Knife porn thread

Found this in the woods. Was going to amnesty bin it but looks OK quality?

Worth cleaning up and making use of, or a bog standard brand?

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Ha I almost asked about a champagne version, but didn't want to sound like a smartass :)
I'm not much of an oyster eater myself, but if I was I'd be stalking you for one of these.

Kai make some great chefs knives, but also some fairly mass market ones I think, guess it depends what series the one you have is!

https://kai-europe.com/en/messerserien/?v=79cba1185463

Found this in the woods

Might it be evidence?

It's this type of one linked here so very mass market. I have cleaned it up neighbour who's kid found it on the walk and passed it me will use it in their kitchen

https://www.reddit.com/r/chefknives/comments/oi1re4/i_bought_this_knife_for_20_from_tkmaxx_a_couple/

I did wonder as a body was found in the river in March. It was at a spot where people do Bushcraft stuff / disposable bbq's / meet for tinnies etc though so more likely related to thst kind of activity.

Edit I presume the body would have flowed downstream from point of entry too.

https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/detectives-continuing-to-investigate-after-woman-found-in-the-river-mersey-in-march/

Ha, bit different to my 20+ year old Michel Bras Kai then!

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Opposite ends of the spectrum for sure!

Birthday gift from sister. Lovely thing.

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Cool sister.

Anyone interested in 2 Hasegawa cutting boards?
I have a FSR series yellow rubber cutting board 50cm x 30cm
and a FPE brown cutting board 50cm x 30cm

Very lightly used, £100 each?

I am looking at getting an Allday Santoku. Aware there is a hipster tax but a fan of the recycled element and look etc etc. Just wondered if anyone had thoughts on UK forged vs Japanese blades? Pros and cons of each? Thanks 🙏🏼
Japanese blade https://www.alldaygoods.co.uk/products/sk4-santoku-maldon
UK forged https://www.alldaygoods.co.uk/products/nw-forged-santoku-maldon

I'm a big fan of 52100 and from what I understand it's easier to heat treat than a lot of steels that makes it more consistent between makers.

If that Japanese blade is really 65rockwell, it sounds almost scary. I'm a clumsy fuck and am prone to dropping stuff, which might break/chip a blade like that. The uk forged looks pretty sweet and the finish might give it some extra protection against rust (also clumsiness involved there). I'd go for that if the choice was between the two.

If that Japanese blade is really 65rockwell...might chip

Can confirm. Mine is 67 and I chipped it on a metal ruler.

Mega thanks all, forged it is.

Bollocks
Have just ordered the 5 layer hasegawa in that size from Japan.

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!

They are superb.
I'm mainly using chinese style cleavers for my cooking at the moment, which I don't want to use on the Hasegawas.

50x30 is a great size, though I have found that they're a couple of cm too deep for a home integrated dishwasher...

Go with what you think she'll like the look and feel of.

Here are some questions to narrow it down:

1. 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
   
2. Size? it's personal preference and you already have an answer, don't ignore it because of what Internet marketing says
   
3. Aesthetics? what sort of look would she like, brutal German utility, insta-friendlycoloured wa handles, etc.
   

I've said it before but the biggest help I was given for buying a knife for someone who isn't 6' (and punches stuff) etc is they won't have the same wrist power, i.e. the smaller nimble knife does prove more use

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.

Might be worth looking at All Day Knives. They're nice balance between being decent quality but not mega fancy. The handles are all recycled plastic & come in many a nice colour.

They used to do a decent stainless santoku but I have a feeling they're Carbon steel now, I've got one of the bread knives & it's v nice.

she would do for something worth it.

Not saying I know here better than you, but this is less true than you want to believe.

I don't have a ready suggestion, hopefully others will. But at least you're now looking for:

1. Stainless
   
2. 18cm max
   
3. Japanese aesthetic
   
   

Not to reignite an old debate, but at that price you will get a nice knife so go with what you think she'll love rather than obsessing about features.

and a bad + there may be an 'unseen' circumstance of 'hi-end' knifes are fkin hard to handle