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JA Henckels Knives
As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives
to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? |
JA Henckels Knives
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. We have several ceramic sharpeners already.........thanks for the tip. I have always used them on my filet and kitchen knives. Why didn't you like the Henckels 9" sharpening steel? http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg...._1882_52475724 |
JA Henckels Knives
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
JA Henckels Knives
"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Ouch. I would not use that on a set of fine knives. |
JA Henckels Knives
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. BTW: Consumer Reports recently did a review on kitchen knives and rated the Pro S series higher than the 5 Star series. Is the 5 Star series forged or stamped? What type of handles do they come with? |
JA Henckels Knives
Harry Krause wrote:
JohnH wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** I had one of those. I threw it out. They are two different products. A steel (and I think the product Harry listed is just a ceramic steel) is used to straighten out the edge of the knife that gets bent over as you use the knife. The "sharpener" JohnH listed regrinds the edge. Most people recommend using a steel for normal use, and on the good quality knives you are discussing should only ground every few years. Before you grind they knife the knife, they use the steel to make sure the edge is straight. Most chefs only have their knives "sharpen" by a professional, and use the steel all other times. -- Reggie ************************************************** ************* That's my story and I am sticking to it. ************************************************** ************* |
JA Henckels Knives
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:40:29 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote: JohnH wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** I had one of those. I threw it out. They do take some learning. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
JA Henckels Knives
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:24:49 -0500, Reggie Smithers
wrote: Harry Krause wrote: JohnH wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** I had one of those. I threw it out. They are two different products. A steel (and I think the product Harry listed is just a ceramic steel) is used to straighten out the edge of the knife that gets bent over as you use the knife. The "sharpener" JohnH listed regrinds the edge. Most people recommend using a steel for normal use, and on the good quality knives you are discussing should only ground every few years. Before you grind they knife the knife, they use the steel to make sure the edge is straight. Most chefs only have their knives "sharpen" by a professional, and use the steel all other times. The final grade of the sharpener is no more than a steel. It simply adds a little coarser angle to the edge. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
JA Henckels Knives
JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:24:49 -0500, Reggie Smithers wrote: Harry Krause wrote: JohnH wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** I had one of those. I threw it out. They are two different products. A steel (and I think the product Harry listed is just a ceramic steel) is used to straighten out the edge of the knife that gets bent over as you use the knife. The "sharpener" JohnH listed regrinds the edge. Most people recommend using a steel for normal use, and on the good quality knives you are discussing should only ground every few years. Before you grind they knife the knife, they use the steel to make sure the edge is straight. Most chefs only have their knives "sharpen" by a professional, and use the steel all other times. The final grade of the sharpener is no more than a steel. It simply adds a little coarser angle to the edge. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** A steel does not grind the edge at all, it just bends it back into place. from: http://www.cutlery.com/t11t26.shtml A knife's edge is very delicate and with use its miniature teeth will curl over. A honing steel will realign the edge and also bring to the surface the carbon molecules that provide most of the cutting action. Frequent steeling is essential and will keep your knife cutting like new for months. Use your steel virtually every time you use your knives. Steeling vs. Sharpening: Over time, your knife will lose its edge and steeling will not be effective. At this point, sharpening is necessary. We recommend using an oil stone, Japanese whetstone or diamond stone. While these do require learning the technique, they can be easily mastered. An electric sharpener is a convenient alternative to stone, but a poor model can damage the edge on good cutlery. Chef's Choice makes the best we have tested -- Reggie ************************************************** ************* That's my story and I am sticking to it. ************************************************** ************* |
JA Henckels Knives
"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:40:29 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JohnH wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** I had one of those. I threw it out. They do take some learning. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Why would you risk ruining a good set of knives on a contraption like that? |
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On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:58:16 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT
comREMOVETHIS wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I prefer a knife with the edge running all the way to the back of the blade steel (ie: no bolster). It's easier to maintain the shape of the blade when sharpening which is very important with chef knifes especially. Mark E. Williams |
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message . .. As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I have the 5 star small paring knifes in the boat for bait cutting as well as in the kitchen. My main knives are Forschner brand. I like the feel better than the Henkels, lighter weight. They are made by the same people, just do not like the feel of the heavier Henkel. Great knives, both brands. |
JA Henckels Knives
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Ouch. I would not use that on a set of fine knives. Is a great sharpener. Not like most of the cheapies. As to the steel, is different than a ceramic. One will remove metal to sharpen, but the steel, just straightens the edge. Use it often, and you do not have to sharpen the knife that often. Watch any bucher. He will have a steel hanging from his belt. |
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Calif Bill wrote:
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Ouch. I would not use that on a set of fine knives. Is a great sharpener. Not like most of the cheapies. As to the steel, is different than a ceramic. One will remove metal to sharpen, but the steel, just straightens the edge. Use it often, and you do not have to sharpen the knife that often. Watch any bucher. He will have a steel hanging from his belt. Bill, So the Ceramic is actually a "sharpener" that grinds the metal? If so, I agree with you, for home use, neither the ceramic or electric sharpener should be used more than once a year. Use the steel before each use, these high quality knives should hold an edge at least for a year. Only the cheap knives have a problem holding an edge and actually need to be sharpened more often. When using a quality knife, sharpening them more often is detrimental to the knife. -- Reggie ************************************************** ************* That's my story and I am sticking to it. ************************************************** ************* |
JA Henckels Knives
JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? My wife and I have a set, they're great. You MUST know how to properly sharpen them, and keep them sharp. So, here we have a La Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. You can go eat first rate grub for not much $$, so I like to go there once in awhile. While there, I found an instructor/chef and asked him what it would cost to sit in on a beginning class to learn to properly care and sharpen knives. That wasn't possible, but he did bring me out all of the instructional sheets!! |
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Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. We have several ceramic sharpeners already.........thanks for the tip. I have always used them on my filet and kitchen knives. Why didn't you like the Henckels 9" sharpening steel? http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg...._1882_52475724 I'm just not a fan of sharpening steels. I think the ceramics do a better job. Steels aren't the same. Steels just brighten the edge, where after ANY use, the edge tries to curl over. The ceramic sharpeners are more aggressive. |
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message . .. As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? They seemed nice, but the Wusthof Classics fit my hand better, and the quality is every bit as good. That being the case, it comes down to personal choice. And, with regard to the steel, you don't choose either that or a sharpener. A steel is for touching up the edge BETWEEN sharpenings. If knives are sharpened correctly and not abused, the steel will do its job correctly. Look at a professional chef's toolsl and you'll see that the steel is used constantly. As far as buying a whole set, that might not make sense. Do you have any kind of set now? If yes, do all the knives get used, or does your wife focus on just one or two? You can do almost anything in the kitchen with the 3-knife set shown horizontally in this pictu http://www.wusthof.com/en/classic-knife-set.asp Cook's knife, carving knife, paring knife. Add a scalloped bread knife and steak knives and you're in business. If you cook lots of large roasts, add a longer carving knife. If she likes to do cute things with fruit & vegetable shapes, she might like one of these, by Global: http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=7831 A chef friend got me one of these. Odd, but it's more maneuverable for some tasks. |
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message . .. As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? They seemed nice, but the Wusthof Classics fit my hand better, and the quality is every bit as good. That being the case, it comes down to personal choice. And, with regard to the steel, you don't choose either that or a sharpener. A steel is for touching up the edge BETWEEN sharpenings. If knives are sharpened correctly and not abused, the steel will do its job correctly. Look at a professional chef's toolsl and you'll see that the steel is used constantly. As far as buying a whole set, that might not make sense. Do you have any kind of set now? If yes, do all the knives get used, or does your wife focus on just one or two? You can do almost anything in the kitchen with the 3-knife set shown horizontally in this pictu http://www.wusthof.com/en/classic-knife-set.asp Cook's knife, carving knife, paring knife. Add a scalloped bread knife and steak knives and you're in business. If you cook lots of large roasts, add a longer carving knife. If she likes to do cute things with fruit & vegetable shapes, she might like one of these, by Global: http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=7831 A chef friend got me one of these. Odd, but it's more maneuverable for some tasks. I purchased a 7 knife set that has all the basic knives we use. We have a good carving knife already and don't really use it that often. |
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"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:05:11 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: JimH wrote: As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet to read anything negative about them. Has anyone had any experience with these knives? I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and eight "Five Star" steak knives. These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap. Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one: http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder. Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too. The ham-turkey carver is really nice. Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block. Saves counter space. Oh hell. That's two things we agree on. I don't have the steak knives, but I love the 5 Stars. I disagree with your choice of sharpeners. I've used mine for many years now, and it's great: http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2698 -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Ouch. I would not use that on a set of fine knives. Is a great sharpener. Not like most of the cheapies. As to the steel, is different than a ceramic. One will remove metal to sharpen, but the steel, just straightens the edge. Use it often, and you do not have to sharpen the knife that often. Watch any bucher. He will have a steel hanging from his belt. Bill, So the Ceramic is actually a "sharpener" that grinds the metal? If so, I agree with you, for home use, neither the ceramic or electric sharpener should be used more than once a year. Use the steel before each use, these high quality knives should hold an edge at least for a year. Only the cheap knives have a problem holding an edge and actually need to be sharpened more often. When using a quality knife, sharpening them more often is detrimental to the knife. -- Reggie ************************************************** ************* That's my story and I am sticking to it. ************************************************** ************* My local grocery store will sharpen your knives for you. No charge. Raley's Grocery store. I use the steel a lot. |
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