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"I didn't realize we had so many snipers in this country." by J23
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Learn to use a steel. Put your money into a good steel. Got to keep your edge straight. Use a steel before every use.
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Several good knife makers mentioned above
There is a difference in quality and price between stamped knives and forged knives. Forged are expensive but exceptionally good. That statement applies regardless of maker.
Buy the best you can afford. Buy once, cry once
"Successful is leaving something in better shape than you inherited it in. Keep that in mind, son." Dad
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Eicker MesserI purchased a few boxes of the Profi and Manager knives when I was roo shooting, whilst I was ordering I also purchased some kitchen knives for my wife, they are inexpensive and are of good quality whilst also being light and handy for a lady with small hands. My wife is still using them and is not interested in any of the custom or high dollar knives I sourced for her. Just order the knives from the factory and pay online...I found the company to be good to their word over the years I dealt with them.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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A. G. Russell, anything they sell, for the value with the guarantee. Consider ceramic from Harbour Freight as disposable but good while they last. Most of the heavy knife users of my experience use a service and that may be a good way to start even for a homeowner not a restaurant owner. White hat chefs often have an assortment of bragging knives and properly so but use the service knives for most prep work.
A good knife block with a steel and Russell's ceramic and diamond sticks are a useful compromise between ease of use and results.
I use a couple hunting knives, Wayne Hendrix and A. G. Russell/Morseth in the kitchen. I've got chopping tools in the small hatchet sense and chopping tools in the dicing vegetables sense handy too.
I've got a lifetime accumulation of a full range of sharpening tools from a once pricey big black Arkansas and such with bases to a 4 grit set of big diamond "stones" with bases. Did I mention big? My experience has been that almost anything including something from Goodwill/Salvation Army will do when the edge is properly thinned and maintained. Magic Chef multiple diamond electric hones will save lot of time and effort thinning the edges on cheap knives. The best of today's knives really need skill and diamond hones but 1095 and Arkansas stones will do anything anybody can ask for in the kitchen.
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