Manly shit
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The company, Coolina, has Helen in operations:
More:
https://coolinastore.com/pages/our-story
I wonder if many of these people even exist?
Coolina mentions being "Coolina US" but uses Chinese manufactured items.
They have a video that looks like a US marketing style but this does not appear to be how they manufacture. The backing music sounds Chinese too.
Serbian Chefs and Chinese Tycoons FTW?
I imagine that the Chinese company behind the goods also runs sites like:
Knife Pickers - Pick Your Perfect Knife
That looks like it was a corporate creation made to look like a private review site.
Oh the internet...
More:
https://coolinastore.com/pages/our-story
I wonder if many of these people even exist?
Coolina mentions being "Coolina US" but uses Chinese manufactured items.
They have a video that looks like a US marketing style but this does not appear to be how they manufacture. The backing music sounds Chinese too.
Serbian Chefs and Chinese Tycoons FTW?
I imagine that the Chinese company behind the goods also runs sites like:
Knife Pickers - Pick Your Perfect Knife
That looks like it was a corporate creation made to look like a private review site.
Oh the internet...
Planning on doing some scalping?
Get this if u want a cleaver
Dexter Russell Traditional 7" High Carbon Steel Cleaver 08070 5387
(they go up to a 9" in stainless if you want a really heavy one)
Not sure if they still do an original Green River one, I have a few Green River knives, they are very nice. I also have a set of their silver cutlery from the mid/late 1800's.
Actually, the cleaver that I have is from Cutco:
Amazon.com: Cutco #1737 High Carbon Stainless Blade Cleaver without Sheath (Classic Black Handle) : Home Kitchen
I got mine in Anchorage at the city fair (16th street mall, if you know ANC) about the same time I got Tribes (November 1999) and spent maybe $250 on it. They are way more expensive now but (spoiler) they are stamped.
I have a chef's knife that I consulted Giga about and he recommended(Wusthof)
and it's really good but takes forever to sharpen, because the steel is so hard.
So yeah, they are cheaper and they look funny
BUT they are still high carbon and forged, so sharpening should be relatively painless. Chopping vegetables is one of those things that is oddly satisfying, and you all know it.
How often do any of you actually sharpen your knives? I do it maybe once every couple years. Typically, my knives do not need it that often, but straightening the blades is common and needs to be done every couple of weeks.
Every time I chop, I sharpen first. So basically every day.
I'll grind it on diamond once a month or two, but I usually hone before each use
i'll run mine across the leather strop block a few times per week.
i use this knife just about everyday.
Amazon.com: Global 7 Kitchen
the strop keeps it razor sharp.
i use this knife just about everyday.
Amazon.com: Global 7 Kitchen
the strop keeps it razor sharp.
i'll run mine across the leather strop block a few times per week.
i use this knife just about everyday.
Amazon.com: Global 7 Kitchen
the strop keeps it razor sharp.
I am told that Global is the shit, and if you use a strap (like you do) that Japanese steel stays sharp and you won't ever have trouble. I'm back and forth on asian steel. Yeah, I like it because it's easy to sharpen, but again, german steel stays harder for longer (insert sex joke).
Honestly, I might just say fuck it and get a Global. Unless I'm completely mistaken, You're the guy that propounded Beyerdynamic headphones, and they have been the best headphones I've ever had.
You might actually know what you are doing.
oh man, i'll say this, if you do get a global like mine and you have a wife, get an edge guard. this motherfucker is so sharp, if you drop it just right on your finger it will cut to the bone with no problem. it's a bad ass knife, makes cutting veggies and meat a pleasure, but it's a dangerous bastard around a clutz.
these are pretty decent. Amazon.com: Messermeister Knife Edge Guard Set, 4 Piece, Black: Knife Storage Items: Home Kitchen
also, if you do get globals, forget the stone, get a leather strop block and some compound, learn to strop, it's easy and quick.
also, tell your wife that when she uses the global, she needs to immediately hand wash it and dry it thoroughly and then protect the blade with a blade guard before she puts it away or it's divorce for her gg
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okay I'm down and will pull the trigger on this:
I hate your guts, Havax, I seriously do.
They say delivery in 2 days. Can't wait.
okay I'm down and will pull the trigger on this:
I hate your guts, Havax, I seriously do.
They say delivery in 2 days. Can't wait.
nice blade
question though, Vanster.
if you're just using a knife to mostly cut vegetables, why do you want to get a meat cleaver? you should go with something like my santoku or this blade.
Amazon.com: Global G-56-7 inch, 18cm Vegetable Hollow Ground Knife: Chinese Vegetable Knives: Home Kitchen
if you're just using a knife to mostly cut vegetables, why do you want to get a meat cleaver? you should go with something like my santoku or this blade.
Amazon.com: Global G-56-7 inch, 18cm Vegetable Hollow Ground Knife: Chinese Vegetable Knives: Home Kitchen
Therein lies the rub.
But Im being dramatic for flair.. I'll probably just buy it anyway. She's fairly disciplined if I embed it into her brain from the start - or it'll just be my knife. Maybe that's even better actually.
