Carl Kotte
Senior Member
Hey all,
I wonder whether you would like to contribute here to a list of - as the heading suggests - 100 knives you should (as a knife enthusiast/nerd) try before you die. You will likely recognize the familar format: it is a version of ’100 books’, or ’100 films’ you must... before you die.
I have no particular set of rules in mind for getting on the 100’s list apart from these two: it 1) kitchen knives, and only kitchen knives, are eligible for the list, 2) only remarkable knives can be put up here.
That said, I do not want to prejudge anything; some of the most exclusive knives from the best blacksmiths are bound to be on the list, I guess. So might also particularly good or plainly weird low-key stuff too. (Compare with food: truffle and caviar come to mind on a list like this, but there is some food that is weird(er) such that your life would be less rich for not tasting it).
For example, it might be that a kind of heavily specialized knife (think of a Chosaki or a cheese cutter maybe) ought to be on the list though it is in many respects a simple tool that seldom costs more than a few $.
Would be happy if you would like to contribute! It could be a good read!
I wonder whether you would like to contribute here to a list of - as the heading suggests - 100 knives you should (as a knife enthusiast/nerd) try before you die. You will likely recognize the familar format: it is a version of ’100 books’, or ’100 films’ you must... before you die.
I have no particular set of rules in mind for getting on the 100’s list apart from these two: it 1) kitchen knives, and only kitchen knives, are eligible for the list, 2) only remarkable knives can be put up here.
That said, I do not want to prejudge anything; some of the most exclusive knives from the best blacksmiths are bound to be on the list, I guess. So might also particularly good or plainly weird low-key stuff too. (Compare with food: truffle and caviar come to mind on a list like this, but there is some food that is weird(er) such that your life would be less rich for not tasting it).
For example, it might be that a kind of heavily specialized knife (think of a Chosaki or a cheese cutter maybe) ought to be on the list though it is in many respects a simple tool that seldom costs more than a few $.
Would be happy if you would like to contribute! It could be a good read!