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Go with what you think she'll like the look and feel of.
Here are some questions to narrow it down:
- How militant/geeky will she be in terms of care? - e.g. diligent about washing, drying, using the right chopping board etc. If low don't get a fancy carbon Japanese steel
Size?it's personal preference and you already have an answer, don't ignore it because of what Internet marketing says- Aesthetics? what sort of look would she like, brutal German utility, insta-friendlycoloured wa handles, etc.
- How militant/geeky will she be in terms of care? - e.g. diligent about washing, drying, using the right chopping board etc. If low don't get a fancy carbon Japanese steel
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How militant/geeky will she be in terms of care?
At the moment with current knives, not very, but it's one of those things she would do for something worth it.
Size? it's personal preference and you already have an answer, don't ignore it because of what Internet marketing says
I'm pretty much with this anyway , plus makes it a bit cheaper (bonus), just put the question out there to see if there's any other reason to go 20/21cm over 18 that I hadn't considered.
Aesthetics? what sort of look would she like
Definitely Japanese over utilitarian.
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Any advice on a decent kitchen knife (or knives) as I'm looking for a knife for my wife's birthday and tbh the options are a little bit biwlderimg.
Was looking at the the MAC mth 80 plus a pairing and bread knife (don't really need anything else do you?) which I can get for about 300 euros but the more I look the more sexy Japanese knives I see the more confused I get.
Every where recommendeds 20cm but the knife my wife prefers using most atm is 18cm, I'm also worried I'll get a really expensive knife and I'll ruin it by not know how to sharpen it properly?
Ideally around the 200 quid mark max for the main knife, please help!