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Default The Great Chef's Knife Hunt

On 6/4/2015 8:14 PM, pltrgyst wrote:
> On 6/4/15 5:43 PM, La Mirada wrote:
>> On 6/4/2015 3:28 PM, sf wrote:
>>> They tested 14 different chef's knives made by various companies from
>>> across the world and at a number of different price points (the
>>> cheapest was $38; the most expensive clocked in at over $350).
>>> http://www.epicurious.com/expert-adv...tested-article
>>>

>>
>> I've never had a problem with the Victorinox, plus the handle is more
>> ergonomically pleasing.

>
> Same here, That writer's comments on the Victorinox reveal a shocking
> ignorance. Maybe he's never been in a commercial kitchen.


Indeed!

> FWIW, I own the Wusthof, the Henckels, the Victorinox, a beautiful
> mother-of-pearl-handled Lamson, and a Shun; all 8-inch, plus a 10-incher
> from DeHillerin. Of them all, the Henckels is my least favorite. It
> lives in my travel roll of expendable knives.
>
> -- Larry


2 thumbs up for Victorinox!