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oh boy! my favourite topic. Yeah, I really wish I could try out knives seriously before I buy. The only serious damage that occurs when I enter the Knife department is to my bank account. I have a Global Utility Knife that i Hardly ever use. I use my Kyocera paring knife moderately often but it feels too....fragile and just doesn't have that intangible factor that makes you wanna use a knife every time. I have a 6" Henckels Professional S Santoku which i seem to use for just about EVERYTHING. It's not so unwieldly so I can almost use it for paring half the time. It's still big enough to do the big knife jobs. Only major flaw with it is that it doesn't have Granton edges. Btw, avoid Ceramic knives, after using one, i find that they're mostly hype. They're sharp, yes no doubt, but they're just to fricking delicate to do any real work with. I'm looking at a Chef Knife next in the 8 or 10 inch sizes. Currently debating between a Global and Wüsthof. Anyone know if the Global drop forged is worth the extra cost? It's really really heavy.

i'm always craving cold freshly squeezed orange juice

at my house.... i live alone. When i have guests over, we eat at my 4 seater dining table. When i'm alone, i eat either in front of my computer (addict!) or right next to my sink/gas hob (lazy!!!!) TV? I don't even own a TV I've banned TV in my house.

i can't decide if that is really pretty or really ugly like a bad lawn ornament.

speaking of ranges, the flames on my gas burning hobs are kinda yellow tipped. Is there anyway to get them all blue and hot like in the pictures?

next up....the Viking Blender I want!!! http://www.vikingrange.com/blenders/blenders_main.html

OOoh Jet Burner http://www.abotmills.com/2003/dcs/restaurant/r8.html 135,000 BTU/hr baby!!!!

i think Limburger or Munster could be used as a terrorist weapon on a plane. Just put it in the ventilation ducts.

ewwww...stamped blades are verboten here. ok seriously a few stamped blades are good because they're cheap and allow you more money to spend on your serious blades. But they're not pretty and definitely not lustworthy. IMHO, knives that can be stamped: fillet knife ( you dont really benefit from forged heft and all that jazz and the thinness of the blade is a must) bread knife (ditto) cake knife(that long broad thing you use to spread icing)

oh man! hahaha my crap computer at work didn't display the knives for some stupid reason. bah..WindowsXP now i'm at home..i see the knife clear as day

i bought a ceramic blade out of curiousity. A good old Kyocera ergonomic. it was VERY VERY Sharp but feels odd to handle. Feels like it has to be pampered and mollycoddled and it doesn't stick to my magnetic bar. It wasn't cheap either. It does its job but it does not inspire confidence. I'm just gonna use it for now. My S.O. is soooo gonna bug the shit out of me (to put it mildly) if I blow more money away on knives. my next blade planned is a 24cm Drop Forged Global Chef's Knife. Sure i'd love a custom blade but i can't afford it for now.

pity no picture to accompany the text i'd love to see what that knife looks like

home.. home on the range i have a 90cm 5-burner AEG. i'm quite happy with it but boy would i ever wanna trade it up for a 48" Viking. Why the hell for? I dont know

Alton Brown's Gear for your Kitchen

isn't there some artificial egg white you can buy in the stores? I saw it once

use Habanero instead of Tabasco :)

i had really crappy gifts for Christmas and I think the holiday should be cancelled on account of the fact that the gifts get crappier every year. I ate overcooked leg of Lamb bangers in maple syrup with caramelized onions and fuji apples several unindentifiable chicen dishes a dinner roll that I could probably sharpen my knives on oh... that was Christmas Eve. On Christmas day i had Spaghetti Eww Cheese Fondue Yummy Apple baked ham Turkey roasted pork loins Christmas Sucks i tell ya.

well i'm a virgin, when i'm not indulging in sex. *LOL* for that matter i'm always awake if you discount the time when i'm asleep.

one bit of niggling. title should be American Chocaltiers who do delivery *LOL* saying "who deliver" could mean "who are as good as they say they are"

amen to that! there's nothing quite like thick sliced bacon on thick cut slice of bread with a few slices of brie or emmental oh and a slice of tomato maybe add a poached egg on top garnish generously with handshred basil.

add truly asian spices like Cordyceps, Wolfberries and maybe dried orange peel.

Slightly off topic, but now i am curious. How edible are the numerous pigeons that infest each big city?

i find that if you chop in a well ventillated kitchen, and if you have a sharp enough knife and zip through it fast enough, you wont cry from chopping onions.

Sliced Bread is the Best thing. I like to slice my bread myself, thickly sliced YUM

Which is the best thing since...what? erm...leavened bread?