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griz400

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Most  the guys I have hunted with have been butchers from Publix markets both here in Tampa area and in Georgia where we hunt ,,, 

They seem to all use the brand of knives,at work an at home ... Forschner knife set  when we are t hunt camp, they rub 2 knifes together,and sharpen them off the other knife ,,, It's a butcher thing I guess ... Through the years now,they have giving me several of these knifes,always seem sharp .. and that is all they all use at work ... any other suggestions ???  found  set for around 250.00 that I like ...http://www.cutleryandmore.com/victo...MI5dOUgYjd1QIVk4WzCh2xQAlAEAYYAyABEgLK8_D_BwE
 
That is really more than you need but if money is no issue, that is a set that will last a couple decades. Learn to use a Basic round steel to maintain the edge, safer and more efficient. I have two 8" Chef's Knife, 6" Flex Boning Knife, 8" Swissclassic Bread Knife, 10" Pro Slicing Knife and the Wusthof 9" Diamond Steel. NOTE: Let weight of knife Hone the burrs off. Add pressure to Sharpen. Sharpen too often and you will wear out the Knife. Beginners are better off with a Basic Round Honing Steel...JJ
 
Victorinox knives are great for the price. And most of the Wüsthof classic knives are good buys. I have the Americas test kitchen book from the last 17 years and the Cooks Country book from past 9 years. They have tested all the brands from .50¢ to $500.00. From last few years. I trust the non commercial funded results of their tests.. public tv [emoji]128521[/emoji]
 
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I have a set of J.A. Henckels knives that we received for our wedding in 2003. I have taken very good care of them, ie: hand washing, honing before use, and sharpening when needed. they are as good as they were when we got them. In fact, I had to replace the block because the old one had gotten kinda ratty and I also bought a matching set of steak knives. Henckels are a good bang for the buck in my opinion.

Yes there are better knives than mine, in fact I saw some in Geilenkirchen, Germany that I would sell a child for, but in the long run function vs. beauty took over. 
 
griz search for Mercer Knives I only have the bread knife,but if the rest are as well made.You would have a good set for and save some cash

Richie
 
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Im a huge Cutco fan. They are reasonably priced and a FOREVER warranty. Been using them for the last 30 years. I have a full set, and then some...
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  I like the regular knifes but not sold on the proprietary DD edge serrated ones. Mostly because I cannot sharpen them myself. I am seriously considering honing them all down to a straight edge.

It has taken me many years of practice, but I have finally mastered hand sharpening with stones. I am loving this set of Japanese Shapton ceramic water stones! My knives wont ever touch a steel again!
 
For the money, you can't beat Dexter Russell. I love all of the ones I have.

For hunting I love my Havalon knives with the replaceable scalpel blades. It actually works well for deboning too, albeit a little small.

I hate my Cutco set. Too many drawbacks to list, but the problems are well documented online for anyone that cares to Google it.
 
griz400 said:
I got this set in the "cart" , but I havent pulled the trigger yet, the 3 of these knifes I have, I told the wife to use em for about a eek and see if she likes em,, These knifes are really sharp carbon stainless ...
http://www.cutleryandmore.com/product_view.asp?id=23957
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Those are the ones that Americas test kitchen like. Victorinox
They don't just test a few brands. They test hundreds of knives. Looking at all the assets they have or don't.
 
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griz400 said:
 
I got this set in the "cart" , but I havent pulled the trigger yet, the 3 of these knifes I have, I told the wife to use em for about a eek and see if she likes em,, These knifes are really sharp carbon stainless ...

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/product_view.asp?id=23957
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I do this often. Put stuff in a cart but don't check out for a day or two. Sometimes they will send you a coupon for 5 or 10% to get you to come back and complete the checkout.

Victronix are nice knives lots of bang for the buck.
 
nothing wrong with link, I clicked on it ... its this website 
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any more, websites have alot of ads ... just like smf ...
 
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No.. I mean now my phone thinks I'm shopping for those knives. So it's giving me a pop up add for them . [emoji]128077[/emoji] while in here
If I go look at say, wood pellets, on home depot site ,I will later on get advertising for wood pellets.. and so on. But yes, I did see that site of your link.. it had the same butcher block set of knives I screen shot to show you that was in here on the bottom of the forum page. Lol
 
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masonsjax said:
For the money, you can't beat Dexter Russell. I love all of the ones I have.

For hunting I love my Havalon knives with the replaceable scalpel blades. It actually works well for deboning too, albeit a little small.

I hate my Cutco set. Too many drawbacks to list, but the problems are well documented online for anyone that cares to Google it.
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I'll second this. Been using them for years. Only fillet knives I'll use. My 6" & 8" Chefs knives are the most used knives in my kitchen.
 
I used Dexter knives in the firehouse for many years. Can't beat the quality for the price. At home, after using a Wusthof Classic 10" chef's knife as my main knife for many years, I went higher end and bought a Kikuichi Gyuto for my primary kitchen work with the Wusthof stepping in for things like slicing ribs and such. Other than that, a Shun paring knife and a Shun boning knife are about the only knives I use from my collection gathered over the years.
 
Chef JimmyJ said:
That is really more than you need but if money is no issue, that is a set that will last a couple decades. Learn to use a Basic round steel to maintain the edge, safer and more efficient. I have two 8" Chef's Knife, 6" Flex Boning Knife, 8" Swissclassic Bread Knife, 10" Pro Slicing Knife and the Wusthof 9" Diamond Steel. NOTE: Let weight of knife Hone the burrs off. Add pressure to Sharpen. Sharpen too often and you will wear out the Knife. Beginners are better off with a Basic Round Honing Steel...JJ
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I've pretty much retired the steel. I use Stropman strops on occasion along with a ceramic hone. Onto the Apex sharpener once or twice a year as needed. It has reduced the frequency of sharpening. I do agree that people learning how to use the steel is the best first step.
 
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