Ah, thought so but wasn't sure. Sadly, I am using a second-hand CutCo knife at the moment. Full-tang and holds and edge well but it doesn't rock on the board like I want it to. I agree about a good knife and a sharp one at that. Lots of good cheap cuts, like country ribs, which are like ribs and pork chops combined. We could do a hubski food challenge. Set some rules and a budget and then we share recipes and junk. Anyone game? It could even be educational!
Splurge and get a good knife. And a sharpener. Put you back like $200 all told, but it is so, so worth it (says the guy that got both the knife and the sharpener as gifts). Before this I had a Wusthof and it was plenty passable at a lower price point. But I'm never going back from Shun.
What sharpener do you use? Ceramic rods are nice and really easy. I'll probably just get a stone and a steel for what I've got at the moment. The knife I have isn't terrible, but it has no flex at all but I mean, it's stainless so I didn't really expect there to be any. But yes, I need a better knife and also not to live with a roommate. He's been a friend for a while, but he doesn't know how to treat a knife worth a shit. He's blunting my edges dammit!
Dude, I don't have the manual dexterity or the patience required for that. I have and electric Chef's Mate, works like a dream. "You're blunting my edges" is an incredible breakup line.
Ummm, fuck yes. Tell me more, how does this challenge work?
Incredible idea- I'm definitely game. I'd push the budget down further, though. $35 for one meal is actually prohibitively expensive for me these days, I couldn't really get away with much over $20-25. Guess the $35 could stand and extra points for every dollar under. I would willingly be the first gastronaut tomorrow if you want to kick it off in another post, as I don't yet have a menu planned.
Cool! LET'S DO THIS. thenewgreen is game too. I agree, let's set the budget low.