TMA: Kitchen Based Murder Weapons

[friznit]

My Titan 21 silver alloy chef's knife just got wrecked cos bro tried to sharpen it using a regular stainless steel knife sharpener. So I need a good set of kitchen knives and a proper wheel sharpener. Titan 21's are 50 squids a pop so a bit over budget right now. Only need 3 knives really - 1 pairing, 1 boning and 1 Psycho shower scene job.

Berk, over to you

[Dr. kitteny berk]

Pyscho:

http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/produ ... tCode=C075

Boning:

http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/produ ... tCode=M915 (or similar)

Parererer:

http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/produ ... tCode=C651


Get a cheaparse steel for the pikey knives, and a minosharp 220 for the global.

Obviously, go for a slightly posher boning knife if you want, but a 50p paring knife will be fine.

[Dr. kitteny berk]

Oh, for what it's worth, my current knife set is:



Left to Right:
Shun DM-0704 - Sharp as fuck, somewhat the bastard of a carving knife and a sashimi knife.
Hygyplas 8" Bread Knife - Weirdly handy for when you need to saw through stuff, awesome for bread too.
Global G-6 - Pretty much my backup knife for when the G2 is dirty/otherwise awkward, keep a slightly flatter grind on it than the G2.
Global G-2 - One of my best purchases ever, keep a nice conservative grind on it and steel it before every use, just sits there and works.
Global GS-58 - General utility knife, handy for fine stuff where a big knife is a little unwieldy.
Henkel Twin Pollux boning knife (Cost me about £20) - Ever so slightly flexy, but not so much as to be scary, does everything it should do.
Stellar Sabatier Cleaver - Yep.
Not pictured: Little asda utility/paring knife, cost about £1.50, doesn't hold an edge for long, but perfect for paring and poking at spuds to see if they're done.

For sharpening:
Minosharp 220 - Awesome if you don't know how to work a stone, perfect for globals, okay for other knifes (remember japanese knives are ground differently to european ones, use with caution)
Ceramic Steel - Use after using knives, keeps the edges straight and fine.
Whetstone - For very, very occasional use to re-sharpen knives, rather than hone them. I tend to use it once every 3-4 months.
Guide rails - Handy if you're a spaz.

For sake of completeness:
Knife rack, Magnetic wood, yay!