I need a set of knives for my specific skill set

[PaperBagger'14]

Some of you know I'm big into smoked meats, now it's time to invest in a quality set of knives for trimming and basic butchering. What brands do you use and where are they sold?

I dont know how to sharpen knives with a whetstone yet but thats something id also like to learn.

[Regulator75]

There's four places.
There's the knife Hut, that's on third.
There's Knives-R-Us, that's on third too.
You got Put-Your-Knife-There. That's on third.
Slice Low, Sweet Sharpness... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; It's the Knife complex on third.

[PepsiFree]

Just go to Knifewear in Inglewood. The guy who owns it is a great dude, the staff are all super knowledgeable, and you’ll come out with the right knives for the right job that will last forever and ever.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

There's four places.
There's the knife Hut, that's on third.
There's Knives-R-Us, that's on third too.
You got Put-Your-Knife-There. That's on third.
Slice Low, Sweet Sharpness... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; It's the Knife complex on third.

This used to be a funny Simpsons quote. It has been thoroughly ruined here.

[DownhillGoat]

Knifewear hands down. They also have a "garage sale" starting next Monday.

Obviously a personal choice, but here's a few I have:
For briskets, carving large cuts of meat:
https://knifewear.com/products/fujim...sujihiki-270mm

For general use:
https://knifewear.com/products/masak...as-gyuto-210mm

Boning knife (also great for silverskin):
https://knifewear.com/collections/ka...i-boning-160mm

I've also picked up a cheap meat/bone saw from princess auto, and the OXO goodgrips poultry shears to spatchcock poultry.

For sharpening gear I also suggest looking at Lee Valley Tools. They have some great stuff at good prices. If you plan on buying Green Rouge for a leather strop, PM me first.

[photon]

"Sujihiki translates literally to 'Flesh Slicer'"

Sold.

[GGG]

The other thing to get is a cheap clever ($15-$20) from a restaurant supply store to hack into things that might damage your good knives.

[Wormius]

Knifewear has a pretty good selection and enough information to guide you to find what you're looking for specifically.

[dissentowner]

I saw this title and immediately thought of Dexter.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

My knives are from this collection:

https://knifewear.com/collections/kotetsu

It looks like they're sold out right now but they get stock in every once in a while. I also have some Fusion Morimotos that are my second most used knives, largely because of how much I like the handle:

https://www.zwilling.com/us/miyabi/c...edition-600d/#

Those ones are kind of tough to find now, I think, but if you can get the rocking santoku it's an excellent knife that I use a lot for heavier veg (carrot, potato) and things like parsley and cilantro.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I saw this title and immediately thought of Dexter.

Yeah, I was quite curious coming in, and relieved to find it was something pretty understandable.

[getbak]

"Hello, I'd like to buy some knives for some work I need to do."

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by photon

"Sujihiki translates literally to 'Flesh Slicer'"

Sold.

I may or may not have bought a Guyoto because it translates literally into "cow sword".

Originally Posted by GGG

The other thing to get is a cheap clever ($15-$20) from a restaurant supply store to hack into things that might damage your good knives.

+1000000 times this. I learned to sharpen with a whetstone after an incident with my best knife and some solid pig skin.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

This used to be a funny Simpsons quote. It has been thoroughly ruined here.

No.

[Northendzone]

I thought that for a bit, but then like the simpsons, the joke happens a few more times and it is funny again.

Originally Posted by squiggs96

This used to be a funny Simpsons quote. It has been thoroughly ruined here.

[Two Fivenagame]

BBQ enthusiast for years. Do most of my butchering and trimming and the best purchase was a Honesuki.

It so easily breaks down a whole chicken and is perfect for trimming away annoying silver skin.

Just get a Honesuki.

[Titan]

Knifewear also offers sharpening lessons. Have not taken it yet but it seems to be well worth the investment.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Titan

Knifewear also offers sharpening lessons. Have not taken it yet but it seems to be well worth the investment.

Are they running them again? They had cancelled when Covid started. I managed to get in on the last sharpening class they held here, but missed my knife skills class.

They're posting a bunch of lessons to their youtube page and they're almost as good as the class.

[Snuffleupagus]

I bought these cheap knifes about 2 years ago with not much expectations as I just wanted some sharp knifes for the kitchen but I have to say for the money they are awesome, by far the sharpest knifes I ever had and they stay sharp, they're surprisingly very solid as well.

[Derek Sutton]

CTR 52nd st SE

https://highcaliberproducts.com/prod...es/victorinox/


I guess the retail side of this is now called High Calibre Products. Get yourself a Victorianox curved 6" boning knife, a 6" inch straight boning knife and a 10" Scimitar steak knife. These will be the only knives you need. Worked as a butcher/ meat cutter for 10 years and these are the tools of the trade.

Pick yourself up a steel as well, practice with some of your kitchen knives on the steel. I learned to use the steel a bit differently then most would teach in order to keep the one edge from rolling. Learn how to use a steel effectively, if your edge is not/ stay aligned, it doesn't matter how sharp you can get your knife.