megan

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Zen and The Art of Kitchen Knife Maintenance

Hedley & Bennett

Meiji 10" Chef's Knife

Classic 210mm Chef's Knife

Spartan Ghost Chef's Knife 8"

8" Chef's Knife

The 8" Knife

Professional Series 8" Chef's Knife (MTH-80)

Premier Chef's 8"

Everyday Chef's Knife

Classic Ikon 8" Chef's Knife

Förslag 3-pc Knife Set

Rosewood 8" Chef's Knife

French Chef's Knife

Classic Chef's 8"

Vardagen Chef's Knife 8"

Briljera Chef's Knife 8"

Vörda Chef's Knife 8"

365+ Chef's Knife 8"

Pro Le Blanc 8" Chef's Knife

365+ 6" Utility Knife

Birchwood SG2 8" Chef's Knife

Black 5000MCD67 8" Gyuto

G-56 7" Santoku

G-2 8" Chef's Knife

GU-02 8" Asian Chef's Knife

210mm Ginsan Gyuto

Chef's Knife

Graphite 8" Chef's Knife (+ 13-pc set)

8” Brad Leone Signature Series Chinese Santoku Cleaver

7.25" Chef Series

8" Chef Knife

Koh 8" Gyuto

Kanso 8" Chef's Knife

Fibrox 8" Chef's Knife

Classic 6" Chef's Knife

Full disclosure: I think Hedley & Bennett overcharges for everything they make. A super basic apron made of super generic materials shouldn't cost $80-100.

When they introduced a chef's knife, however, I was intrigued. It's got a sleek, but classic design and better yet — it pairs it with my favorite low-cost steel: AUS-10.

So, I ordered one. And... it's pretty good. Nothing mind-blowing, but it's kinda like a lighter-weight version of the Misen chef's knife with a little nicer aesthetics. 

I still think Misen is my top pick for a budget knife because it's hard to recommend spending 30% more on a knife that's essentially the same in all the ways that actually matter.

I was pleasantly surprised by this knife, and actually find myself reaching for it more than I expected. 

Good job Hedley & Bennett.

For a first good quality knife, this one has done me wonders. It’s got a pretty nice feel to it and it’s been pretty easy to take care of and sharpen. Now I just need to work on my knife skills.

Hado

This knife, y'all. It's absolutely wild. From stem to stern, it feels and looks amazing. It holds an edge super well and I could swear it takes negative effort to slice through damn near anything.

It's biggest weakness is its biggest strength: its concave bevel. It feels sharper than anything, but it chips easily because it's so thin at the edge. So that means anything tough is really out of the question. You need a dedicated backup if you're ever going to be cutting partially frozen meat or — god forbid — a kabocha squash.

It's the motorcycle of knives: not the most practical, but it feels unlike anything else.

It's light-weight and has excellent geometry. 

It's a little longer than I typically prefer in a chef's knife, but it's so easy to use and light that I hardly notice.

Lamson

Just like the Kramer by Zwilling, I initially expected this knife to be all flash and no filler. I was wrong again.

In fact, I only really have two complaints against it whatsoever: 1. it's a little too big for some people's hands, and 2. the metal reverberates like sheet metal when it's tapped against something. That's not really a problem per se — I was actually super impressed with its balance of lightness and edge retention — but it feels a little too cheap for a knife at this price point.

But other than those couple of nits that I couldn't help but pick at, I've actually grown quite fond of this big, goofy knife. It's friendly in a way that a lot of kitchen tools aren't — just like its big, goofy namesake.

It's too big for my hands, but it's a fun bench scraper / knife combo.

I absolutely love this knife - I bought a version of this as my first "real" knife back in 2020 and it's been my daily driver ever since.

The most important thing to address in opinion is "how does this knife feel in hand? " And honestly, this is an extremely fun knife to use. Despite it's size, it is surprisingly maneuverable and light weight. It is a perfect work horse for prep work of veggies, meats, (almost anything tbh) and for me it gives me the right leverage for handling most cutting jobs. Also, because of it's size, you feel like a badass using it.

Cons for me - on my version the handle is fine but I'd prefer a different shape. Also, over the time I've had this knife, it has been a little difficult to take care of the wood that Lamson used. Another note, over the past few years, the knife has had some tarnishing and staining (I personally don't mind but it's something to note)

All in all - I think this is a fun knife to have in your kit. Especially for the cost I think you get a good bang for your buck

Heritage Steel

NanoBond Titanium Skillet

D3 10" Fry Pan

Premier 10" Space Saving Fry Pan

10-Inch Skillet

Deep Cut

10" Stainless Steel Frying Pan

Fry Pan

Titanium Series Fry Pan

Eater Series Frying Pan

The Eater Series takes all the standard Heritage Steel forms from their Titanium Series and brings them up-to-date with modern finishes and design touches. It skips the 316Ti inner layer, and that appears to help it compete well on price against brands like Made In and represents a good price-for-performance upgrade over our budget favorites: Goldilocks.

The big question to me is: "how much do you like the idea of having Eater.com in your kitchen?"

10.5"

Kimchi Raikkonen

Olivier 

Akira Tareyama

Thanksgiving: Traditional 2023

Rada

Amazon

It's so light, I'm worried it'll break. It showed up in poor condition and lost an edge quickly. 

I don't mind sharpening a knife every now and then, but not like this.

Not worth $1, let alone $30.

Absolute garbage. The worst knife I've ever tested.

Turm Robinson

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