Would You Buy a $400 Chef's Knife?
I used to be a cook, and I understand why someone would. But in my current lifestyle, no.
I have had an set of inexpensive knives for years. Every day before I use them, I sharpen them. Thatâs all I need. They work great.
yup I got cheapy ones too and with that sharpener, omg I have to watch I donât cut off a hand while dealing with my steaks my knives scare me some days HA
I havenât bought a $400 knife, but my two most used knives are Japanese steel. I find the cheap knives donât hold an edge for very long. And a dull knife is a dangerous knife.
I canât work without a razor sharp knife now. They say a dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one, and I believe it. Iâd be more afraid of my knife if I were chopping onions and stuff like you see on tv! Thatâs crazy. Another thing that petrifies me is when people use a mandolin with their bare hands.
I would not; that is way above my price range --unless I was a millionaire, then I might not mind (but I have always budgeted like crazy so hard to know!).
I think itâs one of those incremental, non-linear things. A $40 knive is not âtwice as goodâ as a $20 one, in general. A $100 knife is likely âsomewhat betterâ than the $40 knife, but around the world would often not be worth it. For $400, or $4000, youâre probably truly getting a âfantasticâ knife, but the price is increasing by orders of magnitude, and âgiant leapsâ while the quality is going up by small increments.
yea, yea, that thing scares me too when I see someone using one and just slicing away with no guardâŚI hear ya on that LOL
I was cutting a steak a bit and just âtappedâ ever so lightly on my knuckle area with my knife and I sliced so deep it was crazy and that thing bled and bled forever. I was surprised with the littlest touch I got nailed so bad with my knife. I watch mine now
I got one of these a couple years ago. Winco brand. Excellent âcheapâ knife for $16 (and I see that one with a 10 inch blade is still only $16.66 on AmazonâŚ). Mine has a 7 inch blade, is really comfortable to use, and the blade is really strong.
Mine had a fearfully sharp factory edge on it, and without even feeling it right away I got the tip of a little finger good with the point⌠Circulation checkâŚ
I bought a small Japanese knife for $140 a couple of years ago. It was sharp, but Iâve had issues with pieces of knife edge chipping off, which is kind of scary considering I might ingest them. My favorite knife is OXO brand and I doubt if it cost much.