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[Dark NighT]

After 20 years of random tat I treated myself to a new knife for the kitchen. It's a Kai Seki Magoroku composite 16.5cm santoku.

Ahhh yeah a good knife will make preparing food such a pleasure, all the cheap crap from various stores just make it worse. Nice purchase.

 

[SPS]

That's a good looking knife, I have a santoku too.

A good knife will only hold it's edge for longer, a cheap knife can easily out perform an expensive knife when regularly sharpened. You also have the issue of harder steel is harder to sharpen.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I recommend people nowadays get ceramic knives. Hold it's edge for much longer, as in probably over a year depending on how often you use it. It's also better with food as it won't containment it or rust.
Only downside is they are fragile as they are harder than steel

 

[Kei]

I prefer a good steel blade as they are much easier to resharpen. They may well require more frequent maintenance than ceramic but it is at least possible to resharpen a steel blade at home with relative ease. Two of our knives are ~25 year old kitchen devil professional which I've just resharpened properly and they are pretty much as sharp as that new Kai santoku I just bought. They were reasonably easy to sharpen too, though I reckon that is likely down to their hardness being around 57. The Kai has a VG10 core which makes it around 61 which will no doubt make it quite difficult to sharpen.

 

[AlienALX]

I have Victorinox knives I bought about 9 years ago. Careful use and cleaning kept the edge good for nine years. They are starting to dull now though, but going to try the sharpen route before investing in any more.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I prefer a good steel blade as they are much easier to resharpen. They may well require more frequent maintenance than ceramic but it is at least possible to resharpen a steel blade at home with relative ease. Two of our knives are ~25 year old kitchen devil professional which I've just resharpened properly and they are pretty much as sharp as that new Kai santoku I just bought. They were reasonably easy to sharpen too, though I reckon that is likely down to their hardness being around 57. The Kai has a VG10 core which makes it around 61 which will no doubt make it quite difficult to sharpen.

They aren't much harder to sharpen really. Just a few more minutes. I use an actual small grinder. However even without it it shouldn't take more than an extra 10 mins really, but the extra time is offset by the fact that they last years with the same edge. I don't need to overpay for a japenese knife when they use the same or similar steel. If you sharpen your own knives really even a $20 knife will do(though sharpen often). I don't use ceramic myself, but I have sharpened them myself. Its preference but they are cheaper and last longer, seems like a no brainer for me.

Though I do want to make my own knife. Would be steel and in that instance I would use steel over ceramic any day

 

[AlienALX]

They aren't much harder to sharpen really. Just a few more minutes. I use an actual small grinder. However even without it it shouldn't take more than an extra 10 mins really, but the extra time is offset by the fact that they last years with the same edge. I don't need to overpay for a japenese knife when they use the same or similar steel. If you sharpen your own knives really even a $20 knife will do(though sharpen often). I don't use ceramic myself, but I have sharpened them myself. Its preference but they are cheaper and last longer, seems like a no brainer for me.

Though I do want to make my own knife. Would be steel and in that instance I would use steel over ceramic any day

I'll watch out for you on Forged In Fire

 

[NeverBackDown]

I'll watch out for you on Forged In Fire

I have no desire to compete. It would just be a side hobby. It'll be years before I start it. I'm young I got a lot more important things to accomplish than learning how to forge

 

[AlienALX]

I have no desire to compete. It would just be a side hobby. It'll be years before I start it. I'm young I got a lot more important things to accomplish than learning how to forge

I was joking dude Good show though, even with the slab of cheese. Some wicked creations on there.

 

[grec]

Don't you need a diamond grinder thingy for those ceramic blades? I really love the heated & compressed ceramic blades though, not only do they get harder but they also turn black, nothing cooler than that.

 

[NeverBackDown]

It'll certainly work faster with diamond, but diamond is so rough on any blade that you'll still have to deburr and hone the blade for a razor sharp finish.

 

[Davva2004]

Does ceramic form a burr? I always thought burrs were a result of metal blades being malleable at the very edge causing the metal to flow into forming a burr. I’m not sure if ceramics have that malleability?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Does ceramic form a burr? I always thought burrs were a result of metal blades being malleable at the very edge causing the metal to flow into forming a burr. I’m not sure if ceramics have that malleability?

A burr forms when sharpening really anything. Doesn't have much to do with malleability, it just takes longer with ceramic because its harder. Sharpening any point for knives will result in the same thing, raising a burr, the material will result in ease and time consumption. Like titanium is very very very hard to sharpen. Harder than ceramic, despite not being as hard a material. It's just so incredibly abrasive resistant. Even some tool steels like O1 tool steel is hard to sharpen because it's rockwell rating is over 60 usually. the plus side is these materials hold an edge for a long time.

 

[AlienALX]

Going in at approx 1100 hours on Weds. Wish me luck !

 

[Kei]

Pretty much finished all of my various tubes of thermal pastes so decided to get one big tube. Looked at kryonaught 37g at over £55 and decided that prolimatech PK-3 30g was significantly better value at £26 considering the small difference in performance between them. I also noticed an EK supremacy sTR4 nickel block in the B grade selection which I grabbed. It's in pretty nice condition considering the £40 reduction. It should make a fair difference to the cooling of my threadripper as I have one of the first EK blocks which is only a bit better than an AIO and worse than a noctua.

 

[AlienALX]

I love B grade. I got my EK Titan XP block brand new for £54 and all of my fittings came from there also. It's saved me from financial oblivion so many times.

 

[Warchild]

I love B grade. I got my EK Titan XP block brand new for £54 and all of my fittings came from there also. It's saved me from financial oblivion so many times.

And then proceeds to spend the remaining £54 saved from the GPU block on random items to post in this thread haha.

I am starting to think you have the same willpower in resisting to spend as Dicehunter

 

[Bartacus]

Willpower? We have that here? LOL!

 

[AlienALX]

And then proceeds to spend the remaining £54 saved from the GPU block on random items to post in this thread haha.

I am starting to think you have the same willpower in resisting to spend as Dicehunter

Hehe. I just wanted to add everything I could to stop me messing with it. It's worked so far

 

[Bartacus]

Bought a new smart phone, finally! It's only my second smart phone ever (because I'm old). Went from my first, an old Droid Moto 3 that I paid $150CDN for (refurbished), to a brand new OnePlus 6T. Ho lee poop, what a difference a good screen makes!