How many knives do you have?

[VincenteFox]

Feel free to break down by type or size. I see so many people with a bunch with a whole selection of just a specific type of knife in a specific size or knives by a specific smith, etc. Or, people selling knives they never used, and it got me curious how large people's collections are!

 

[Barmoley]

Some useful reads, maybe….

How many kitchen knives do you own?

Just curious. I know some of you own a few and some of you own a TON. Just a little case study. I’ll go first. 9 here

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So how many knives have you bought and not used?

So this question probably excludes the collectors, but how many knives have you bought with the intention to use, and have not yet done so (or never did)? I was just thinking about this as I bought a Sabatier Nogent in April and I still haven't cut any product with it. And I had bought a...

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[VincenteFox]

I have! But things can change in 3 years.

 

[PPIIBBSS]

🫠

 

[Rangen]

Wait, is this my wife scouting for information? Not falling for that one, this time.

 

[BillHanna]

Wait, is this my wife scouting for information? Not falling for that one, this time.

Gotta stay one step ahead of Johnny Law.

 

[NickMinton]

22 currently, a few more by the end of the year

 

[JDA_NC]

Double bevel knives:

[2] ~150mm: Masahiro HC Honesuki; Munetoshi Petty

[3] 210mm: Gesshin Ginga W#2 Petty; Shun Kaji SG2 Gyuto; Marko 52100 Petty

[4] 240mm: Gesshin Hide W#2 Gyuto; Sukenari ZDP-189 Gyuto; Mazaki W#2 from first run @ JNS; Catcheside 1.2442 Forged Gyuto

[3] 270mm: Gesshin Ginga W#2 Gyuto; Marko 52100 Gyuto, Gengetsu W#2 Suji

Single bevel (all left handed):

[1] ~150mm: Yoshihiro W#2 Deba

[2] 210mm: Gesshin Uraku W#2 Usuba; Masamoto KA B#2 Usuba

[2] 270mm Gesshin Uraku W#2 Yanagiba and 300mm Masamoto KH B#2 Yanagiba

I've burned through or given away 5 other knives in the last decade. There are a few more floating around the house, plus my wife's knives (who used to cook professionally) which number close to 10 or so. The Marko 210mm petty sees the most use at home. Shun 210mm gyuto and 240mm Sukenari have seen the most use in professional kitchens. The single beveled Masamotos were a gift from a Chef that I worked for and are my most treasured

 

[bahamaroot]

How many kitchen knives do you own?

Just curious. I know some of you own a few and some of you own a TON. Just a little case study. I’ll go first. 9 here

www.kitchenknifeforums.com

I have! But things can change in 3 years.

That thread has only been inactive for three months.

 

[M1k3]

I have Schrodinger wife's knife collection.

Enough and not enough. Won't know until she looks.

 

[Colorado_cutter]

Six. Two cleavers, one petty, one nakiri, one paring, one bread. I think I'm on the low side in this crowd!

 

[Marek07]

The answer depends on the day, state of mind, state of finances etc.

I'd say I swing between "too many" and "not enough". The answer never comes out as "about the right number" (i.e. in the Goldilocks zone).

I like the way @daveb puts it: "Have all I need but not all I want."

 

[jnat0215]

Yeah the answer is definatly wayyy too much. Gotta do some more giveaways for some of these ( maybe comment what knives you guys are interested). the knives behind the second picture are all either rusty or broken knives I've collected from japan that I sharpen, renew and give to people or use. It all kinda began as a hobby. As a Japanese resturant owner I sometimes help out in the store and cook for the customer when I felt like it. ( the ones with handle are my mainly used ones, there's probably about 10 more that I haven't shown that I actually use) And some knives I have them for collection since they're way too precious ( like fuji honyaki, don't really want to scratch the surface)

 

[SWF]

Too many, but still not enough.

 

[Moooza]

Forever just one short.

 

[esoo]

I feel like I'm approaching D.

Core is 7 with one for sale and on the books for another. Plus beater, bread and paring.

Only have the feeling that I need to add one more - feeling like I need to add a square of some sort.

 

[cwk.v]

Not enough

 

[MowgFace]

Haha I’m also in the “a lot” camp.

I think somewhere in the 50-60 range

 

[CodyJ]

I currently have 2. The way my knife addiction works is I rarely ever pay out of pocket for new knives and it’s an endless cycle of flipping because I have zero patience to wait 1 year + on waiting lists and my wife’s head would explode if I spent 1k out of pocket for a knife haha.


HF wrought and my beater Shibazi are the last ones standing..



For now (lol).

 

[SwampDonkey]

23 total:

10 gyuto (2x210, 1x220, 1x230, 6x240)

4 nakiri
3 bunka
1 santoku
1 sabaki
1 chinese cleaver
1 bread knife
1 western butcher (sabaki has replaced it mostly)
1 meat/bone cleaver

I plan to sell 1 nakiri, 1 bunka, and maybe 2 240s. Everything else I'm sentimental about still

 

[stringer]

Several dozen knives.
Most of them aren't fancy or made by artisanal makers. Old rusty vintage American/German/French/Japanese/Chinese, restaurant supply stuff, and specialized chef gear. Butcher knives, fillet knives, carving knives, shellfish shuckers, etc.
Several hundred straight razors. Mostly utilitarian as well.
I like to have projects around and I like to give knives and razors as gifts to friends and family and coworkers and students.

 

[Pie]

I currently have 2. The way my knife addiction works is I rarely ever pay out of pocket for new knives and it’s an endless cycle of flipping because I have zero patience to wait 1 year + on waiting lists and my wife’s head would explode if I spent 1k out of pocket for a knife haha.


HF wrought and my beater Shibazi are the last ones standing..



For now (lol).

Mine let a denka slip by as the “last one”. That was 4 years and about 15 knives ago. Oops.

I feel crazy having a wall lined with knives, and then I see some of the collections on here and decide I need more.

 

[chefwp]

Several dozen knives.
Most of them aren't fancy or made by artisanal makers. Old rusty vintage American/German/French/Japanese/Chinese, restaurant supply stuff, and specialized chef gear. Butcher knives, fillet knives, carving knives, shellfish shuckers, etc.
Several hundred straight razors. Mostly utilitarian as well.
I like to have projects around and I like to give knives and razors as gifts to friends and family and coworkers and students.

Similar situation here. It's almost like have 3 generations. There is a box with my camping gear, think low-end culinary school kit kinda stuff; then there is the kit I built when I worked BOH, mostly Wusthof, a couple Misono molys, and some odds and ends; and finally there is a decent # of Japanese knives I've somehow collected since the start of the plague. I seem to be past the 'acquisition phase' as I am rather content with what I have, and am considering letting some go.

 

[Logan A.]

Currently 10. A reasonable enough number. I’ll probably float between 8-15 depending on if I'm in a buying or selling mode.

 

[Nemo]

n+1

 

[Genghis_F]

Yeah the answer is definatly wayyy too much. Gotta do some more giveaways for some of these ( maybe comment what knives you guys are interested). the knives behind the second picture are all either rusty or broken knives I've collected from japan that I sharpen, renew and give to people or use. It all kinda began as a hobby. As a Japanese resturant owner I sometimes help out in the store and cook for the customer when I felt like it. ( the ones with handle are my mainly used ones, there's probably about 10 more that I haven't shown that I actually use) And some knives I have them for collection since they're way too precious ( like fuji honyaki, don't really want to scratch the surface) View attachment 264748 View attachment 264747

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Hey are you storing them in hanging file folders?
If so….BRILLIANT!

 

[Genghis_F]

n+1

I think you mean n-1
Always one less than you need

 

[Nemo]

I think you mean n-1
Always one less than you need

It's shorthand for:

n(optimal) = n(current) + 1

 

[daddy yo yo]

I am not sure if I‘m at n+1 or n-1, then…

 

[M1k3]

N = current amount of knives
+1 = optimal amount of knives
Ergo ipso somethingorwhatever
N+1