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Kitchen knife sharpening
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danrv said:goldfinches 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.
Not sure if there's a difference in quality.
Considering the 8" chef's knife:
https://www.mercerculinary.com/product-category/cutlery/millennia-cutlery/1 -
Emmia said:danrv said:goldfinches 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.
Not sure if there's a difference in quality.
Considering the 8" chef's knife:
https://www.mercerculinary.com/product-category/cutlery/millennia-cutlery/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/M22608/dp/B000PS2XI4?th=1&psc=10 -
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.2
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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.Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
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