# Tell me about your favorite kitchen knife.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 10, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-kitchen-knife/254429 "2004-07-10T13:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-kitchen-knife/254429/21 "2004-07-13T01:54:54Z")

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gotpasswords, your Henckels info is a bit off.

[Professional S](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004WYJ4/qid=1089683235/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-8501514-2723935?v=glance&s=kitchen) has the rivited handle, this is what I own  
[Four Star](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RFKH/qid=1089683287/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/104-8501514-2723935?v=glance&s=kitchen) has the molded handle, in a standard shape  
[Five Star](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004RFO3/qid=1089683287/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/104-8501514-2723935?v=glance&s=kitchen) has the molded handle, ergonomic shape

They do have the same blade technology, apparently made of 2 pieces joined together at the handle, unlike some blades (Wustof) that use a single piece of metal straight through. I’ve heard that a Henckels blade can break if dropped at the right angle.

I like my Henckels blades, but I need to get them out to a good sharpener, my home sharpening isn’t getting the job done. As a result, I only really like my 6" chefs knife, since it’s got the best edge of them all.

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**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-favorite-kitchen-knife/254429/22 "2004-07-14T00:08:33Z")

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I’ve got a santoku knife from Bed, Bath & Beyond that is great at slicing and scooping; I think it’s from Joyce Chen. I was wondering; do any of you have a ceramic knife? I know I’ve seen Ming Tsai of _Simply Ming_ use them. They come in black or white and they can slice very thin.

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