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Kitchen knife sharpening

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  • Emmia
    Emmia Posts: 5,643 Forumite
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    danrv said:

    I looked at the Victorinox knife you mentioned and noticed that they sell a sharpener they say is easy to use and perfect for keeping their knives in good condition so if you do buy that knife get the sharpener as well. I have a Victorinox Rex Peeler which is incredibly sharp and have also used their knives at a cookery class and they are very good so I think it would be a worthwhile purchase. 
    Mercer Millenia range of knives are similar to Victorinox but half the cost.
    Not sure if there's a difference in quality.
    Considering the 8" chef's knife:
    https://www.mercerculinary.com/product-category/cutlery/millennia-cutlery/
    I can't see any prices on that link.
  • danrv
    danrv Posts: 1,600 Forumite
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    Emmia said:
    danrv said:

    I looked at the Victorinox knife you mentioned and noticed that they sell a sharpener they say is easy to use and perfect for keeping their knives in good condition so if you do buy that knife get the sharpener as well. I have a Victorinox Rex Peeler which is incredibly sharp and have also used their knives at a cookery class and they are very good so I think it would be a worthwhile purchase. 
    Mercer Millenia range of knives are similar to Victorinox but half the cost.
    Not sure if there's a difference in quality.
    Considering the 8" chef's knife:
    https://www.mercerculinary.com/product-category/cutlery/millennia-cutlery/
    I can't see any prices on that link.
    Available on Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/M22608/dp/B000PS2XI4?th=1&psc=1
  • goldfinches
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    Today's Gentle Author Newsletter includes a photo of an East End knife grinder in the 1970s, which isn't that long ago, although the photos include an awful lot that's vanished since they were taken.

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  • Katiehound
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    Nothing to do with knives! but those photos are amazing, I particularly liked the old school traffic sign & the adjacent shop window with some of the well remembered grocery signs such as 'Smiths Crisps' All worth a look- how things have changed in 50 years.
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