Glad you like the new knife. Consider keeping the old one for a backup or to take on vacation.
That makes sense, but I am the polar opposite of a "hoarder." I hate having stuff around that I will not likely use.
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Glad you like the new knife. Consider keeping the old one for a backup or to take on vacation.
"My dogs" gave me a beautiful Shun chef's knife for my birthday!
Its better to go out in the store and try out the knives which is of your comfort.
I originally had a 10-inch F. Dick chef's knife that I picked up at a thrift store, along with some other no-name brand knives. When my insignificant other moved out, she took my 10-inch Dick with her. So I bought a nice set of Henckels in a block on sale at Macy's for about 150 bucks, and I used those for a couple of years. They were adequate, but nothing special. Then I, too discovered the Gunter Wilhelm knives. I bought the 12 piece block set with pakka wood handles, no steak knives. It cost me over $500.00, and that was back in 2002. Not only are they visibly and ergonomically pleasing, they are made with good quality German steel that holds an edge forever, and if anything goes wrong, they will replace the knife, without questions, songs, or dances. My 8-inch chef's knife popped a rivet, they replaced it. My paring knife blade became discoloured, they replaced it. Then, three years ago an unscrupulous moving company stole all my belongings, took them to New Jersey instead of Niagara Falls, and held them for ransom, which I couldn't afford to pay. So now I am using restaurant supply knives until I can save up enough money to buy a new set of Gunter Willhelm's.Fast forward to about 10 years ago ( maybe less), I went to a food/ wine show. Among the vendors were Gunter Wilhelm knives, a bunch of cutting boards with various veggies to try the knives out on. The second I picked one of the knives out, I knew it was for me. The size, weight, balance, grip. It just felt " Right" in my hands. Are the greatest, best quality knives? Im sure they are not, but the price was right and the comfort was there. They almost felt like they were custom made for me. ive been purchasing them ever since.
I originally had a 10-inch F. Dick chef's knife that I picked up at a thrift store, along with some other no-name brand knives. When my insignificant other moved out, she took my 10-inch Dick with her. So I bought a nice set of Henckels in a block on sale at Macy's for about 150 bucks, and I used those for a couple of years. They were adequate, but nothing special. Then I, too discovered the Gunter Wilhelm knives. I bought the 12 piece block set with pakka wood handles, no steak knives. It cost me over $500.00, and that was back in 2002. Not only are they visibly and ergonomically pleasing, they are made with good quality German steel that holds an edge forever, and if anything goes wrong, they will replace the knife, without questions, songs, or dances. My 8-inch chef's knife popped a rivet, they replaced it. My paring knife blade became discoloured, they replaced it. Then, three years ago an unscrupulous moving company stole all my belongings, took them to New Jersey instead of Niagara Falls, and held them for ransom, which I couldn't afford to pay. So now I am using restaurant supply knives until I can save up enough money to buy a new set of Gunter Willhelm's.