How much would you/have you paid for a kitchen knife?

[winjim]

My Global G2 looks to be about £120 these days. That's from the classic range which is good enough, the Ni and Sai ranges are iro £200-250. It was a gift from my wife and is an absolutely fantastic knife. We also have a set of regular knives from Sainsbury I think, which are perfectly good if you keep them nice and sharp. Wife also bought me a sharpener so I try to do them once a fortnight or so.

Wife bought a food processor recently and uses it to chop onions and stuff, but with a good sharp knife I rarely use it.

European knives for chopping, Japanese knives for slicing, they are sharpened slightly differently. I get cross if I see anyone chopping with my Global.

 

[si_c]

European knives for chopping, Japanese knives for slicing, they are sharpened slightly differently. I get cross if I see anyone chopping with my Global.

I have no idea what you are talking about

 

[slowmotion]

I don't think I've ever spent more than £35 for a set of kitchen knives which is a bit of a surprise because I'm a complete sucker for good, expensive tools. I'm not a good cook but I do know that slicing things up with a sharp knife is actually very good fun compared to the misery of footling about with a blunt one. Whenever I go away, I take one of these with me...…

BTW, if you want knife porn, look here.....

https://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/ct/kitchen-knives.htm

 

[Dave7]

Nakiri is a Japanese style veg knife. Do you know the custom maker?

No but will find out.

 

[Dave7]

My nephew is a chef and only uses Japanese knives. Did you know, most chef's have to pay themselves to have their knives sharpened - they usually all have their own.

Yes......I did know that.
I suppose its like most craftsmen and their favourite tools.

 

[Dave7]

I don't think I've ever spent more than £35 for a set of kitchen knives which is a bit of a surprise because I'm a complete sucker for good, expensive tools. I'm not a good cook but I do know that slicing things up with a sharp knife is actually very good fun compared to the misery of footling about with a blunt one. Whenever I go away, I take one of these with me...…
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BTW, if you want knife porn, look here.....

https://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/ct/kitchen-knives.htm

Yes......just been reading about that nice piece of kit.

 

[HobbesOnTour]

Somewhere on a chef's forum there are cooking professionals lightheaded at the thought of bicycle prices

And somewhere else there's someone making a living on a bike involving knives!

 

[Profpointy]

I think the last knife I bought was about £70. I'd have no qualms about paying twice that if I had to replace it. In fact though it's pukka Sabbatier made in Thiers I don't think it's half as good as my other different-make Sabbatier, so I may yet shell out for a Wusthof or Jap knife. For something you are going to use every single day even the slightest improvement is worth paying almost any amount for. Admittedly £300 you are likley paying for "nicer" rather than "better" but I don't think that can be a waste for something you use a lot, and I only cook at home

 

[Dave7]

Nakiri is a Japanese style veg knife. Do you know the custom maker?

Got it.
Joel Black. Hope the link works.
http://joelblackknives.com

 

[weareHKR]

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These are very good indeed...

 

[marzjennings]

I spent £250 on my last kitchen knife, and it is very very good. Great weight, handle and feel. Keeps a sharp edge for ages, but is a real bugger to sharpen again. Is it 10 times better than the £25 it replaced, not really. The old knife would need a sharpen almost weekly, the new knife maybe every 3 months. I did work in kitchens many moons again and a chef's knifes are sacred to them, god forbid anyone else touch or use another chef's blade. I noticed though, working with a bunch of chefs, that the cost of the blade didn't always translate into the quality of the cooking and for some cooks, probably me included, it's more flash over function when it comes to knives.

 

[weareHKR]

I have one nice knife, don't know where I got it from but as soon as it's incapable of slicing a soft tomato it gets a sharpen!

 

[OldShep]

Paid £30 for a knife 30 years ago

still going strong still getting sharp. After 30 years of sharpening it is beginning to resemble a dagger. I think it should see me out.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

We got a nice set from Morrisons some years back when they had some sort of spend so much get a knife cheap deal on the go.

Decent enough quality for us and still going strong.

 

[Profpointy]

Paid £30 for a knife 30 years ago

still going strong still getting sharp. After 30 years of sharpening it is beginning to resemble a dagger. I think it should see me out.

A £30 knife 30 years ago is likely a very high quality item - maybe £100-£200 today