Do you have a favorite cooking knife?

**BratPAQ** · March 6th, 2022 11:09 PM

I'm just wondering if anyone have a special cooking knife? I usually just buy from department store around less than ₱1k. Ok naman sya it last for years pero problem ko I need to sharpen it after few uses.

Now I'm seeing these knives at amazon that cost more than $200 may mga Japanese name and may etch pa, one I remember is damascus. I wonder if the price of those are just for the etch, or the price is also because it stays sharp longer than cheap ones. Maybe it's using special metal?

I guess I'm asking if anyone here have special cooking knives and your experience.

**dr. d** · March 6th, 2022 11:48 PM

my favorite was not even purchased in a store.
it is a generic locally-produced knife that i purchased from an ambulant vendor in banawe, while i was having my car fixed there.
eight inches long blade and a wood handle.
it's been more than ten years, and it's still going strong.
"yari raw sa bulitas."

when buying knife,
i recommend one with a thicker blade, one that won't bend. it keeps its sharpness longer.

there was this ad here in these threads, that kept popping up.
it was a japanese knife daw, a "samurai knife" that was so sharp daw.
i googled, and it seems it was a fake. it wasn't even made in japan.

my favorite sharpening instrument is the traditional two-surfaced sharpening stone "from czekoslovakia".
puede rin yung sharpening stick from the mall, but i think the sharpness wrought about by the stone lasted longer.

**papi smith** · March 7th, 2022 05:40 AM

I also wondered and is amazed by those home tv knives that cut through meat and ice like they were bread and needs no sharpening too. But I resisted it cause I have the impression that all home tv products are just hyped. In the case of the knife and all other knife products, I believe it is the skill of the person who makes the knife look effective in the ad. Praktisado ung actor and I bet it was the best of several takes which is presented in the ad.

But going back to topic, my favorite knife before was a cheap serrated knife, I use it all of the time except for meat. Then came this shopwise knife coupon promo where I got a bigger flat blade all around knife which I use to this day, it's not my favorite but I just got used to it, needs frequent sharpening with a carborundum stone though.

**dr. d** · March 7th, 2022 11:34 AM

what i find hard to believe,
is the show "forged in fire".
i can not believe that those blades do not have a mark on them, despite the torture they undergo during the testing process.
in my real life experience, i have yet to see an un-marred blade, after it is hacked against some hard object.
"remember, this test is not what your blade does to the block, but what the block does to your blade."

**BratPAQ** · March 7th, 2022 12:57 PM

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This is one of the knife I'm curious about. Frankly I don't know the meaning of the specs mention here like:
Damascus
Hammered - perhaps means it's forged by a blacksmirh rather than a machine made blade?
33 layered - number of times the steel is folded during forge?
Vg-10
Gyuto

I'll probably Google some of these terms later.

**WallyWest** · March 7th, 2022 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by BratPAQ

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This is one of the knife I'm curious about. Frankly I don't know the meaning of the specs mention here like:
Damascus
Hammered - perhaps means it's forged by a blacksmirh rather than a machine made blade?
33 layered - number of times the steel is folded during forge?
Vg-10
Gyuto

I'll probably Google some of these terms later.

Damascus I think is those patterns on the blade. Made by twisting the metal as it's being hammered into shape. Been hearing it a lot on the show Forged In Fire.

Hammered... Yeah I think it means forged the old fashioned way either by hand or machine. Sa YouTube kasi may napapanood akong gumagamit lang ng carbon steel bar which they just grind ang cut until magkorteng blade.

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**dr. d** · March 7th, 2022 02:26 PM

... advertised price of over 100 USD !!??

ang mahal naman...

**ice15** · March 7th, 2022 02:51 PM

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**gearhead000** · March 8th, 2022 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by papi smith

I also wondered and is amazed by those home tv knives that cut through meat and ice like they were bread and needs no sharpening too. But I resisted it cause I have the impression that all home tv products are just hyped. In the case of the knife and all other knife products, I believe it is the skill of the person who makes the knife look effective in the ad. Praktisado ung actor and I bet it was the best of several takes which is presented in the ad.

But going back to topic, my favorite knife before was a cheap serrated knife, I use it all of the time except for meat. Then came this shopwise knife coupon promo where I got a bigger flat blade all around knife which I use to this day, it's not my favorite but I just got used to it, needs frequent sharpening with a carborundum stone though.

When I was shopping for knives for my kitchen, I looked at this Miracle Blade knife set also.
Mga 90's kids dito would know sikat na sikat ito sa mga TV shopping channels noon.
I've read the reviews and for those who actually bought the set, mukhang positive naman ang mga feedbacks.

Inisip ko na lang kailangan ko ba talaga ganito karaming blades?
Yung steak knives na lang, I don't think I would need the 4 of them at one time.
Probably mga 1 or 2 lang siguro sa whole set na ito which I would use regularly.
At duda rin ako sa balance nito just from the looks of it.

Besides, these are now cheaply Made in China so the Php299 ~ 600 average price online, thus I have doubts on its longevity.
Not sure saan gawa yung mga unang batch but those are the ones with feedbacks of 10 or so years of satisfactory use.

As for now, happy na muna ako dun sa nabili ko sa Mr. DIY na Japanese style chef knife.
Sharp and well balanced naman. You may just need to hit the sharpening block sometimes.

**dr. d** · March 8th, 2022 08:29 PM

so what do i have?
a banawe knife,
two other general purpose knives and a cleaver from i don't remember where,
a set of cheap steak knives, two bread knives, a paring knife, and a cheap set of plastic-handled hanging flatware set that includes four "butter" knives, that i purchased all from sm,
and oh yes! a double-bladed knife that i asked the manang to throw away as it's dangerous to use if the user were absent-minded.