Hello everyone,
I have always been a fan of knives and proper tools in the kitchen. I have had a lot of German (Henckels) knives and it is all I use, until recently I was at a buddies house for a BBQ and he busted out this beautiful Japanese knife which had me intrigued. I asked a bunch of questions and found out where he got it from and visited the store.
At this store they had an amazing array of knives which were very expensive, and a ton of history behind the craftsmanship which I loved. I used a couple of their demo knives and I ended up liking the Moritaka Hamono Aogami Super Series. I am new to this whole thing and have zero knowledge about what makes up a great knife. This is how I stumbled upon you great people, and I need a helping hand.
I cook quite a bit myself and usually find myself cutting all sorts of meats, vegetables and fruits. I would like to know more about the quality of these knives and what your choice would be for a guy like me. Are the above mentioned knives any good? I read some mixed reviews and threads on here and I find some of it concerning this is why I did not purchase them yet. I am at a point where I want my money to go the furthest in quality rather than looks and quantity. I would probably look at replacing the handles with some custom made ones.
The store I went to priced these knives at about 3-5 times more than what was available online. For example I could find the same knife that was priced at $500 for about $150 through a vendor on here.
If you had to do it all over again which knives would you purchase from which company and why? Sorry if this is too many questions, I have read a ton of material on here and am just lost to be honest and this is why I am asking. I rather start collecting slowly and spend the money on one knife if I know I am getting quality over quantity.
I have always been a fan of knives and proper tools in the kitchen. I have had a lot of German (Henckels) knives and it is all I use, until recently I was at a buddies house for a BBQ and he busted out this beautiful Japanese knife which had me intrigued. I asked a bunch of questions and found out where he got it from and visited the store.
At this store they had an amazing array of knives which were very expensive, and a ton of history behind the craftsmanship which I loved. I used a couple of their demo knives and I ended up liking the Moritaka Hamono Aogami Super Series. I am new to this whole thing and have zero knowledge about what makes up a great knife. This is how I stumbled upon you great people, and I need a helping hand.
I cook quite a bit myself and usually find myself cutting all sorts of meats, vegetables and fruits. I would like to know more about the quality of these knives and what your choice would be for a guy like me. Are the above mentioned knives any good? I read some mixed reviews and threads on here and I find some of it concerning this is why I did not purchase them yet. I am at a point where I want my money to go the furthest in quality rather than looks and quantity. I would probably look at replacing the handles with some custom made ones.
The store I went to priced these knives at about 3-5 times more than what was available online. For example I could find the same knife that was priced at $500 for about $150 through a vendor on here.
If you had to do it all over again which knives would you purchase from which company and why? Sorry if this is too many questions, I have read a ton of material on here and am just lost to be honest and this is why I am asking. I rather start collecting slowly and spend the money on one knife if I know I am getting quality over quantity.