Kitchen knives

[HeyWayne]

There's even such a thing as ceramic knives now I've noticed in some shops. Anyone tried them?

[bobleponge]

Er I tried to peruse the Nesbitt website but cant find it. I am quite rubbish at finding specific websites without the address.
If anyone has it I would be very appreciative
Thanks

Homesick in Sudan

[HeyWayne]

Is this the one?

Nisbets Next Day Catering Equipment

[bobleponge]

Thats the rascal
Cheers.

[smallblueplanet]

We've got Global - good looking knives (I'm such a poseur!). We've also got what looks like a faux sabatier...

...whichever you plump for it seems to me the most difficult thing to do is keep them sharp. We've got a ceramic sharpener, but I can't get the 'blade angle' right and end up blunting them!

[bobleponge]

My but those Global knives arent overly cheap.
My best mate is the butcher, so he always sharpens my stuff for me at his work. I used to get some funny looks walking into his shop and taking various blades out of my bag for him, but they are getting more used to the mad Englishman these days.

Homesick in Sudan

[Hans Mum]

Global here too....we got ours at the Good Food Show a few years ago, and got a good show deal on them...., lots of other knife manufacturers there too maybe a bit far for you at the moment though

[lynda66]

i got some cheap ones that had a whiteboard on the front of the flat holder thing that i could put on the wall out of little hands reach and write myself notes on think they were about a fiver lol ...... think i should get some new ones really, but they all work fine and i've perfected sharpening and they are about 12 years old now. in reality i only use 3 of them, one for bread and meat and a little one for veg, dunno what the other 3 are for lol.

[smallblueplanet]

My but those Global knives arent overly cheap...

Nah they're not, I bought the OH a couple as a pressie years ago, when I was stuck for ideas!

I just looked (properly) and actually the 'faux sabatier' is a Mundial knife a 5111-6

Mundial

its very good, the blade doesn't 'rust spot' which the Global does, and feels good in the hand - much more reasonably priced too. (I might get a couple more!)

[Birdie Wife]

Funny, I always seem to get sharp implements from my OH for special occasions too... my colleague who is very superstitious is horrified!! We get a lot of things from the Axminster Tool Centre (have a browse of their catalogue - it's amazing and not just for gadget-heads). I got an 8-piece knife set for about £60 about three years ago and it's great - though I think if I were to buy again, I would go for the next quality tier as the chef's knives which get a lot of use are starting to get slight chips in them.

[coomber]

We've got Global - good looking knives (I'm such a poseur!). We've also got what looks like a faux sabatier...

...whichever you plump for it seems to me the most difficult thing to do is keep them sharp. We've got a ceramic sharpener, but I can't get the 'blade angle' right and end up blunting them!

I bought a Mino Sharp water sharpener, its recommended for use with global knives - its does the angle for you, you just slide the knife through - its brilliant

[geoff]

Global are good, but try to have a play with them first Some people don't like the metal handles, or the way they balance; you could make an expensive mistake

I reckon the best value for money are Swibo, look in Nisbetts catalogue or website, or look up Kitchen Equipment in your Yellow Pages and visit a local shop; it doesn't matter how good the knives are supposed to be, there is no substitute for handling them before you buy

[smallblueplanet]

These are on offer (the handle is a darker colour than shows on the screen), bought a santoku for £17 excellent quality for price.

Zeva

[HeyWayne]

One thing I've found is that I get on better with bigger knives. We bought a set which included a 6" chefs knife and whilst it's good for pretty much any task, I tend to find myself using the 10" version - a proper Michael Myers jobbie.

[womble]

A guy who does some butchering for me now and again, gave me this advice.
Buy something with a good blade, like a victorinox, briefly sharpen it every time you use it, don't buy the expensive knife sets, you don't need it.
Buy a couple of small knives, something like a 3" and a 5", a larger one for carving and a bread knife if you need it.

The victorinox nylon handled knives are cheap and excellent, although they won't give you that "look at my expensive knives in the kitchen" look.
Nisbetts do them.