you all notice the pocket knife companies are starting to make kitchen stuff?

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I recently held the Benchmade chef knife. It was something like $400, but was kinda cool looking. the edge was like a straight razor for sure.

just cruising the 'net, I found my other pocket knife company is doing the same thing. GiantMouse! they have a kitchen line as well. the chef knife takes a few nods at there pocket line. Micarta handles. again, kinda cool looking. Never held one. but this thing is less costly at $175.

I need another GiantMouse like never..but it did get me to pause.

curious about your thoughts. should they stay in their lane?

sorry, I can post a pic..it is protected.
 
I dont think they are facing the same markets. If anything, companies like BM and giantmouse entering the kitchen knife game is a good thing. The pocket knife market is waaaay bigger than the japanese kitchen knife market, just look at the prices and production scale of some of these companies.

I think the knives are an attempt at diversifying in a really crowded pocket knife market and is overall a good thing for the kitchen knife community.
 
My expectations would be low... usually when companies go out of their lane they don't necessarily know what makes a good product there.
Just making a knife in <insert sexy knife with stellar heat treatment here> won't be much use when the profile sucks, it's too thick behind the edge, the spine and choil are sharp, and the handles aren't ergonomical. You'll just end up with a more expensive Wüsthof. ;)
 
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From about 40 years working around the cutlery industry, companies that make outdoor knives usually have a hard time breaking into the culinary industry distribution system. Just putting their latest kitchen blades out at the local sporting goods store won't succeed. The end result are new knife lines that seldom last more than a year or two. I have watched Buck and Benchmade do this several times. Spyderco's seem to come and go too.
 
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