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by LostHighway
Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite kitchen scale
Replies: 13
Views: 3078

Re: Favorite kitchen scale

]This is the one that sits on my counter for daily use https://myweigh.com/product/ibalance-i2600/ . It goes through batteries moderately quickly so I use it with an AC adapter but otherwise I have zero complaints. I also have an older but more retro-futuristic looking Swiss Soehnle. It has a slight...
by LostHighway
Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: End-Grain vs. Hi-Soft vs. Sani-Tuff vs. “Synthetic Rubber”
Replies: 49
Views: 21796

Re: End-Grain vs. Hi-Soft vs. Sani-Tuff vs. “Synthetic Rubber”

From the vantage point of Japanese knives or Western craftsman I think the Knife Grinders/Vadim Kraichuk study http://knifegrinders.com.au/SET/Chopping_Boards.pdf is too methodologically flawed to tell us much. The choice of soft X50CrMoV15 blades with their tendency to edge roll rather than chip wa...
by LostHighway
Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Wish Lists
Replies: 147
Views: 32405

Black Friday/Cyber Monday Wish Lists

I assume Mark already has his plans and inventory in place. There were some great deals last year! I am, nevertheless, curious about what my fellow CKtG denizens are hoping for? To get the ball rolling this is my list for this year (no order): Shibata lasers, especially the 220 Kashima or the 210 Ko...
by LostHighway
Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Those hard questions
Replies: 20
Views: 6643

Re: Those hard questions

I tend to know far more bike obsessive people than I do kitchen knife obsessives. I know several people in the 10+ bicycles range and maybe one or two that might be closer to 20. I'm at a much more modest four, plus one for my wife. If you decide you need a criterium bike, a touring bike, maybe a ro...
by LostHighway
Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coffee Lovers
Replies: 67
Views: 18082

Re: Coffee Lovers

ok, i'm a coffee lover and this thread is nudging me to complicate things...may be a good thing? Baratza grinder, beehive keetle, v60 pour over. Is this grinder good enough? I hope so. If I was to add something to the line up, would it not be beans roasted fresh? A roaster? Currently, ethiopian bea...
by LostHighway
Mon Sep 23, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: America’s Test Kitchen
Replies: 24
Views: 5622

Re: America’s Test Kitchen

I have very mixed feelings about ATK. I have gotten some good recipes from them, primarily baking, but I find the ingredients and equipment recommendations rather unreliable. This is equally true of Serious Eats, the NY Times, Consumer Reports, The Wirecutter, etc. In the end it is just some person ...
by LostHighway
Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How about this idea?
Replies: 56
Views: 7269

Re: How about this idea?

Aogami 2 or Ginsan
by LostHighway
Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Please help me choose a cutting board!
Replies: 29
Views: 5837

Re: Please help me choose a cutting board!

How many wood boards do you have and in what sizes? I'm wondering whether it makes sense to get one large to leave out and one smaller one.... Probably I should just buy a large one and then wait awhile. I'm so good at spending money on myself at the holidays! (or on my kitchen...) The boards in us...
by LostHighway
Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:45 pm
Forum: Knife Recommendations
Topic: Gyuto, Kiritsuke, or Bunka?
Replies: 3
Views: 1581

Re: Gyuto, Kiritsuke, or Bunka?

Traditional kiritsuke are single bevel and relatively specialized knives, the double bevel versions are sometimes referred to a kiritsuke gyutos. Either way I rather doubt that that is the right answer unless your wife has expressed a specific desire for one. Bunkas range from extremely flat in edge...
by LostHighway
Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Please help me choose a cutting board!
Replies: 29
Views: 5837

Re: Please help me choose a cutting board!

Those are all good choices and 16" x 22" is a good size if you are able to leave it out. I haven't had problem with Maple staining but it is arguably too hard, my vote would be for Cherry or Walnut and no juice groove (a waste of board real estate IMO).
by LostHighway
Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:22 am
Forum: Knife Recommendations
Topic: Which AS Bunka?
Replies: 3
Views: 1415

Re: Which AS Bunka?

I have a Kanehiro AS gyuto and it is an excellent knife. I don't think you'd go wrong withe either the Masakage Koishi or Kanehiro bunka. I haven't had any contact with Yoshimitsu knives so I'll defer to those who have. If you specifically want to stick to AS you might also look at the Takedas. The ...
by LostHighway
Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What knife does your SO end up using?
Replies: 71
Views: 11626

Re: What knife does your SO end up using?

Typically she reaches for either a 6" Victorinox, I believe they call it a "Kitchen Knife" - more of a petty profile, or a 6" Wustof Chef's Knife. She will use larger knives but these are the ones she gravitates to. She doesn't not like to use knives she has to be extra careful w...
by LostHighway
Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:50 pm
Forum: Knife Recommendations
Topic: Gift knife for young home chef
Replies: 14
Views: 2933

Re: Gift knife for young home chef

This https://www.chefknivestogo.com/tachgy21.html gives you performance and looks but I have some doubts about its use in a shared house unless she keeps it in her room. With a ≤$175 budget you might consider coupling it with a good cutting board like a Hi Soft and go for the CKtG sharpening to get ...
by LostHighway
Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What items do you want to see for Black Friday?
Replies: 47
Views: 8460

Re: What items do you want to see for Black Friday?

Per several prior posters if there are more obscure names/makers you'd like to build an audience for this might be a good opportunity. Okeya, Yamashin, and maybe Goko (I realize this is far from a new line for you) leap out to me as possibilities that also tick some of the other boxes people have ex...
by LostHighway
Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Search Layout Poll. You decide!
Replies: 30
Views: 5220

Re: Search Layout Poll. You decide!

Based on some very brief experimentation I was hoping for more of a multidimensional array so you could specify, for example, a price range, a style of knife, and perhaps a steel or a choice of stainless clad vs. fully reactive. I can get two of the to work together but not all three. I'm not clear ...
by LostHighway
Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Show us your new knife!
Replies: 4109
Views: 762291

Re: Show us your new knife!

I'm very excited to share this purchase. I still haven't tried/used the knife on the board since it arrived at work, but I suspect it is a keeper. This Konosuke Fujiyama Damascus B1 210mm is the first Fujiyama I've purchased that has matching kanji with another knife (the kanji appears to be a perf...
by LostHighway
Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What items do you want to see for Black Friday?
Replies: 47
Views: 8460

Re: What items do you want to see for Black Friday?

Rather than finding my prior post on this subject and cutting and pasting I'll offer my thoughts of the moment: Shapton stones, the SG500 and, if possible, the "Extra Grit" 500 as well plus the 1K and 2K in either Pro or SG the 2-pc. Kunz-style plating spoon set Takamura Chromax gyuto Haru...
by LostHighway
Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:14 pm
Forum: Sold Classifieds
Topic: Dpham Gyuto 240 stainless - SOLD
Replies: 15
Views: 3141

Re: WTS Dpham Gyuto 240 stainless

As someone who typically hates wild handles I rather like that one, maybe it is because it isn't a Japanese knife, per se. Can you tell us more about the knife: rocker curve or large flat spot? weight? spine taper? heel height? It seems like a steal at that price.
by LostHighway
Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cutting Board for Meat
Replies: 11
Views: 3087

Re: Cutting Board for Meat

We use these on top of our wood boards much more often than reaching for another board ...... They are cheap, work great, clean up easily .......... https://www.cuttingboard.com/flexible-non-skid-cutting-board-mat-4-pack/ How well do those hold up? I tried some flexible mats (I think I bought them ...
by LostHighway
Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Upgrade from a bamboo cutting board
Replies: 57
Views: 8633

Re: Upgrade from a bamboo cutting board

You might look at your local Asian super market, if you have, one for a round end grain slab of tamarind or other wood, mine is 15 inches in diameter and cost $30. I'm just spit balling here, my field, or one of them anyway, is ornamental horticulture. I'm neither a metallurgist or a skilled woodwo...