Christmas presents for wife type people

footfootfoot · 12-13-2008, 12:49 PM

I prefer carbon steel to stainless and I have a few Henckels which I bought by the pound from a sales rep who had hundreds of returns from people who put them in the dishwasher and had the alu rivets dissolve.

At $1.00 a pound they were a great deal, I put new handles on them and gave them as Xmas presents for years.

Stainless is great at keeping a mediocre edge for a long long time. High carbon will take a sharper edge quicker.

There is a reason woodworkers don't use stainless steel chisels and saws, the stainless aspect is for convenience in the kitchen. Acidic foods, salty foods, etc.

But who cooks any more? I mean really cooks?

(The cellar is not representative of the population)

12-13-2008, 12:49 PM	#31
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I prefer carbon steel to stainless and I have a few Henckels which I bought by the pound from a sales rep who had hundreds of returns from people who put them in the dishwasher and had the alu rivets dissolve. At $1.00 a pound they were a great deal, I put new handles on them and gave them as Xmas presents for years. Stainless is great at keeping a mediocre edge for a long long time. High carbon will take a sharper edge quicker. There is a reason woodworkers don't use stainless steel chisels and saws, the stainless aspect is for convenience in the kitchen. Acidic foods, salty foods, etc. But who cooks any more? I mean really cooks? (The cellar is not representative of the population) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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