What knife brand you enjoy with green egg?

I use Global. I love my knives!

Several different brands. Sharp is the key, regardless of the brand.

I invested in a Tormek sharpener and life is good -- for my friends too! LOL

My best knife is still an old Sabatier/Hoffritz 10" chef knife I got back in the '70s. Tho it gets almost daily use, I've managed to keep it pretty sharp, altho there are a few dings in it. I bought a Spyderco Yang last year, just to see what this fancy VG10 steel is like. I have to admit that it is a razor, but a little too light for me. What I'm looking to buy soon is a a Thos. Haslinger, but I'll need to get a better sharpening set-up.

I have a set of handmade Damascus Carters:



And a Phil Wilson that works wonders for trimming up those large chuck roasts:

The Wilson knives are real artworks. And others have said, like you, sharp as can be.

There was a post yesterday on the BBQ forum by a 1st time competitor who brought along his Rachael Rays'. He made ribs and gor ribbed

Do use a steel frequently. They don't sharpen, but the honing really helps the edge remain. I've watched a butcher break down a side of beef, and he honed after every major cut.

The need for sharpening depends on the steel and frequency of use. I bought a really cheap slicing knife to practice on. With a few minutes worth of work, I can get it to slice paper. But it will not hold that edge even to slice up a whole pork tenderloin. One of the butcher's I frequent sells off his used Chicago cutlery boning knives every few months, because he has sharpened them down to about half the original size. I've bought a few, and they will still last me years before they wear away.

If you are a moderate user, you may not need a pro sharpener very often. I take a diamond rod to my Sabatier every few months, just give it a couple of careful passes. Its not quite as sharp as it once was, but I can take a few slices from a tomato that are thin enough that I can read thru the slices.

when we first got married, we bought a crap-tastic set of knives from farberware. stamped stuff. fast-forward to when we actually started to figure out that we liked to cook, and eventually santa brought me a wusthof (what they call "classic wusthof" now) 8" chef's knife. not too pricey, and the first 'real' knife i'd had. well. that relatively inexpensive knife has served me VERY well. holds a damn decent edge, and feels great in my hand. got a few more to go with it, but realized there's no need for the fancy 20-knife set after you get a good chef's knife. i think the next step will be a good shun, but if there's anyone out there feeling bit by the the knife bug, i'd say try one of the better 80 to 90 dollar german chef's knives out there. you'll appreciate the difference, and after you learn how to use it, you'll probably really appreciate the step up to the even better knives out there.

i kinda still like my wusthofs, since there are times when i find they have been used and they are LAYING IN THE EFFING SINK! (courtesy of "helpful" guests), and i wouldn't want to risk it with the pricier stuff. but i have my eye on a shun chef's knife in the future.

I've had a large set of Henkel Pros for years. They're great knives, high quality german steel, 22-1/2 degree rugged edge, and I have no business still wanting any more knives. However, my set doesn't include a 10" chefs knife. I'll probably never cut more than two carrots at a time, he he. Regardless, I got a bad itch that needs scratching. I was leaning toward Global until I spied the Shun Elite. What a beautiful knife. Maybe Christmas

I am very satisfied with my Wusthof knives and cleaver. For sharpening/honing I use and F. **** multicut.

The F. **** Multicut Flat Sharpening Steel is knife sharpening equipment at its finest. This multicut sharpening steel has grooves with grinding effect when used with firm pressure. Hones the blade when light pressure is applied. It will hone and sharpen quickly, as the extra wide surface and grooves make this sharpener essentially seven sharpening steels in one! Made in Germany.

Mike
Wrens, GA

If you need your knives professionally sharpened, you can't beat Dave at http://www.japaneseknifesharpening.com/ Very highly respected with Japanese steel, and very reasonable with German. You can mail your knives to him and you'll get them back sharper than when new. He also sells gear to keep your own knives sharp.

I use then Wusthof Grand Prix knives and I'm pretty happy with them, at least when my wife isn't bending them prying something out of a jar. :huh:

I have had a set of Kershaw Shun knives for a few years and have been very happy with them.

TC

i have the complete set of whustof classic [a gift] takes a nice edge and i still steel them occasionally but have moved on to waterstones for sharpening and honing. nice work horse knives
i have 1 shun chefs knife, beautiful and sharp but beware these knives are brittle. it is kept in its original presetaion box. shuns website has all sorts of info about steel
i have 2 shun 'wasabi' knives. the japanese style veg. knife sharpens ok the western style chefs it is hard to sharpen. the edges are very brittle and always have little nicks. these are a powdered steel [i think] and i would not by another.
recently got some 'rustic' hand made japanese knifes or either white or blue steel they are so #^*&^ sharp it is scary and adult beverage consumption does not mix well with these knives [well maybe a bloody mary {or bill}]
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We have the full set of Wustof classics also. I Love them. I put one in the dish washer by mistake and Neil about had heart failure! This is the same man who thought any of my knifes were for cutting wire or opening cans too. LOL he bought those for me for Christmas last year and had changed his tune. for years we always planned on buying 1 good knife for anniversary and birthdays and such and just never did it, last fall he noted that if we had we would have had the whole set by now, 27 years. I was blown away when he got them for Christmas. good guy Julie

There's only one choice... Cutco.