What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

Gulfcoastguy

Not quite 11 inches for the largest and not quite 10 inches for the next smallest.

fishlessman

GrateEggspectations said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Damn, didn’t realize we have two of these threads!

Those knifes are gorgeous!  Funny talking about a knife, measured in teeny-tiny “mm” as being unwieldy.  270mm is like 3 inches or something, according to my US education.

Hope your understanding of the metric system was not the source of false promises in high school and beyond, Ozzie! 

270mm is just average from what I've seen on those sites....

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Damn, didn’t realize we have two of these threads!

This is the one for things you want AND need, you see?

paqman

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

Good call on the wood holder, SWMBO ruined a few blades on a metal strip holder before I switched to a dedicated wooden knife drawer a couple of years ago.

I ordered Gestura spoons from KnifeWear; they were sold out 5 minutes after I received the re-stock notification. 

Canugghead

@GrateEggspectations Can it cleave turkey drumstick as well as my hack saw 

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead said:

@GrateEggspectations Can it cleave turkey drumstick as well as my hack saw 

I used the Chinese cleaver Kenji Lopez recommends to try and cleave a pork shoulder.  Left a big chunk of blade in the ham.  Threw both ham and knife in trash.

Moral of the story, careful what/how you cleave.

lousubcap

What a beautiful knife pair. Thank God (or whomever) that has enabled me to finally outgrow/age my knife cravings.  I am certain that the pocket knife thread of around 2 years ago (why January?) was the final cut.  So far, so good and the trend line is "no more!"

zaphod

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

GrateEggspectations

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Nice setup. You just have to watch that you reach into that drawer very carefully! 😳

GrateEggspectations

Nice spoon, @paqman. Why Gestura and not the Kunz you posted about a while back?

kl8ton

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Do you have any kids living at home? 

Canugghead

or seniors

the kids will do fine

DoubleEgger

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Grabbing those shears looks like a Squid Game challenge. 

BigreenGreg

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Is that the mandatory Ginsu, second from the left?

Ozzie_Isaac

BigreenGreg said:

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Is that the mandatory Ginsu, second from the left?

I have the mandatory Ginsu.  I use it for prep when I am hating myself.

RRP

kl8ton said:

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Do you have any kids living at home? 

My wife has a phobia about my knives so I would have to keep them somewhat hidden. As my collection grew then hiding them became a bigger problem and my wife’s phobia just got worst! My solution was odd but it satisfied the problem at hand. There is a large drawer under our oven in which I created an optical illusion. My wife had lined all the kitchen drawers with identical drawer liner material. So I cut a piece of plywood the size of the bottom of the drawer and covered it with that liner. Then under that I placed practically all my knives separated with slots cut in boards. This way they were hidden by a false bottomed drawer so horror movie boogie man  couldn’t find a knife to harm us!

fishlessman

They used to make a really nice ginsu, 62 Rockwell with a ss Damascus sides. Also have the original pre ginsu marketing one😁

kl8ton

RRP said:

kl8ton said:

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Do you have any kids living at home? 

My wife has a phobia about my knives so I would have to keep them somewhat hidden. As my collection grew then hiding them became a bigger problem and my wife’s phobia just got worst! My solution was odd but it satisfied the problem at hand. There is a large drawer under our oven in which I created an optical illusion. My wife had lined all the kitchen drawers with identical drawer liner material. So I cut a piece of plywood the size of the bottom of the drawer and covered it with that liner. Then under that I placed practically all my knives separated with slots cut in boards. This way they were hidden by a false bottomed drawer so horror movie boogie man  couldn’t find a knife to harm us!

Do you have a wall oven?

 I was asking more from an organizational standpoint.  No drawer is THAT organized in my house.  I lost the key to my toolbox, so I had to drill that lock out.  I don't need a lock on my toolbox anymore.  There are not many tools left in it.....

paqman

GrateEggspectations said:

Nice spoon, @paqman. Why Gestura and not the Kunz you posted about a while back?

A friend already gifted me the Kunz a couple of Chrismas ago.  I wanted to gift him the Gestura this Christmas but it has been out of stock for quite a while.  Got a stock notification from Gestura but by the time I checked out, it was already sold out… Got a stock notification from Knifewear yesterday (or the day before?), ordered right away!

Ozzie_Isaac

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Nice spoon, @paqman. Why Gestura and not the Kunz you posted about a while back?

A friend already gifted me the Kunz a couple of Chrismas ago.  I wanted to gift him the Gestura this Christmas but it has been out of stock for quite a while.  Got a stock notification from Gestura but by the time I checked out, it was already sold out… Got a stock notification from Knifewear yesterday (or the day before?), ordered right away!

Okay, totally outside my wheelhouse, what is so special about these spoon, aside from they are cool looking?

I understand snuff spoons, and powder applicators, but these look like an OD waiting to happen if you used it as a booger buddy.

RRP

kl8ton said:

RRP said:

kl8ton said:

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Do you have any kids living at home? 

My wife has a phobia about my knives so I would have to keep them somewhat hidden. As my collection grew then hiding them became a bigger problem and my wife’s phobia just got worst! My solution was odd but it satisfied the problem at hand. There is a large drawer under our oven in which I created an optical illusion. My wife had lined all the kitchen drawers with identical drawer liner material. So I cut a piece of plywood the size of the bottom of the drawer and covered it with that liner. Then under that I placed practically all my knives separated with slots cut in boards. This way they were hidden by a false bottomed drawer so horror movie boogie man  couldn’t find a knife to harm us!

Do you have a wall oven?

 I was asking more from an organizational standpoint.  No drawer is THAT organized in my house.  I lost the key to my toolbox, so I had to drill that lock out.  I don't need a lock on my toolbox anymore.  There are not many tools left in it.....

LOL - Think of it as a single stack with a cabinet at top, then a microwave, then the oven and then finally this big drawer which is 9" deep and only 4" from the floor. So unless it was Sam Short boogie man then Joe Average boogie man's eyes couldn't detect the sense of a false bottom! 

Ozzie_Isaac

RRP said:

kl8ton said:

RRP said:

kl8ton said:

zaphod said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

I like the holder, the magnetic ones where there is metal on blade contact bother me. The wood encased magnetics are so much better.

Yes, totally agree. Who wants metal surfaces scratching finely polished blades?! My wife bought me that holder last year. I wax it a few times a year. Hardly seems big enough, but it is the biggest one KnifeWear.com carries. 

 

I set up a knife drawer when we moved into the house. nothing too fancy in the drawer, but they are safe and easy to get at. Only one that doesn't fit is the big pizza knife .

Do you have any kids living at home? 

My wife has a phobia about my knives so I would have to keep them somewhat hidden. As my collection grew then hiding them became a bigger problem and my wife’s phobia just got worst! My solution was odd but it satisfied the problem at hand. There is a large drawer under our oven in which I created an optical illusion. My wife had lined all the kitchen drawers with identical drawer liner material. So I cut a piece of plywood the size of the bottom of the drawer and covered it with that liner. Then under that I placed practically all my knives separated with slots cut in boards. This way they were hidden by a false bottomed drawer so horror movie boogie man  couldn’t find a knife to harm us!

Do you have a wall oven?

 I was asking more from an organizational standpoint.  No drawer is THAT organized in my house.  I lost the key to my toolbox, so I had to drill that lock out.  I don't need a lock on my toolbox anymore.  There are not many tools left in it.....

LOL - Think of it as a single stack with a cabinet at top, then a microwave, then the oven and then finally this big drawer which is 9" deep and only 4" from the floor. So unless it was Sam Short boogie man then Joe Average boogie man's eyes couldn't detect the sense of a false bottom! 

That is a warming drawer

You can also use it to proof bread.

zaphod

kl8ton said:

Do you have any kids living at home? 

just my son "Lefty" and my daughter "One eye".  We taught the kids pretty early not to be interested in that drawer. And I put a child latch on it.

zaphod

BigreenGreg said:

Is that the mandatory Ginsu, second from the left?

i think you are looking a a bread knife. I have three. One beside the chinese cleaver on the left, one on the far right with an oak guide/uber blade and the third to the left of the one on the right. I have more bread knives but they have been relegated to things like sod cutting.

GrateEggspectations

zaphod said:

kl8ton said:

Do you have any kids living at home? 

just my son "Lefty" and my daughter "One eye".  We taught the kids pretty early not to be interested in that drawer. And I put a child latch on it.

lol. Love the nicknames born out of disfigurement!

Ozzie_Isaac

GrateEggspectations said:

zaphod said:

kl8ton said:

Do you have any kids living at home? 

just my son "Lefty" and my daughter "One eye".  We taught the kids pretty early not to be interested in that drawer. And I put a child latch on it.

lol. Love the nicknames born out of disfigurement!

Watch out for Tripod.

paqman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Nice spoon, @paqman. Why Gestura and not the Kunz you posted about a while back?

A friend already gifted me the Kunz a couple of Chrismas ago.  I wanted to gift him the Gestura this Christmas but it has been out of stock for quite a while.  Got a stock notification from Gestura but by the time I checked out, it was already sold out… Got a stock notification from Knifewear yesterday (or the day before?), ordered right away!

Okay, totally outside my wheelhouse, what is so special about these spoon, aside from they are cool looking?

I understand snuff spoons, and powder applicators, but these look like an OD waiting to happen if you used it as a booger buddy.

AI answer:

Gestura spoons are special for several reasons:

1. **Craftsmanship**: They are handcrafted in Niigata, Japan, a region known for its skilled artisans. Each spoon is stamped and etched, then finished by hand on a lathe.

2. **Material**: Made from 18/10 Japanese stainless steel, which is known for its durability and resistance to corrosion.

3. **Design**: The spoons are inspired by antique American and European designs, giving them a vintage look. They are tumbled and unpolished, creating a matte and imperfect finish.

4. **Versatility**: The 01 Silver Spoon, for example, has a single tablespoon volume, making it useful for measuring, mixing, and serving. Its design includes a deep well for cradling liquid and a tapered tip for precise pouring.

5. **Ergonomics**: The long handle (9 inches) allows for easy stirring and reaching the bottom of pots, while the flared lip helps scrape corners of pans or containers.

These features make Gestura spoons not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing, making them a favorite among chefs and home cooks alike.

Ozzie_Isaac

paqman said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Nice spoon, @paqman. Why Gestura and not the Kunz you posted about a while back?

A friend already gifted me the Kunz a couple of Chrismas ago.  I wanted to gift him the Gestura this Christmas but it has been out of stock for quite a while.  Got a stock notification from Gestura but by the time I checked out, it was already sold out… Got a stock notification from Knifewear yesterday (or the day before?), ordered right away!

Okay, totally outside my wheelhouse, what is so special about these spoon, aside from they are cool looking?

I understand snuff spoons, and powder applicators, but these look like an OD waiting to happen if you used it as a booger buddy.

AI answer:

Gestura spoons are special for several reasons:

1. **Craftsmanship**: They are handcrafted in Niigata, Japan, a region known for its skilled artisans. Each spoon is stamped and etched, then finished by hand on a lathe.

2. **Material**: Made from 18/10 Japanese stainless steel, which is known for its durability and resistance to corrosion.

3. **Design**: The spoons are inspired by antique American and European designs, giving them a vintage look. They are tumbled and unpolished, creating a matte and imperfect finish.

4. **Versatility**: The 01 Silver Spoon, for example, has a single tablespoon volume, making it useful for measuring, mixing, and serving. Its design includes a deep well for cradling liquid and a tapered tip for precise pouring.

5. **Ergonomics**: The long handle (9 inches) allows for easy stirring and reaching the bottom of pots, while the flared lip helps scrape corners of pans or containers.

These features make Gestura spoons not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing, making them a favorite among chefs and home cooks alike.

A very interesting rabbit hole, and they look very classy too.

unlike these:

kl8ton

This reminds me that my Grandmother used to collect spoons. A different spoon for each state that she visited. There would be a design on the handle or a figure on the handle representing a theme of that state. She displayed these on a special spoon rack on the wall. For "fun" when I visited....sometimes I would get to polish them!

Botch

paqman said:
Gestura spoons are special for several reasons:

1. **Craftsmanship**: They are handcrafted in Niigata, Japan, a region known for its skilled artisans. Each spoon is stamped and etched, then finished by hand on a lathe.

This, I'd like to see.