Category: Goodies & Toys

Coming Back to an Old Favorite: Fujitake 300mm Gyuto

I haven’t used my Fuji­take 300mm gyuto much as of late. I’ve had other kitchen toys to keep my hands busy, par­tic­u­larly as I’ve been on a bit of a car­bon steel ride and got my hands on a num­ber of nice spec­i­mens. How­ever, I decided to pick up my Fuji­take tonight, and wow, it […]

Tuesday June 22nd, 2010 in Goodies & Toys | Comments Off

A Look at 2 Tanaka Petty Knives

In the world of Japan­ese knives, Tanaka is one of the oft-mentioned names for new­com­ers and those look­ing for solid value. They are very afford­able knives that per­form very well. You will eas­ily find peo­ple on the var­i­ous knife and cook­ing forums say­ing they per­form as well as knives 2 to 3 times the price. That’s […]

Monday April 19th, 2010 in Goodies & Toys | Comments Off

Tempted by More Kitchen Steel That I Don’t Need

I am a knife junkie. I like the expe­ri­ence of cook­ing, and for me the best part is all the cut­ting! There are few plea­sures quite like tak­ing a finely-crafted knife and hav­ing your way with meat, fish, fruit and veg­eta­bles to get exactly what you want with min­i­mal effort. I am, by naa­ture, prone […]

Wednesday March 31st, 2010 in Goodies & Toys | 3 Comments »

& Cutting Performance — A Quick & Dirty Demonstration">Knife Quality & Cutting Performance — A Quick & Dirty Demonstration

A good knife cuts bet­ter than a crappy knife. An excel­lent knife cuts bet­ter than a good knife. So what makes a good knife good, and an excel­lent knife excel­lent? It has to do with the steel qual­ity, blade geom­e­try, and the sharp­en­ing qual­ity. In this fol­low­ing video, I demon­strate by using paper, how some […]

Saturday March 20th, 2010 in Goodies & Toys | Comments Off

How Handmade Japanese Knives Are Made

To a kitchen knife afi­cionado, japan­ese knives are some of the most insanely well-made cut­ting machines one can use.  To a col­lec­tor of high-quality goods, items made by the hands of skilled arti­sans and mas­ters are par­tic­u­larly delight­ful. For all the won­ders of auto­mated man­u­fac­tur­ing, the results that come from the skilled hands of a […]

Friday February 19th, 2010 in Goodies & Toys | Comments Off

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