Decent Knife Brands?

maumau said:
Cards on the table, I'm terrified of confrontation especially with an Indian fella because Indian ladies are usually so feminine.

..... however you've given me an idea. I have a family member who'd do anything for a good argument, I'll involve him.
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<grabs popcorn> - please keep us posted on how it went down......
 
Snyper564 said:
I also recommended that on the other thread :)

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Tks, would've loved a Super Slicer but it's a bit expensive for now.

..... a long story for anyone who's interested - that knife sharpening shop actually schnaaied (:laugh:) me on the other knives as well - they are supposed to be sharpened to a 22 degree angle! I'll bet that crook doesn't even know what 22 degrees looks like :mad: At least the straight knives can be re-sharpened.

There's a shop in Sandton City called Chefs 'n Icers who showed me the Super Slicer, naturally the owner, Carolyn and I got chatting. WOW, she knows a lot about knives and she LURVES Wusthof. They have been importing Wusthof direct for the past 20 (?) years. She says the current old man Wusthof who must be in his 80s now, used to visit SA regularly and one of his wives :rolleyes: was South African. She learnt from him that Wusthof is the only knife FULLY manufactured in Germany because others like Zwillig and Henckels (they might be the same company now) have components manufactured out of the country and the knives are assembled in Solingen. This is what she told me and I had no reason to doubt her but if you don't think it's true I won't argue.

Apparently Yuppiechef now have the Wusthof agency, God help us they've been taken over by Edcon but her shop will continue importing the most popular lines and they're happy to import to order. I MIGHT save up and ask her to order me a Classic Ikon, just to keep my collection consistent, but will have to save for a while.

I landed up buying a Gourmet bottom of the range bread knife for R1000 to tide me over.

She gave me the name of a private guy who used to sharpen knives for Sharp Edge Sharp Shooter who have moved from Sandton City and are now more importers than retailers. Even offered to contact the owner of Sharp Edge if the private guy can't help. Mentioned that hobbyists or knife fanatics could maybe help so I'll see if there's a local knife forum.

Oh, and apparently knife manufacturers are bemoaning the fact that as the world moves to robotics and automation knife sharpeners are a dying breed, the Wusthof factory runs three shifts per day and the last shift is fully robotic. True artisans are becoming few and far between.

Her conversation made me want to watch that programme called Forged in Steel or Forged in Fire, can't remember the name right now and too lazy to Google.

Her shop was surprisingly busy but she rang up sales while we spoke.
 
maumau said:
Tks, would've loved a Super Slicer but it's a bit expensive for now.

..... a long story for anyone who's interested - that knife sharpening shop actually schnaaied () me on the other knives as well - they are supposed to be sharpened to a 22 degree angle! I'll bet that crook doesn't even know what 22 degrees looks like :mad: At least the straight knives can be re-sharpened.

There's a shop in Sandton City called Chefs 'n Icers who showed me the Super Slicer, naturally the owner, Carolyn and I got chatting. WOW, she knows a lot about knives and she LURVES Wusthof. They have been importing Wusthof direct for the past 20 (?) years. She says the current old man Wusthof who must be in his 80s now, used to visit SA regularly and one of his wives :rolleyes: was South African. She learnt from him that Wusthof is the only knife FULLY manufactured in Germany because others like Zwillig and Henckels (they might be the same company now) have components manufactured out of the country and the knives are assembled in Solingen. This is what she told me and I had no reason to doubt her but if you don't think it's true I won't argue.

Apparently Yuppiechef now have the Wusthof agency, God help us they've been taken over by Edcon but her shop will continue importing the most popular lines and they're happy to import to order. I MIGHT save up and ask her to order me a Classic Ikon, just to keep my collection consistent, but will have to save for a while.

I landed up buying a Gourmet bottom of the range bread knife for R1000 to tide me over.

She gave me the name of a private guy who used to sharpen knives for Sharp Edge Sharp Shooter who have moved from Sandton City and are now more importers than retailers. Even offered to contact the owner of Sharp Edge if the private guy can't help. Mentioned that hobbyists or knife fanatics could maybe help so I'll see if there's a local knife forum.

Oh, and apparently knife manufacturers are bemoaning the fact that as the world moves to robotics and automation knife sharpeners are a dying breed, the Wusthof factory runs three shifts per day and the last shift is fully robotic. True artisans are becoming few and far between.

Her conversation made me want to watch that programme called Forged in Steel or Forged in Fire, can't remember the name right now and too lazy to Google.

Her shop was surprisingly busy but she rang up sales while we spoke.
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Forged in fire.. good show, well worth the watch..
 
maumau said:
Tks, would've loved a Super Slicer but it's a bit expensive for now.

..... a long story for anyone who's interested - that knife sharpening shop actually schnaaied :)laugh:) me on the other knives as well - they are supposed to be sharpened to a 22 degree angle! I'll bet that crook doesn't even know what 22 degrees looks like :mad: At least the straight knives can be re-sharpened.

There's a shop in Sandton City called Chefs 'n Icers who showed me the Super Slicer, naturally the owner, Carolyn and I got chatting. WOW, she knows a lot about knives and she LURVES Wusthof. They have been importing Wusthof direct for the past 20 (?) years. She says the current old man Wusthof who must be in his 80s now, used to visit SA regularly and one of his wives :rolleyes: was South African. She learnt from him that Wusthof is the only knife FULLY manufactured in Germany because others like Zwillig and Henckels (they might be the same company now) have components manufactured out of the country and the knives are assembled in Solingen. This is what she told me and I had no reason to doubt her but if you don't think it's true I won't argue.

Apparently Yuppiechef now have the Wusthof agency, God help us they've been taken over by Edcon but her shop will continue importing the most popular lines and they're happy to import to order. I MIGHT save up and ask her to order me a Classic Ikon, just to keep my collection consistent, but will have to save for a while.

I landed up buying a Gourmet bottom of the range bread knife for R1000 to tide me over.

She gave me the name of a private guy who used to sharpen knives for Sharp Edge Sharp Shooter who have moved from Sandton City and are now more importers than retailers. Even offered to contact the owner of Sharp Edge if the private guy can't help. Mentioned that hobbyists or knife fanatics could maybe help so I'll see if there's a local knife forum.

Oh, and apparently knife manufacturers are bemoaning the fact that as the world moves to robotics and automation knife sharpeners are a dying breed, the Wusthof factory runs three shifts per day and the last shift is fully robotic. True artisans are becoming few and far between.

Her conversation made me want to watch that programme called Forged in Steel or Forged in Fire, can't remember the name right now and too lazy to Google.

Her shop was surprisingly busy but she rang up sales while we spoke.
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Curious how much did the sharpening cost?
 
maumau said:
Tks, would've loved a Super Slicer but it's a bit expensive for now.

..... a long story for anyone who's interested - that knife sharpening shop actually schnaaied :)laugh:) me on the other knives as well - they are supposed to be sharpened to a 22 degree angle! I'll bet that crook doesn't even know what 22 degrees looks like :mad: At least the straight knives can be re-sharpened.

There's a shop in Sandton City called Chefs 'n Icers who showed me the Super Slicer, naturally the owner, Carolyn and I got chatting. WOW, she knows a lot about knives and she LURVES Wusthof. They have been importing Wusthof direct for the past 20 (?) years. She says the current old man Wusthof who must be in his 80s now, used to visit SA regularly and one of his wives :rolleyes: was South African. She learnt from him that Wusthof is the only knife FULLY manufactured in Germany because others like Zwillig and Henckels (they might be the same company now) have components manufactured out of the country and the knives are assembled in Solingen. This is what she told me and I had no reason to doubt her but if you don't think it's true I won't argue.

Apparently Yuppiechef now have the Wusthof agency, God help us they've been taken over by Edcon but her shop will continue importing the most popular lines and they're happy to import to order. I MIGHT save up and ask her to order me a Classic Ikon, just to keep my collection consistent, but will have to save for a while.

I landed up buying a Gourmet bottom of the range bread knife for R1000 to tide me over.

She gave me the name of a private guy who used to sharpen knives for Sharp Edge Sharp Shooter who have moved from Sandton City and are now more importers than retailers. Even offered to contact the owner of Sharp Edge if the private guy can't help. Mentioned that hobbyists or knife fanatics could maybe help so I'll see if there's a local knife forum.

Oh, and apparently knife manufacturers are bemoaning the fact that as the world moves to robotics and automation knife sharpeners are a dying breed, the Wusthof factory runs three shifts per day and the last shift is fully robotic. True artisans are becoming few and far between.

Her conversation made me want to watch that programme called Forged in Steel or Forged in Fire, can't remember the name right now and too lazy to Google.

Her shop was surprisingly busy but she rang up sales while we spoke.
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Can’t she fix the knife?
sharp shooter used to be below bread basket, funny enough.
forged in fire have their own range of kitchen knives, think it’s available at verimark.
 
R13... said:
Speaking of knives, have bread knives all become obsolete? Can't recall the last time I've cut bread at home.
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We bake a lot of bread and then there's rolls for burgers, etc so ours get used all the time.

My qn is - how does a bread knife ever get to the point that it needs sharpening? I mean it's cutting bread.
 
bwana said:
We bake a lot of bread and then there's rolls for burgers, etc so ours get used all the time.

My qn is - how does a bread knife ever get to the point that it needs sharpening? I mean it's cutting bread.
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Baking sourdough is how :D

Baked so the crust is crrrrrrrrrisp. Also that particular knife is 5 years old.
 
Pak Fa Fui said:
Can’t she fix the knife?
sharp shooter used to be below bread basket, funny enough.
forged in fire have their own range of kitchen knives, think it’s available at verimark.
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She used the guy Sharp Edge recommended. I'll phone him on Tuesday.
 
maumau said:
Baking sourdough is how :D

Baked so the crust is crrrrrrrrrisp. Also that particular knife is 5 years old.
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I bake a lot of [crispy] breads and they're no match for a bread knife. Steel vs flour and all that.

Unless you're using a granite/stone cutting board? In which case you got what you deserve.
 
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