Do you love your knive? (AKA knive appreciation thread)

Unless he's a Sikh, or someone who needs to wear that type of knife in ceremonious style.

Still, it is a knife designed for killing, people.

Lovely.

That's a knife designed for cutting back foliage in the jungle. It's true that knives are used to kill people (I live in Glasgow, I should know) but knives are also used for other purposes. The OP, with a name based around pastries, is obviously some kind of cook/chef who loves knives. Or maybe someone who loves self-harming. In which case call this number: 08457 90 90 90

Is it not important (also live in the 'murder capital of Europe') to differentiate between domestic and non-domestic knife use?

So what implements do use lot recommend for sharpening up my Nihon Steel?

So what implements do use lot recommend for sharpening up my Nihon Steel?

Not Blue Steel(tm)

Yeah yeah Plats...

Is that your set then?

I saw that..

Another pointless thread.

look guys can you chill out? Some of you are being really cutting.

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its funny how people react to knifes in this country because where im from in france most people own/carry a pocket knife and the older generation will even only use there knife at the dinner table and refuse to use anything else.

most likely one of these

Those are more for peasants:

Laguiole...

& this is the knife-du-jour in my industry.

Art department innit

& this is the knife-du-jour in my industry.

Art department innit

Hi-jacking department, more like...

Those are more for peasants:

Laguiole...

nice.

^ I'd fuck it.

^ I'd fuck it.

good luck with that one.

As a victim of stabbing myself i do not find the discussion of tools for cooking in the least bit offensive or linked in anyway to crime.....My experience also taught me that it is not just knives that can be used for stabbing (glass in my case) a multitude of household items or tools can be used as weapons......pretty much anything in fact.

I was using my axe only yesterday.....I believe people have been killed with axes.....is it distasteful of me to discuss it's wood-splitting properties, where I bought it, how much it cost?

Before I unsubscribe from this thread, I'll say this:

If you love cooking then of course you're going to appreciate your knive, not just because you depend on it or because it feels comfortable to use, but also because - if it's a good knive - then a shitload of research, time, effort and expertise has gone into the process of making it. If you're interested in materials and manufacturing processes (which for me stems from studying chemistry and physics and, as a result of the scientific interest, having a passive interest in how bicycles are made) then you're probably going to be interested in the way your knive has been made, and the type(s) of metal it's been made from , how it was formed, how it was hardened etc. Although mine was made by many robots, I do find the earlier craftsmanship of knifes interesting - as I find the craftsmanship of anything interesting, whether it's hand-built bicycle frames, carpentry or glassblowing. And then there's the skill/technique you need to be able to chop stuff quickly/efficiently but safely. It actually feels pretty good to be able to use something that happens to be potentially dangerous, to achieve a result in a perfectly safe way.

I'm no Captain Maturity but if you find that offensive or disgusting then you need to grow the fuck up.

I don't use knifes to stab people and I have never had, and will never have, any intention of doing so. However I do enjoy chopping various foodstuffs fast as fuck with them. My knive stays in the drawer when not in use. How is that distasteful or dangerous? How does that put people in hospital? How does that cause any harm to anyone? If you cannot mentally seperate utility knifes from the knifes that have been designed for killing people, and you cannot mentally seperate the appreciation of a great cooking utensil from the idea of stabbing someone, then you are a grade A fuckwit.

Enjoy your day.

I want to give you a hug, but.....its knife not knive my friend.

I find it intriguing that you consistently spell 'knife' as 'knive' and 'knives' as 'knifes'--why?

Before I unsubscribe from this thread

You're right, there has to be a cut-off point for every thread.

(But can you even unsubscribe from a thread you've started? I've never tried it.)

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