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Reznerk t1_iy0hqst wrote

Reply to comment by ghostridur in LPT: Shop for kitchen supplies at restaurant supply stores by guyinnova

Good knives require maintenance, and none of the brands you've reccomended are really all that good lol. They're great for spending a pretty penny on a knife that's no better than a mercer genesis forged for almost 5x the price. This LPT is talking about grocery store knives that are 29.95 and underperform compared to a dexter.

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misumena_vatia t1_iy0urfc wrote

I have that exact Mercer knife and it beat my boyfriend's Wusthof in an onion and tomato slicing showdown.

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momomoca t1_iy1w2ta wrote

When someone says something like "you've never tried a good knife?" I expect that to be followed by mentioning a blacksmith like Takeda, not a feckin Wusthof 😭

And ya, most people don't need what I just defined as an exceptionally good knife-- there's a not insignificant amount of effort needed to maintain them that I wouldn't even do if my dad hadn't made it into a permanent habit for me at a young age lmao I personally think most knives can be good knives if you know how to and keep up with sharpening them!

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Reznerk t1_iya8kvr wrote

I wouldn't even mention Takeda to anyone who isn't working at a very high end restaurant or an absolute knife geek lol. His work is immaculate but hard to find and well over double what I've spent on most of the knives in my roll lol

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ghostridur t1_iy0yv72 wrote

Well I am buying one and will see how it is. My bet is "not all that good lol" I believe I paid about 120 for my 6" and 180 for my 10" wusthof classics locally so this 8" falls in the middle and also about half the price not 5x.

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Reznerk t1_iy10jy4 wrote

A $40 knife is half the price of a $120 or a $180 knife? Try that again lol. Comparatively they're all German stainless steel which is very meh IMO, but I care about edge retention and value per dollar. I wouldn't even mention a German mega brand, or a marketed knife company for that matter. That goes for Shuns, Miyabi, Zwilling, Wusthof, etc.

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ghostridur t1_iy119gq wrote

I have used a shun as well and felt it was pretty good. One item I dislike about the mercer is it is made in Taiwan so QC could be an issue.

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