Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Yeah, I'm on a fukking roll, now I've got that chicken box off my plate! Head's been wrapped up in That thing, Every Waking Hour for six months and more now! About finished that now. Free to come up with all sorts of new problems to bother you lot with! Watch me! So ... Just made a stew, right? Using a bog standard " Kitchen Devils " kitchen knife. Six inch blade, from what I can tell? Just so ye can picture what I'm talking about here. It's got that lovely little round piece, cut out of the blade, right up against the handle? Finger fits in there. Must've been fukking murder, chopping up shit, on ye chopping board, without that spot for ye finger to, so naturally, go. Yeah? But, here's the problem: See?! It's like a Spot The Deliberate Mistake thing! Just imagine a bit of spud under that blade. See my point? My knuckles! They always hit the fukking surface before the blade does! Now, this may seem like a first world problem to some of ye? Yeah. Just wait till You have fukking arthritis! Smashing ye knuckles on a hard surface is no fukking joke! Still hurting now! So: Some lovely little thinker came up with the Finger Notch there. Has any beauty yet come up with a handle, so set and angled that the users knuckles may be kept un smashed, when bringing the knife down in a forceful chopping action on a flat surface? I want one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Perhaps ....? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) You just need to buy an actual chefs knife not a paring knife. Chefs knife will have a deeper heel so you can chop with it. also pinch the back of the blade with you thumb and index finger. Edited September 2, 2022 by borderboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 I just use a small cleaver for chopping up vege... and is that notch where your finger is.......is that really for your finger...? seems to me it would be better to have all your fingers together on the handle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,562 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Fubinaty 6 Inch Chef's Knife Set Handmade Forged Kitchen Knives High Carbon Stainless Steel Cook Knife with Leather Sheath and Full Tang Rosewood Handle for Home, Camping, BBQ : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, TOMO said: I just use a small cleaver for chopping up vege... and is that notch where your finger is.......is that really for your finger...? seems to me it would be better to have all your fingers together on the handle Tomo; The index finger goes in the notch. Allows for the thumb to press on the back of the blade Dunno. I'm not really a user of bigger knives. That one fits the hand really well though. I don't think I'd like it Without the notch. Anyway, cheers, lads Looks like a " Chefs Knife " is indeed what I'm looking for. Greg's one looks a fukking belter ~ but, not available! I'll have a word with my mate. He's a butcher so can, no doubt, get me any sort of knife I need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post socks 32,253 Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 I made this set for my daughter …. 21 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Now, what's the thinking behind the notch, only in the top one, Socks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 You will have to ask my daughter mate I made them the way she wanted them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,562 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ken's Deputy said: Tomo; The index finger goes in the notch. Allows for the thumb to press on the back of the blade Dunno. I'm not really a user of bigger knives. That one fits the hand really well though. I don't think I'd like it Without the notch. Anyway, cheers, lads Looks like a " Chefs Knife " is indeed what I'm looking for. Greg's one looks a fukking belter ~ but, not available! I'll have a word with my mate. He's a butcher so can, no doubt, get me any sort of knife I need. theres loads of those viking knives on Amazon just type in viking kitchen knives and loads will come up ,it should be av ailable says in stock free delivery get it by the 5th Edited September 2, 2022 by greg64 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,948 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Serbian chef knives look good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 You just want a victorinox chefs knife. I bet that’s what you’d find at work in most commercial kitchens all over. https://www.kitchenknives.co.uk/victorinox-fibrox-20cm-chefs-knife-extra-broad-blade-5206320/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw08aYBhDlARIsAA_gb0cj2n5WeCrY6T4ZPoroKfHWW52Jj-dptgBe24cEwLVg0E-_j4mOHPQaAlKwEALw_wcB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 hours ago, gnipper said: Serbian chef knives look good. I made one of those for my next door neighbour 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 hours ago, borderboy said: You just want a victorinox chefs knife. Yeah. My every day, eating knife is a Vic. Has a serrated edge though. Last one lasted me over fifteen years. Then, the blade just snapped clean off at the handle?! Weird as shit! Got a new one, straight away. Had to. I was using my edc pocket knife to eat my dinner. But, yeah; I look at ~ and Love ~ all these top name, quality knives. Fukking wasted on me though: I don't know how to sharpen one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 I have a couple of bladetech sharpeners, one on my keys and one in the kitchen drawer, easy to keep a keen edge on all sorts. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blade-Tech-Bladetech-Tungsten-Sharpener/dp/B00622FTLU/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=VQTGZQEGQNPS&keywords=blade+tech+sharpener&qid=1662189166&sprefix=bladetech%2Caps%2C55&sr=8-3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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