Thread: Your rec for a 6 inch chef's knife in the 50 buck range?

Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote in news:845e0734-1fb0-49d4-9cf7-
[email protected]:

> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.
>




Some many to choose from.... so little time!!!


http://www.petersofkensington.com.au...o.aspx?cid=583
&category=true


http://tinyurl.com/4sjnle3



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and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who we
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We are Queenslanders.

We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border.

We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again."

On 2011-01-21, Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:

> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.

Yes! I started with an 6" chefs knife. OK for me, cooking for only
one person. When I needed to do some knife work for more than one
serving, though, a longer knife would have made it easier. If you can
only afford one knife, get an 8" chef.

nb

On Jan 21, 12:55*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
*Or do you think an 8 incher would be a better choice? *TIA.

You are talking about a knife, aren't ya?

"Aussie-PL" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote in news:845e0734-1fb0-49d4-
9cf7-
> [email protected]:
>
>> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please -
they're
>> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
>> incher would be a better choice? TIA.


It's considered bad luck to give a knife to a an engaged to be married
couple.

From http://alturl.com/h6xeh:

"There is a superstition that goes along with it. A friend of my
mother's bought my knife set for my shower. I had to give her a nickel
or it would have been bad luck. Hey you go along with some of them to
make people feel better. Apparently if you give someone a knife or
knives (same goes with scissors) it is bad luck. But if you bought them
from them (hence the penny or nickel) then it is OK. I don't make this
stuff up. I can't - it's just too weird. I don't believe in these things
but like I said if it makes others feel better and it is relatively
harmless then I'll go along with it."

Andy

On Jan 21, 1:25*pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> "Aussie-PL" <Aussie...@home.upstairs.in.brisbane> wrote:
> > Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote in news:845e0734-1fb0-49d4-
> 9cf7-
> > 70a39b06e...@t35g2000yqj.googlegroups.com:
>
> >> I'm considering this for a shower gift. *No Cuisinart please -
> they're
> >> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) *Or do you think an 8
> >> incher would be a better choice? *TIA.
>
> It's considered bad luck to give a knife to a an engaged to be married
> couple.
>
> Fromhttp://alturl.com/h6xeh:
>
> "There is a superstition that goes along with it. A friend of my
> mother's bought my knife set for my shower. I had to give her a nickel
> or it would have been bad luck. Hey you go along with some of them to
> make people feel better. Apparently if you give someone a knife or
> knives (same goes with scissors) it is bad luck. But if you bought them
> from them (hence the penny or nickel) then it is OK. I don't make this
> stuff up. I can't - it's just too weird. I don't believe in these things
> but like I said if it makes others feel better and it is relatively
> harmless then I'll go along with it."
>
> Andy

Yeah, yeah, yeah...and you probably believe that crap too!

In article <845e0734-1fb0-49d4-9cf7-70a39b06e2a4
@t35g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, [email protected] says...
>
> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.

If they don't already have an 8 inch chef's knife that would be a good
starter. It's not in the 50 buck range, more like the 30 buck range,
but take a look at the Victorinox Fibrox.

Kalmia wrote:
> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.


Sam's Club has 7" Santoku pattern chefs knives in a 2-pack blister
package for less than $20, and they are good knives. Made in Brazil
by Tramontina.

If you want something a little nicer, goto a restaurant supply or
butcher supply store and look for R.H. Forschner brand, also sometimes
branded Victorinox (the Swiss Army Knife people.)

The next step up from Forschner is a brand called "F.Dick". They look
about like Forschner but the steel is forged instead of stamped.

-Bob

Kalmia wrote:
>
>I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
>on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
>incher would be a better choice? TIA.

Poor choice of gift... would you buy someone shoes without their
feet... perhaps give a gift certificate to a kitchen cutlery shop.

On Jan 21, 3:55*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> I'm considering this for a shower gift. *No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) *Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? *TIA.

Hard to purchase knives for someone else unless they have registered
for a particular one. Knives are very personal tools. You have to test
drive them yourself. I wouldn't like a knife for a gift unless I
selected it myself.
Why not just buy something from their gift registry?

On Jan 21, 12:55*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> I'm considering this for a shower gift. *No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) *Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? *TIA.

I use this knife almost exclusively anymore. Best one I've ever
had.

http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-475...5649571&sr=8-4

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<[email protected]>,
Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.

I have both 6" and 8" Henckels 4-star knives. I use the 6" more than
the 8". Had them so long I no longer remember what they cost.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:04:35 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article
><[email protected]>,
> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
>> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
>> incher would be a better choice? TIA.
>
>I have both 6" and 8" Henckels 4-star knives. I use the 6" more than
>the 8". Had them so long I no longer remember what they cost.

Back then when dirt was still young probably less than $10, each! LOL

On Jan 21, 2:33*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
>
> >I'm considering this for a shower gift. *No Cuisinart please - they're
> >on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) *Or do you think an 8
> >incher would be a better choice? *TIA.
>
> Poor choice of gift... would you buy someone shoes without their
> feet... perhaps give a gift certificate to a kitchen cutlery shop.

Agree- everyone is different, and not everyone will like the same
knife...

"ImStillMags" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Jan 21, 12:55 pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.

>I use this knife almost exclusively anymore. Best one I've ever
>had.

>http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-47529-Fibrox-Granton-Santoku/dp/B000QCPNWM/ref=sr_1_4?>
>ie=UTF8&qid=1295649571&sr=8-4
>
>
Of the 15 or so knives we have by far the most common I use is the 8" Chef's
knife. It's important to get a good carbon steel blade that will hold its
edge. That's, I think, what determines the cost. The Santoku knife, above,
is too straight to mince finely, whereas the large 8" knife minces fine. The
Santoku knife carves well, but so does the chef's.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_ho...f+knife+8+inch

Kent

On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:25:45 -0600, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:

>"Aussie-PL" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote in news:845e0734-1fb0-49d4-
>9cf7-
>> [email protected]:
>>
>>> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please -
>they're
>>> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
>>> incher would be a better choice? TIA.
>
>
>It's considered bad luck to give a knife to a an engaged to be married
>couple.
>
>From http://alturl.com/h6xeh:
>
>"There is a superstition that goes along with it. A friend of my
>mother's bought my knife set for my shower. I had to give her a nickel
>or it would have been bad luck. Hey you go along with some of them to
>make people feel better. Apparently if you give someone a knife or
>knives (same goes with scissors) it is bad luck. But if you bought them
>from them (hence the penny or nickel) then it is OK. I don't make this
>stuff up. I can't - it's just too weird. I don't believe in these things
>but like I said if it makes others feel better and it is relatively
>harmless then I'll go along with it."

FWIW: I grew up with this one. An iron knife cuts, and by sympathetic
magic calls for a shearing of the new union. The force of iron is
broken by silver, so if the knife is *bought* for silver, the shearing
power is broken. Hence, the bride/groom must give the donor a silver
coin or item to *buy* the knife. This must be done *first*, so that
when the knife is received it is already the property of the
recipients, and having been bought, is powerless to enact the wishes
of the donor. Nickel does not cut it, pun not intended.

If you think this one is strange, the most powerful item in the
kitchen is probably the sieve, as it sorts the good/desired from the
bad/undesirable, and, when asked, can exert this power on humans.

Alex

"Kalmia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? TIA.
>
>
If I were looking to replace my chef's knife I'd look at this before
spending twice as much on its German counterpart.
http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/v...cm_ite=K176665
As you may well know, Tramontina is a German company harbored in South
America. I think they began shortly following the end of World War II. They
make very high quality products at good prices.

I wouldn't get a 6" chef's knife. It isn't long enough for carving a roast,
or turkey etc.

Kent

On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:28:27 -0800, "Kent" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Kalmia" <tweeny90655@mypacks.ne[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I'm considering this for a shower gift. No Cuisinart please - they're
>> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) Or do you think an 8
>> incher would be a better choice? TIA.
>>
>>
>If I were looking to replace my chef's knife I'd look at this before
>spending twice as much on its German counterpart.
>http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/v...cm_ite=K176665
>As you may well know, Tramontina is a German company harbored in South
>America. I think they began shortly following the end of World War II. They
>make very high quality products at good prices.
>
>I wouldn't get a 6" chef's knife. It isn't long enough for carving a roast,
>or turkey etc.

---> http://www.wusthof.com/desktopdefault.aspx

On Jan 21, 12:55*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> I'm considering this for a shower gift. *No Cuisinart please - they're
> on my s list, if you recall my waffle iron.) *Or do you think an 8
> incher would be a better choice? *TIA.

I've used an eight inch Forgecraft (high carbon steel) knife for
years, for cutting just about everything but bread. (It was my
mother's.) It rocks (literally) to make slicing carrots and celery
easy. For me, six inches is too short while ten inches is too long.

On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:19:21 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
<[email protected]> wrote:

>For me, six inches is too short while ten inches is too long.

I'm sorry, but seeing that out of context is such a delight, I
couldn't resist.

Boron