SC - Begging A Favor
Cindy M. Renfrow
cindy at thousandeggs.com
Mon Jul 17 07:25:25 PDT 2000
In my not so humble opinion, Wusthof rules!
Closely followed by some stainless Knives I bought at JC Penny
- - "Belgique Classic"
I have had them 12 years of moderate household use, sharpened the Wusthof
only once ( as opposed to cleaning up the edge by steeling ), and taken the
Belgiques to the honing stone only 3 times.
I don't think that JCP still sells the knives, I have not seen knives of that quality
there in some years.
Wusthof, Dick, or the better lines of Henkels (if the Henkels you are looking at is
not more than you think you should pay, put it back, it is not the top of the line!
Henkels sells some mighty cheap-o knives, be careful, the brand alone is not
sufficient to make an informed judgement.)
A friend of mine scored a 14 inch butchers knife at least 50 years old at a tag
sale... It'll take a razor edge, and he can bend the knife almost double, and it
just springs back into perfect alignment!! (I have seen him do this, and it never
ceases to amaze me.)
Personally, I like a hefty knife, with a full tang, bolster, and a smooth tapering
curve.
But that is what I like, YMMV.
Brandu
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