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post #31 of 43
12/4/08 at 9:28pm
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I made some comment about Shun on eGullet and got a dissertation on why they are like the Corneliani of Japanese knives, and only idiots don't move on from that phase quickly. Fun stuff!

I would love to read this thread. I wonder if speaker cables came into play.
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post #32 of 43
12/4/08 at 11:12pm
That's a pretty good deal on them. Too bad it's OOS now.
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post #33 of 43
12/5/08 at 4:58am
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The narrowness of the boning knife comes in quite handy in certain tasks, and makes it better than a paring. At the FCI, FWIW, the instructors use boning and fillet knives and taught us to do so as well.

You went to the FCI?

Link the Shun thread on egullet btw. I'm curious to see what the hate is about. :P
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post #34 of 43
12/5/08 at 2:26pm
Here is another deal on good knives : Messermeister Meridian Elite 8" chef, 6" utility and a 3.5" parer for $61.38 with free shipping. You can use MS Live cashback for additional saving, though right now it's at partly 15%. I just bought two sets but the seller is showing 10 sets left. I found the same set on Amazon for $176 plus shipping. The 6" utility is not terribly useful but the other two knives are essential. The quality of these knives should be similar to the higher end Wusthoff and Henckels knives with the added advantage of a partial bolster for ease of sharpening and a better finished factory edge. Korin aka Japanese Knives Mecca East, is having their semi-annual sale (15% off all knives). At entry level, I recommend checking out their Togiharu Molybdenum line. Oh and I am not affiliated with Korin or the ebay seller above.
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post #35 of 43
12/5/08 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by Dmax View Post
Here is another deal on good knives : Messermeister Meridian Elite 8" chef, 6" utility and a 3.5" parer for $61.38 with free shipping. You can use MS Live cashback for additional saving, though right now it's at partly 15%. I just bought two sets but the seller is showing 10 sets left. I found the same set on Amazon for $176 plus shipping.


The 6" utility is not terribly useful but the other two knives are essential. The quality of these knives should be similar to the higher end Wusthoff and Henckels knives with the added advantage of a partial bolster for ease of sharpening and a better finished factory edge.

Korin aka Japanese Knives Mecca East, is having their semi-annual sale (15% off all knives). At entry level, I recommend checking out their Togiharu Molybdenum line.

Oh and I am not affiliated with Korin or the ebay seller above.

Did Korin start their sale early this year? I thought it was January. So much for not wanting any new knives.
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post #36 of 43
12/5/08 at 6:35pm
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Did Korin start their sale early this year? I thought it was January. So much for not wanting any new knives.
I thought it was December and maybe July of every year. Not to be outdone http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/ is having a 10% sale on some brands.
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post #37 of 43
12/5/08 at 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by Dmax View Post
Here is another deal on good knives : Messermeister Meridian Elite 8" chef, 6" utility and a 3.5" parer for $61.38 with free shipping. You can use MS Live cashback for additional saving, though right now it's at partly 15%. I just bought two sets but the seller is showing 10 sets left. I found the same set on Amazon for $176 plus shipping. The 6" utility is not terribly useful but the other two knives are essential. The quality of these knives should be similar to the higher end Wusthoff and Henckels knives with the added advantage of a partial bolster for ease of sharpening and a better finished factory edge.
I a set of Messermeister knives (I don't think those, but similar, they were a lot more expensive), some of the best knives I have ever owned. I use the 3.5" parer more than any other knife I own. The balance, weight and quality are top notch. Shun, Wusthoff and Henckels are for n00bs who think that W/S sells top notch stuff. Did anyone ready that awesome New Yorker Story a few weeks back about the knife maker? Great work. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...ct_oppenheimer
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post #38 of 43
12/5/08 at 11:59pm
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Originally Posted by farfisa23 View Post
I have those Messermeister knives, best knives I have ever owned. I use the 3.5" parer more than any other knife I own. The balance, weight and quality are top notch. Shun, Wusthoff and Henckels are for n00bs who think that W/S sells top notch stuff.

Did anyone ready that awesome New Yorker Story a few weeks back about the knife maker? Great work. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...ct_oppenheimer

This must be a joke.

I have those Messermeister knives as well, and I've also had the opportunity to try out multiple Shuns and a chef even let me use his Shun set during class for a few days. There is really no comparison. Don't get me wrong, Messermeister knives are pretty damn good, and I'm completely happy with them. But Shun is next level. Srsly.
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post #39 of 43
12/6/08 at 12:08am
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
This must be a joke.

I have those Messermeister knives as well, and I've also had the opportunity to try out multiple Shuns and a chef even let me use his Shun set during class for a few days. There is really no comparison. Don't get me wrong, Messermeister knives are pretty damn good, and I'm completely happy with them. But Shun is next level. Srsly.

You're in cooking school and you know how people get about their steel. I have used these knives for five years and I love them.

I don't like the weight of the shuns or most Japanese steel, if I had to choose one Axis power to make my knives, it would be from the country that slaughtered my relatives in WWII, that would be Germany, man.
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post #40 of 43
12/6/08 at 12:11am
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You're in cooking school and you know how people get about their steel. I have used these knives for five years and I love them.

I don't like the weight of the shuns or most Japanese steel, if I had to choose one Axis power to make my knives, it would be from the country that slaughtered my relatives in WWII, that would be Germany, man.

I can't argue with that logic. Like I said, I like my knives quite a bit. I have no problem with them, they've served me very well since I got here. I just lust after Shun.
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post #41 of 43
12/6/08 at 12:16am
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I can't argue with that logic. Like I said, I like my knives quite a bit. I have no problem with them, they've served me very well since I got here. I just lust after Shun.

Logic is my specialty, brah.

Have you used any ceramic knives, kwilk? I have been wanting one of those for some queer reason. I think I may watch too much Simply Ming on the PBS, becuase sometimes I want a giant Breitling too.
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post #42 of 43
12/6/08 at 12:18am
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Logic is my specialty, brah.

Have you used any ceramic knives, kwilk? I have been wanting one of those for some queer reason. I think I may watch too much Simply Ming on the PBS, becuase sometimes I want a giant Breitling too.

Who doesn't want a giant Breitling. They advertise in GQ. They must be the pinnacle of watches!!! Actually, I'd take a Breitling over my lower line Kenneth Cole watch anyday.

I used a ceramic knife at Sur La Table once. It was a paring knife. It was surprisingly sharp and able to cut pretty well. I would have no problems working with it, I would just worry about how well it would hold up to sharpening and honing.
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post #43 of 43
12/6/08 at 1:45pm
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I can't argue with that logic. Like I said, I like my knives quite a bit. I have no problem with them, they've served me very well since I got here. I just lust after Shun.

http://www.korin.com/product.php?pid...um=HKR-EA-G240

Not quite Shun, but for the price (on sale now no less) a fantastic performer. Ground to roughly the same bevel angle as Shun, but where Shun is (iirc) a 50/50 bevel, this one is 70/30, favoring the right hand.

ALTHOUGH you can also probably grind your Messers to a more acute angle (practice with a spare first) and have comparable results.
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