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PaperclipPerfector  1yr ago (text post)   3985 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 27, 2023

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If you care about the objects around you, having nice objects is stressful because you have to give a shit.

I have a very nice very expensive santoku I bought from a dude in japan; and I made a little wooden magnetic knife rack just for it and it has a special set of king stones for sharpening it and it gets dried and put away after every use; where as I overarm throw my Victorinox into the sink after I'm done slamming it into bones and shit (this is an exaggeration, but still).

I beat the shit out of my Victorinox as well. I mean that's the whole point right? 10-15 minutes on the wetstone and its back to brand new.

I always tell people who want to get into cooking (as the food guy in the social networok): get a Kirkland french oven (if you can find it), a tramotina non stick skillet, a madin carbon steel 10", and a Victorinox chefs knife and you are fucking set for life.

You can pay more money for all those things, but you are seeing fractional improvements for geometric price increases; and if you pay less you are actually seeing a serious difference in performance.

(The madein pan is a bit of luxury; you can get a cheap cast iron and get the same or better performance but cast iron is a big hassle.)

This is why I love to buy things like furniture and fine clothing used. If it's already gotten it's first scratch(es), I don't have to baby it.

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