Simon T
Active Member
Hi all, just posted on the welcome section, you all seem like a great bunch.
Anyway I have decided to buy some decent knives, I love cooking but always hated my cheap knock-offs, cost me like $50.00 for a set in a shop.
I already have my first knife which i bought the other day, the Wusthof Santoku 5"
I do need help as I am spending more on the other knives, but having issues on finding out who is a good maker without it costing me $400.00 +
I like the look of the JCK Naturals, they seem not to chip as much as the shuns, only looking online, but they look like the Sakai Takayuki, and people are complaining that the handles are not finished the best and have gaps.
If I am going to spend $170.00 I would like the hammered Damascus look, I know they are not going to add anything to the performance, they will look nice though.
I tried several times to use whetstones, but the motion hurt my shoulder so much, I have a trapped nerve in my neck so unfortuatley I am either going to have to ship them off to get sharpened or buy a Electric or minosharp. I was looking at the Spyderco but that seems to have the same motions as the whetstones and you will need to spend 10 minutes or so trying to sharpen.
Anyway, on the next post is the questionnaire, took a while to fill out so hopefully I can find some real decent good looking knives.
I am in the UK so the only shops we have are JCK which will import. Knives and Tools, Kataba, Knives from Japan.. We dont have the best choice as you all from the States or Canada.
Anyway I have decided to buy some decent knives, I love cooking but always hated my cheap knock-offs, cost me like $50.00 for a set in a shop.
I already have my first knife which i bought the other day, the Wusthof Santoku 5"
I do need help as I am spending more on the other knives, but having issues on finding out who is a good maker without it costing me $400.00 +
I like the look of the JCK Naturals, they seem not to chip as much as the shuns, only looking online, but they look like the Sakai Takayuki, and people are complaining that the handles are not finished the best and have gaps.
If I am going to spend $170.00 I would like the hammered Damascus look, I know they are not going to add anything to the performance, they will look nice though.
I tried several times to use whetstones, but the motion hurt my shoulder so much, I have a trapped nerve in my neck so unfortuatley I am either going to have to ship them off to get sharpened or buy a Electric or minosharp. I was looking at the Spyderco but that seems to have the same motions as the whetstones and you will need to spend 10 minutes or so trying to sharpen.
Anyway, on the next post is the questionnaire, took a while to fill out so hopefully I can find some real decent good looking knives.
I am in the UK so the only shops we have are JCK which will import. Knives and Tools, Kataba, Knives from Japan.. We dont have the best choice as you all from the States or Canada.