Who puts knives in a dishwasher? Mine are hand washed and dried. Wood handles get a dose of mineral oil as needed. I've seen postings on chowhound where folks will only buy knives if they are dishwasher proof. Never understood that. But hey, I am old.
illimi40, I checked out the Dalstrong knives on the net and they seem pretty nice but by no meand "budget". Which model do you have, and have you used it on a cooked brisket with good results? The knife I now use is serrated and it just tears up the bark and the meat. Hate that that so I'm looking to get a new carving knife.
Victorinix Fibrox lineups good. Mercer are very widely used commercially. I have some of both and they are pretty good for the price point. I have a Henckels 4 star santoku I caught on Amazon sale last year for about $60 that has held a nice edge too. My overall favorite is a higher price at $99 which is my Miyabi Chef knife. Have had for a year and is sharp enough for surgery :)
My everyday knives are Nexus knives. https://www.cutleryandmore.com/nexus Some of these are over your $50 price, some are under it. These are really great knives, the ones with the BD1N steel, for the price, they hold an edge very well, even my wife can't kill them. BD1N is American made tool steel and is very hard but does not chip the edge, like some hard steels. I highly recommend them for everyday use.
I don't know if they make other knives that are good, but this one from Victorinox is absolutely spectacular. It is the best knife I own, and I have a lot of so-called "high end" knives from Henckles and others:
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife
We have some Shun knives that were more than we wanted to spend when we bought them. So far we find them very sharp and they hold sharp edge well so we'll see in time I guess. My wife said absolutely they're the best knives she's ever used and she's slicing and dicing way more than I am? They are nice knives.
Buy Once, Cry Once...often comes into play with any good tool...JJ
My personal use knives, not for the wife, are a mix of Yaxell Dragon https://www.cutleryandmore.com/yaxell and Masamoto https://www.chefknivestogo.com/mavg18gy.html I don't have any real expensive Japanese knives, as I just can't see the value in them. The Dragon knives have the same BD1N steel but are better quality and if you can swing the price, get a couple just for yourself. My Masamoto Gyuto is actually my favorite knife but does not hold an edge near as long as the Dragons. The Nexus knives replaced a set of J.A. Henckel Zilling Four Star knives and I feel they are better knives and certainly hold an edge longer.I have not seen these before. I'm going to check them out! Do you have experience with any other brands to compare to?
My grandfather's version of that was "the quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten."Buy Once, Cry Once...often comes into play with any good tool...JJ
X2 on Henckle knives. The German steel really holds an edge.I40, J.A. Henckel is a good knifemaker, I have had a set for game processing for 15 years. I see Macys has a sale on an 8 inch slicer ,could be better deals on them out there ?
I have the Victorinox knife https://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/Pro...ox-Pro-Granton-Edge-Slicing-Knife/p/5.4723.30 and it has been a very good knife, for brisket and other flat meats slicing. You can't beat the price of this knife for great quality.I guess I'll throw this out there for anyone that wants to provide their 2 cents worth: what brand and what type of knife should I get to carve smoked briskets. Is this what we are talking about and what you use?
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