Tuesday, January 26, 2010

My Beloved Knives, Part 2

J.A. Henckels

(6 inch blade)

When I first went to visit the Culinary Institute of America as a junior in high school I took a look around their bookstore (a school I would attend many years later after 8 years of cubicle hell working in the insurance industry).  I remember a huge glass display case filled with different Henckels knives.  I guess it made an impression since I bought this one soon after that trip.  You may notice that the blade has taken on a bit of a concave shape...this is from the many times that I sharpened it on my whetstones...evidently with sub-par technique.  Some chefs like to sharpen their own knives, some don't...I don't (though I used to).

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