Deadly Weapons required... hahaha!

Bargain_Rzl · 6 April 2005 at 9:09PM

:eek: :eek: Yes that's right, I'm off on one of my killing sprees again, and I need some labour-saving murder weapons :eek: :eek:

Well actually, I've recently started doing a lot more cooking from scratch (thanks to you lot) and I need a better kitchen knife and scissors than the knackered, blunt old things I already have. You try boning and dicing a pork chop with a blunt knife :mad:

Does anybody have any recommendations for knives/scissors currently on the market that are good and sharp, that will last a long time and be good value for money?

Mad Murderous Bargain Rzl :eek: :eek:

malolo · 6 April 2005 at 9:36PM

Depends how much you're willing to spend on a knife.

Currently I'm using some Fusion Forever Sharp knives that I picked up in Tesco when I moved out of home five years ago... they were a slight 'panic buy' as I had invited someone round for dinner and then realised (after the shops had closed) I had no knives to actually make them anything with!! (thank goodness for 24 hour Tesco

)

While they're not the knives I'm hoping to be using in years to come they're doing their job superbly well and after all this time are still sharp.

nearlyrich · 6 April 2005 at 9:40PM

The best knife I've got is a boning knife from Lakeland Plastics, I bought it in 1982 and it's still going strong, my DH resharpens as required. I also have a couple of Kitchen Devil Parers which are still sharp and they are from the same era.

Al_Mac · 6 April 2005 at 10:28PM

Buy cheap and replace regularly or buy expensive and re-sharpen. The middle ground is very boggy.

:beer:

moggins · 6 April 2005 at 10:58PM

Do you have a chinese supermarket anywhere near you? I bought my cleaver from one in Birmingham and I daren't let anyone else in the house use it because it's so sharp. I've had it about 8 years now, wash it by hand and put it back in it's box every time. I use it for everything that needs a bit of welly, like taking a chicken apart etc.

They had loads of others but I never went back to get the rest

I remember it cost me about a fiver but it was the best money I spent that day

Sarahsaver · 6 April 2005 at 11:02PM

i have some ikea kitchen scissors i bought and some ikea knives that were a gift, they are in a block with brightly coloured handles. They are very sharp. I had a set of 'expensive' knives which i got from tk maxx and they are nowhere as sharp as the ikea ones despite ex husband who used to sit there compulsively sharpening them...

moggins · 6 April 2005 at 11:04PM

Sarahsaver wrote:

i have some ikea kitchen scissors i bought and some ikea knives that were a gift, they are in a block with brightly coloured handles. They are very sharp. I had a set of 'expensive' knives which i got from tk maxx and they are nowhere as sharp as the ikea ones despite ex husband who used to sit there compulsively sharpening them...

Didn't you lie awake every night? I'd be scared to go to sleep

Jay-Jay_4 · 6 April 2005 at 11:07PM

I've got a Kitchen Devils knife too, it's one of my faves. Great for chopping veg as it's got a thin blade.

I've also got the Ikea Sissors. I think they were about £2 for three pairs of paper scissors which I use in the kitchen, and I got some other more 'heavy duty' ones from there too which are great.

Also worth investing in a Japanese sharpening stone if you get the right kind of knives.

krishna · 6 April 2005 at 11:44PM

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

:eek: :eek: Yes that's right, I'm off on one of my killing sprees again, and I need some labour-saving murder weapons :eek: :eek:

Does anybody have any recommendations for knives/scissors currently on the market that are good and sharp, that will last a long time and be good value for money?

I'd buy something like an 8" chef's knife with a carbon steel blade. This is a softer steel than most standard cheap knives, so you need to buy a sharpening stone from a hardware shop (cheaper than a chef's steel and easier to use). Just sharpen it regularly and you have a long lasting, very sharp knife that is easy to control and a pleasure to use.

For scissors, I've generally found Fiskars or Mondial really good makes that last well. Brazilian made scissors generally seem to be good, for some reason.

Lucie_2 · 7 April 2005 at 10:45AM

I too have the forever fusion knives & they're pretty good for the price. They come with a blade guard to stop them going blunt in your drawer.

Can you get to a Debenhams? Might be worth a look to see what they've got in their sale.

(PS First post from home on new laptop with broadband access!! How exciting!)

Lillibet_2 · 7 April 2005 at 11:54AM

I'd recommend Ikea, excellent quality & range at a reasonable price. They also sell a sharpening block for their ranges. I've never had to shapen my cleaver in 4 years, it still goes through medium density bones without a problem (animal that is, never tried it on human but there's alaways a first time) Just wish they sold paring scissors, although cheap paper scissors are excellent for most kitchen things. I keep green handled ones for trimming flowers, red handled ones for meat & blue handled ones for other things.

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