Discussion
The 12” chef knife, a humble plea
carlosjobim: For people who hate cooking at home, the number one improvement to make it easier and more enjoyable is:- Get a big new knife.- Get a big wooden cutting board.Too many people are suffering with a tiny kitchen knife or even an eating knife or bread knife, trying to cut their stuff on tiny plastic cutting boards. No wonder they hate cooking!And you don't need an expensive kitchen knife, it just has to be big. All new knifes are sharp. When it's become dull after a year or two you can throw it away and get a new one, or get a better knife.
ramon156: Even buying a big cheap knife is miles better. When I was a student I just kept buying a new one every 3 months (they are <€20) and kept the old one until I felt bored enough to use my whetstones. Worked good enough
hrimfaxi: Am I alone in my preference for an 8" knife?
tosh: You don't have to throw a chef's knife away when it becomes dull, you just sharpen it.
intrasight: That's a big knife. A bit scary. My brain says it's bigger than 12".
carlosjobim: People don't want to do it and they don't want to learn to do it. It's easier for them to buy a new knife. They're not expensive. Maybe keep the old one for garage stuff and gardening.
gggggggoodlord: A new knife might not be expensive, but it's a new thing that has to be produced, and packaged, and shipped, and stored, and so on. Just keep your old stuff in shape, people.
comrade1234: Do you watch a lot of porn?
AlotOfReading: Different knives for different things. It's not hard to chop more onions or apples than comfortably fit under an 8" knife. If that happens you either need to work in batches or use a longer knife like the monster in the article.If you're going through 10+lbs of veggies every night, the longer knife starts to make more sense. Still seems unnecessary for home cooking though.
JohnFen: > For all of you repeating "learn to sharpen" - that's nice, but if you deal with people in the real world, you know that they don't want to be bothered with sharpening their knives. It is better for them to get new knifes, rather than stick with dull knifes.There's almost certainly a business in your town (regardless of where you live) that will sharpen your knives for you. The one near me charges $1 per knife. Surely that's cheaper than buying a new one, not to mention less wasteful.
SirFatty: That's not 12". More like 14.
