Knife confessions...

[miggus]

Been in my new place for five years, i survived with one knife. One month since joining KKF, i have bought five knives.. how do you all resist the temptations??

I recently uploaded this already, but it fits so well here... I was very proud of my minimalistic approach to J-Knives. Kept it under 10 for 17 years. Tried quite a few, but it was always 1 in 1 out (ok 0,8 or so out)... even made it through the pandemic without a knife binge.

I still wonder what exactly happened in '22. But yeah... I now have a collection I guess.

 

[bahamaroot]

I recently uploaded this already, but it fits so well here... I was very proud of my minimalistic approach to J-Knives. Kept it under 10 for 17 years. Tried quite a few, but it was always 1 in 1 out (ok 0,8 or so out)... even made it through the pandemic without a knife binge.

I still wonder what exactly happened in '22. But yeah... I now have a collection I guess.

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Albeit a relatively small collection but you're getting there....

 

[miggus]

Yes, @bahamaroot, seeing some of the other collections people are having here has put things into perspective

 

[pjheff]

When I was getting started twenty-five years ago, it seemed like the main choice was between Wusthof and Henckels — I went with Henckels — and I felt so smart by eschewing the typical block package and buying individual knives (a chef, bread, and parer, of course) that I would actually use. I didn’t realize their limitations until (wait for it) my second child asked for a Shun santoku for Christmas that vastly outperformed them even after a recent professional sharpening. I didn’t recognize the Shun’s limitations until I joined KKF in search of what else might be out there and started with a Martell nakiri.

 

[ModRQC]

Yes, @bahamaroot, seeing some of the other collections people are having here has put things into perspective

Has it put your bank account into perspective yet?

 

[ethompson]

Has it put your bank account into perspective yet?

There’s always a bigger fish, boat, yacht, etc…

Which leads me to, I ain’t rich, im just irresponsible with my stone spending lol

 

[More_Gyutos]

My goal was to buy only one knife this month. Uhh…if it gets delivered next month does that count?

 

[ModRQC]

I once devised a mathematical formula to aptly calculate knives buying,

It went like:

Ok I need to control this * Oh that's a nice BST + Hey that vendor has a 15% rebate on that knife = None the wiser

Use it wisely...

 

[M1k3]

My goal was to buy only one knife this month. Uhh…if it gets delivered next month does that count?

Yes. Can also average them out if it helps.

 

[user 16756]

I say I leave little low spots when I polish to save metal and extend the life of my knives.

yeah, no. it just takes so long to totally flatten on stones that I give up.

 

[Heckel7302]

15 months and no one has anything to confess. Time for a bumpy bump. Step into the confessional guys. I know you all have sins.

If I spent half as much time working on knives as I do on KKF, I'd be a much more skilled sharpener/polisher.

 

[Jovidah]

Probably mentioned this before, but I don't actually enjoy sharpening. To me it's just 'necessary maintenance', in the same category as 'clipping my nails', 'shaving' and 'doing dishes'. I like the result, not the activity itself.

 

[OkayMode]

I can put a good edge on a knife, but I still can’t cleanly cut paper towel (and it kills me)

 

[Vertigo]

Probably mentioned this before, but I don't actually enjoy sharpening. To me it's just 'necessary maintenance', in the same category as 'clipping my nails', 'shaving' and 'doing dishes'. I like the result, not the activity itself.

Here, I'll really add to this confessional: I only like sharpening when I'm showing off.

If I don't have someone watching and going "Holy ****," I'd be just as happy using an Idahone ceramic until I had no other choice but to begrudgingly sharpen on stones.

 

[aporigine]

Probably mentioned this before, but I don't actually enjoy sharpening. To me it's just 'necessary maintenance', in the same category as 'clipping my nails', 'shaving' and 'doing dishes'. I like the result, not the activity itself.

Here, I'll really add to this confessional: I only like sharpening when I'm showing off.

If I don't have someone watching and going "Holy ****," I'd be just as happy using an Idahone ceramic until I had no other choice but to begrudgingly sharpen on stones.

 

[Molokai Livin']

I have soaked a couple of my knives in meat juice to create some nice looking patina.

 

[aporigine]

I have soaked a couple of my knives in meat juice to create some nice looking patina.

I have bought onions purely for putting patina on some of my full-reactive blades.

 

[aporigine]

I have bought onions purely for putting patina on some of my full-reactive blades.

And they still look like a one-year-old’s bib smh

 

[M1k3]

I enjoy sharpening.

Hate polishing.

Sandpaper finish I can do, but I'd rather sharpen stuff.

 

[OkayMode]

I have bought onions purely for putting patina on some of my full-reactive blades.

My girlfriend has worked out when I’ve bought a new knife by linking it with when I make French onion soup…

 

[Redwax]

It can be a pain to deburr sometimes, but I prefer stainless to carbon steels.

 

[aporigine]

It can be a pain to deburr sometimes, but I prefer stainless to carbon steels.

Now that is a minority opinion.

 

[Redwax]

Now that is a minority opinion.

I know. I probably don't belong here lol

 

[aporigine]

I know. I probably don't belong here lol

I wouldn’t say that. We are a diverse community. If you treat your knives well and enjoy making tasty things with them, the rest reduces to preference. Hard to argue matters of taste.

 

[M1k3]

I know. I probably don't belong here lol

Minority opinion =/= not belonging

 

[Salty dog]

Damn you sound like me. Have a Sumiiro, Mazaki, and Takada and kind of want a Fuji too.

My brother lives with me now he does most of the cooking and uses a glass cutting board

 

[Salty dog]

My brother lives with me now he does most of the cooking and uses a glass cutting board

I cleaned out my nice drawer at work and put my knives in a 5 gallon bucket, now when I need a knife, I go in the garage and look in my bucket full of $10,000 worth of knives

 

[Salty dog]

I cleaned out my nice drawer at work and put my knives in a 5 gallon bucket, now when I need a knife, I go in the garage and look in my bucket full of $10,000 worth of knives

I keep my Matsumoto KD clean and ready just in case

 

[AFKitchenknivesguy]

I keep my Matsumoto KD clean and ready just in case

Long time no see.

 

[SharpestToolintheShed]

I got a Fujiwara Nakiri to encourage myself to eat more vegetables. After two years of barely using it, I traded it in.