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Bought a $90 Victorinox boning knife instead of a $200 custom, and I keep reaching for it over my old Wusthof
So about 3 months ago I was buying my own knife for the first time since the shop I worked at always supplied them. I had it narrowed down to two options: a basic Victorinox fibrox boning knife for around $90, or a custom 6 inch from a guy on Instagram for $200.
I went with the Victorinox. The custom looked amazing, but I could not bring myself to spend that kind of money when I had not even used my own knife on the line yet.
Here is the thing. The cheap one just works. The handle does not slip when my hands are wet, the blade holds an edge through a whole shift of breaking down chickens, and when I drop it on the floor I do not want to cry. Last Tuesday I nicked the tip on a bone and just touched it up on a steel in like 30 seconds and kept going.
My old Wusthof sits in the bag now. It is heavier and honestly I thought I wanted that, but after 8 hours the lighter knife wins every time.
Now I am wondering if I am missing out on what a nice custom blade would feel like. Anyone here gone from a beater knife to a real nice one and felt a difference, or is it mostly about the steel and how you keep it sharp?
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grace_gonzalez466d ago
My first real knife was a $35 Dexter Russell I bought from a restaurant supply place, and I used that thing for two years before I ever touched anything fancy. When I finally got a $180 Japanese knife I was scared to use it for like a month because I didn't want to mess up the edge. Turns out I was babying it so much that I actually cut worse with it than the beater. The Victorinox fibrox handle is honestly one of the best grips out there when things get greasy, that textured rubber just grabs your hand. You're not missing much besides the looks and the pride of owning something custom, because at the end of the day a sharp knife is a sharp knife.
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