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I'm quite geeky about cooking stuff, and few years back (after reading this thread), convinced myself that what I really wanted was a hand made Japanese knife - bought as a present to myself a Ryky Tran Gyuto - clad carbon steel, trad Japanese handle. It was discounted as the handle had a slight scratch on it (but still twice the price of any other knife I've bought).
https://burrfectionstore.com/en-gb/collections/ryky-tran
anyway - i hardly ever use it. It sits in a drawer and every now and then I prep some veg with it, wipe it down and put it away again. I just can't get used to it as an everyday knife.
So I'd be tempted by the Wustoff / Henckells / Zwilling route - a couple of these are what I use every day.
ChasnotRobert-
Getting a few chips on the blade will help you feel less precious about it
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It was only when I got a decent knife sharpener that I started using the Japanese knives I had been given. Once that happened it opened the floodgates and the decent knives are no longer in boxes in a drawer but on a knife stand on the worktop.
I really love the satisfaction of using the nicer blades but also have a tap next to wear I do food prep and a dry microfibre cloth. So now I have a good routine of rinse and wipe down the blade before I put it down. Of course I occasionally forget but generally the routine happens, the knives stay sharp and are in decent nick.
If I am preparing meat on a bone or chopping nuts I will still use a standard western stainless steel blade. I have stopped trying to rock chop with Japanese blades as I did slightly damage the edge of one but so far touch wood I haven’t shipped or snapped a carbon steel knife.
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i hardly ever use it
I own two beautiful handmade Japanese knives that don't get used either. My OH isn't very careful with stuff so I keep them tucked away because she will wreck them. I came home one day to find one of them on the counter next to a cut lemon, I almost had a stroke. I know I'm a fussy cunt but she takes the piss. 🤣
I probably need a special knife block with a lock on it. I have three IKEA knives that I use for everyday stuff, a paring knife (which OH bent the tip on opening a jar), chef's knife and cleaver. OH will pull any old knife from the block, filleting knife, bread knife or even a palette knife to cut a piece of fruit. I've learnt to accept it. She's destroyed at least three of my dad's old Sabatiers.
CBD oil is great.🤪
Sumo
dancing james
RonAsheton
Thanks everyone, not entirely sure how you've helped, basically still in exactly the same rabbit hole 😂