i just found my nice knife again after it went AWOL weeks ago!! this is a major W, i've been sorely missing it doing random pruning type stuff around the yard
if you have a nice knife too, please show me. that's what Nice Knife Friday is all about
This is a Kiwi chefs knife. They are like $5-$10 each (not exaggerating), and are made out of very boring stamped steel (stock photo because lazy).
That being said, they are INCREDIBLY thin and light. The don't keep an edge forever, but it only takes a couple swipes on a honing steel (not even a whetstone or sharpening stone!) to make them razor sharp again.
Because they cost $5, you never feel bad using them. Because they are so thin and sharp (seriously like a razor blade) it is so easy to slice things as fine as you want. Wreck it? Who cares. Get 5 and have backups. Get 50 for less than some fancy knives. That being said, I've had mine for about a decade, with no issue.
I dunno if I'd break down a larger whole cuts of meat (with bones, etc.) with it, or smash a ton of garlic with it, but I use this knife for 95%+ of the stuff I do.
I have one of the opinel knives that OP has (though his handle seems better oiled/cared for!), which is my favorite paring knife, and I have a Victorinox chefs knife that I use for heavier stuff. I also have the "vegetable cleaver" version of the kiwi knife. But if I could only keep one of all of those? I'd be the $5 chefs knife every time.
