High-grade steel for chef's knife?

March 19, 2019, 09:43 AM

jhe888

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Originally posted by batpot:
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Originally posted by djpaintles:
There is NO such thing as a knife EDGE that is "dishwasher Safe".

You can wash your knives in the dishwasher or you can have knives that stay sharp you CAN'T have both!

I won't argue, but with virtually all knives under the $100 mark, the edge won't stay sharp anyway. That problem is solved by something this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SCBGWC/

And they also don't chip.

Pull through sharpeners are harder on knives than dishwashers. At least that one isn't powered.

March 20, 2019, 04:49 AM

sybo

Perception, what are you using to sharpen CPMS35VN with? Sometimes iLIKE a “toothy” edge for certain tasks. But I am wondering if you might need to” smooth” out or purposely dull your blade and start sharpening with a higher grit and polish. A lot of guys take pride in reading the newspaper on a highly polished knife edge. I prefer to read the newspaper in the old fashion way, and use a knife to cut with.

March 21, 2019, 09:32 AM

Perception

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Originally posted by sybo:
Perception, what are you using to sharpen CPMS35VN with? Sometimes iLIKE a “toothy” edge for certain tasks. But I am wondering if you might need to” smooth” out or purposely dull your blade and start sharpening with a higher grit and polish. A lot of guys take pride in reading the newspaper on a highly polished knife edge. I prefer to read the newspaper in the old fashion way, and use a knife to cut with.

Typically I just sharpen with a sharpmaker. If I need to do any re profiling I wrap the stones with a more aggressive sandpaper.

There are times I like a toothier edge as well, I just found I had a hard time getting to a smooth one on my admittedly small sample of CPMS35V.

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March 27, 2019, 08:51 AM

downtownv

I have the Cold Steel #59KSSET
https://www.coldsteel.com/kitc...ssics-knife-set.html
I sell them for $150 delivered ($269.99 list)
Sharp as hell allows the Blade to do all the work Great handles lifetime warranty.
You can spend a lot more but not get much better edges.
German 4116 Stainless Cryo Quenched, with Oak Wood Block included!