic.

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So in the end NOT bringing your Bunka WAS dramatic…

 

[SwampDonkey]

So in the end NOT bringing your Bunka WAS dramatic…

Or maybe this was the perfect excuse to justify buying a Munetoshi all-rounder

 

[Jville]

My non-consensual "1 knife month" with this Airbnb "Fiesta" chef knife up in Alaska for the past 20 days. Looked like someone had already tried to sharpen it...it was scratched to hell. Still too dull to cut an onion safely but I hit it with the mini Belgian blue and made it usable. Definitely makes me appreciate the j-knife collection all the more. I even thought about bringing a bunka but figured that would be too dramatic, I regret not being dramatic.

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Wow, you really slummed it up. You win the will power challenge. See you next April, maybe you can bust out a Miracle Blade.

 

[dehory]

It’s incredible how this sadistic knife addict torture in the guise of a harmless game thread is still going into June, but MAYhem sadly languished after 9 posts. Triumph of simplicity over complexity, I guess?

 

[playero]

Why not? I got my HHH on Thursday, so I’ll put it through the paces.

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keep us up to date

 

[AT5760]

I used it for all of April. I was bummed that I didn’t get one of these when Randy offered them up right around when I joined KKF. So I was really happy to get one.

The handle is probably the most comfortable knife handle that I’ve used. Overall F&F is spectacular and the mosaic pin he put in these is a nice touch.

It’s not a very tall 240 at closer to 48mm. That’s perfectly fine for me. Nice flat spot at the back 40% with a tip that’s not too high.

This is much more in the “laser” category than most of my knives. It cuts well, but food release isn’t its strongest suit.

I like it. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon. But, it doesn’t get as much use as others.