/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.15355544]

>tfw spent $150 on a fucking knife

Did I fuck up bros

[Anonymous No.15355545]

>>15355544
Nice dog.

[Anonymous No.15355546]

>>15355544
MAC is great, but you made a stupid choice with that particular knife.

[Anonymous No.15355547]

>>15355544
i like your dog :^) cool knife too, only thing that matters is if you like it!

[Anonymous No.15355556]

>>15355546
Why? I'm an "okay" cook so I decided to splurge. What should have I gotten instead?

I chose this one because it seemed like a good all around knife and that's exactly what I was looking for. Plus the reviews from many different websites gave it very great scores and great explanations. (inb4 paid reviews)

[Anonymous No.15355560]

>>15355545
>>15355547
Thank you, he's a good boy

[Anonymous No.15355574]

>>15355560
What a cute boy!

>>15355556
Paying a lot of money for a kitchen knife is really dumb. It's a stupid and tired trope, but spend some money on stones and learning how to use them instead. Also, positive online reviews are almost completely useless. You should only ever look at negative ones.

That being said, I hope you enjoy your fancy new knife and your pooch.

[Anonymous No.15355578]

>>15355547
Unless you're Andre the Giant that knife is 7" tops, and what do you expect to do when you sharpen it down to the dimples? It's not a bad knife by any means, but to splurge on something like that as a home cook, why wouldn't you buy something a step up that you'll be proud to use for 20+ years? Just seems like a bad purchase, in my opinion desu.

[Anonymous No.15355592]

>>15355560
Very cute anon I love him!

[Anonymous No.15355680]

>>15355544
You did well. G*rman '''knives'''' are a joke, much like the west.

[Anonymous No.15355683]

>>15355544
>sharpened bolster
Straight into the trash lad

[Anonymous No.15355791]

>>15355574
>You should only ever look at negative ones.
That's how you get dumbed down child-safe products that do a shit job at everything

G*rman knives have gummy steel and can't hold an edge because of this mentality that a knife needs to be dishwasher safe, child safe, fireproof, and able to be used as a hammer and screwdriver and crowbar and spatula and child's ruler, besides as a cutting tool

[Anonymous No.15355796]

PUPPERINO

[Anonymous No.15355810]

You did well anon. Even among the supernerds on the kitchen knife forums the MACs are highly regarded knives, at least in their price segment.

The actual use of the dimples is questionable though

[Anonymous No.15355811]

>>15355791
No, he's right. Positive reviews are useless because so many are paid for.
Look for patterns in the negative reviews. Don't buy products with a pattern of breaking in the same way for multiple people. Online shopping 101 bro.

[Anonymous No.15355827]

>>15355811
mediocre reviews are where it's at, they usually come with a fairly balanced pro/con list and you can be pretty sure they aren't bought, scanning the negative reviews for common production failures is useful though

[Anonymous No.15355872]

>>15355811
No, you dumb fuck. Not listening to negative reviews doesn't mean the positive reviews are trustworthy. Idiot. No wonder this country is going to hell.

[Anonymous No.15357170]

>>15355544
based. i have the same one and it's been a few years and it's still sharp as shit
keep it clean and use a good wood cutting board and it'll serve you well

[Anonymous No.15357188]

>>15355544

[Anonymous No.15357198]

>>15355544
Kill your dog

[Anonymous No.15357202]

>>15355544
For $150? Ya, you fucked up. MAC is boring as hell. $150 should at least buy a knife with some personality.

[Anonymous No.15357203]

>>15355544
Just got this bad boy for 10 bucks after having it recommended here. I would put it up against a substantially more expensive knife. Bonus points is the cost makes it disposable.

[Anonymous No.15357207]

>>15357203
these are $4.95 at my Asian grocer. I have 5 new ones in the drawer, soon as it gets dull I throw it away and use a fresh one

[Anonymous No.15357208]

>>15357203
Oh look, another fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.15357215]

>>15357208
Oh look another autist who thinks his time is well spent with 3 different grades of sharpening blocks while he overpays for names.

[Anonymous No.15357224]

>>15357203
what's special about it

[Anonymous No.15357229]

>>15357224
They are sharp enough to put up with professional use for extended periods and cheap enough to throw in the bin instead of blowing time sharpening them.

[Anonymous No.15357233]

>>15357215
Oh look, another mouth breathing poor person who desperately needs to justify their dollar store knives as “just as good”.

[Anonymous No.15357237]

>>15355544
>not forging knives out of steel in your backyard furnace.
baka

[Anonymous No.15357297]

>>15357233
p-please senpai see my purchases brands define me! You're just as bad as any other nigger rich faggot with an iphone.

[Anonymous No.15357328]

>>15355556
If you can afford it then you made a good choice, Macs are decent. If you dont cook for a living then that knife should last forever if you take care of it properly.

>>15355574
>$150 knife
>a lot of money
Pick one and only one. $150 - $200 is considered decent tier for kitchen knives. Paying more than $300 is basically jacking off.

[Anonymous No.15357332]

>>15355560
Looks like a dog only a tranny would own.

[Anonymous No.15357354]

>>15355544
yes, I spent $1 on mine and it chops food

[Anonymous No.15357631]

OP here with a quick update. I made pork stir fry and I love the knife. Cutting the carrots, broccoli, onion, bell pepper, and pork loins was such a joy.

I can't believe I didn't make a good knife purchase long ago

[Anonymous No.15357776]

>>15355544
very sharp
the dog won't feel a thing

[Anonymous No.15357808]

>>15355544
Well, $150 isn't a fortune but you could have had a better knife for less money. Spending more than $100 on a knife is bs

[Anonymous No.15357822]

>>15355544
I got my sisters Forged in Fire Knives for Christmas.

Did I do good bros?

[Anonymous No.15357827]

>>15355574
150 isn't much for a kitchen knife.
And I also got good set of stones.
shitty knife vs good knife with both having stones is a night and day difference still.

[Anonymous No.15357831]

>>15357229
A high quality knife and stones is way cheaper than this way of living.

[Anonymous No.15358041]

>>15357203
Your way of throwing things out like you do disgusts me. I like the Kiwi knives as well, but I sharpen them and use them a long time. You really shouldn't be such a poor example of thoughtfulness.

I see the difference in the thickness and hardness of the metal. Kiwi knives are thin and soft, need sharpening more often, but aren't much work. I have a Güde knife for comarison. Its Steel is much harder and it takes long to sharpen. Not the knife makes the cook imho.

[Anonymous No.15358045]

>>15357822
looks like crap quality gimmick shit to rip off dumbass boomers

[Anonymous No.15358253]

>>15357822
>as seen on TV
into the trash it goes

[Anonymous No.15358285]

>>15357297
You can get an iphone for $100 you smelly sperg, enjoy your motorola flip phone that can barely even read a group text, oh wait you don't get group texts because you have zero friends

[Anonymous No.15358306]

>>15357297

[Anonymous No.15358317]

>>15358306
Sam Chui plays vidya?

[Anonymous No.15358319]

>>15358306
thanks reddit

[Anonymous No.15358323]

>>15358319

[Anonymous No.15358327]

>>15355544
My dad had a gf once who gave him a couple of mac knives for christmas or some shit. They didn't have a point on the end so I used them to chop bamboo with, they got really chipped. I don't think you fucked up OP

[Anonymous No.15358460]

imagine thinking consoom equates to happiness
i cant

[Anonymous No.15358462]

$150 on a crap knock-off santoku knife. Kill yourself now, OP.

See these dimples reaching the blade? They are a minor feature of santoku, allowing vegetables you cut to separate smoothly without sticking to the blade - the cut isn't perfectly straight but minimally wavy so there's no big flat surface to stick directly to the blade. It's a minuscule comfort-of-use feature , something mostly everyone can do without, but best chefs can save half a second of time chopping stuff thanks to these.

Now look at your knife. Look where the dimples are relative to the blade. I had the displeasure of using such a knife to chop potatoes. The effect of these dimples is reverse - they act as suction cups. The piece of potato sticks to the knife HARD. And I mean it, it's not just "flick it off" or "apply some pressure". I spent like a minute struggling to get that fucking half of potato off the knife, it was like superglued. With the force I had to apply to pry it off it was an accident waiting to happen.

You dun goofed OP.

[Anonymous No.15358463]

>>15358460
t. poor

[Anonymous No.15358465]

>>15355544
>>15355560
He's a bit ugly

[Anonymous No.15358482]

>>15358463
I'm a single man that's made six figures since his early 20s after growing up and remaining poor until then. My modest wealth does not bring happiness, though it does bring stability. I don't have to fear paying my bills when I get $500 repair bill.

Essentially, money makes life easy, but it doesn't make you happy.

[Anonymous No.15358488]

>>15358482
Bit easier to be happy when you can buy a solution to the dozens of things trying to make you unhappy every month

[Anonymous No.15358501]

>>15358488
I've replaced my old problems with new ones. My happiness comes from relationships I've made and within, not the dollars I've earned.

Yes, I admit I'd rather have wealth than poverty, but I'd also like to be more detached from material things.

[Anonymous No.15358515]

>>15358501
God, you're a faggot.

[Anonymous No.15358522]

>>15358501
>Yes, I admit
You can try to minimize it all you want but "what if my kids don't respect me oh well at least I can afford to put them in good schools" is ALWAYS better than "what if my kids don't respect me and also god my teeth hurt I wish I could afford a dentist and maybe my kids would respect me if I made time for them too bad I have to work three minimum wage jobs while they go to a shitty run down public school"

Your comfortable middle class humble bragging is abhorrent

t. grew up in a financially struggling household, now making decent money

[Anonymous No.15358534]

>>15358515
:\ I'm just trying to tell you money isn't everything and that you shouldn't lose yourself chasing it.

>>15358522
I grew up poor as hell, but things always worked out. You just have to trust in God, buddy. :^)

[Anonymous No.15358538]

>>15355560
Cute rat dog

[Anonymous No.15358551]

>>15355544
No, Mac chef knives are worth the money.

[Anonymous No.15358626]

@15358463
what ever makes you sleep at night, sweety

[Anonymous No.15358659]

I got a 7” wusthof santoku for Christmas

[Anonymous No.15358798]

I asked for a whetstone for Christmas and got one, only 400/1000 but I wanna practice on my grandma's old knives

[Anonymous No.15358802]

>>15358626
You need to go back. And die there.

[Anonymous No.15359212]

>>15358045
>>15358253
Bros have you not watched "Forged in Fire"?! It will cut! It will KEEL!

[Anonymous No.15359219]

>>15355574
dumb poorfag

[Anonymous No.15359283]

>>15355544
hello poodle

[Anonymous No.15359294]

@15358802 make me, honey

[Anonymous No.15359307]

>>15355544

What the actual fuck is mac mighty? I've never heard of this shit. You fucked up pretty good. I bought a 10" Wusthof Classic Ikon chef's knife for $170 before tax on sale, so I have no idea why for $20 less you'd buy from this mytery brand.

Who the fuck makes these, anyways? Are they chinese, or god fobid, made by the ameritards?

[Anonymous No.15359334]

>>15359307
Shit bait.

[Anonymous No.15359338]

>>15359334
shit for brains

[Anonymous No.15359361]

>>15355560
Dogs for trannies

[Anonymous No.15359562]

>>15357297
>nigger rich faggot with an iphone


i can't imagine being so poor that i think everyone with an iphone is rich. that is seriously sad

[Anonymous No.15359569]

>>15355544
i'll paypal you 150 bucks if you kill the dog with your new knife

[Anonymous No.15359862]

Knife cringe thread.

[Anonymous No.15360641]

>>15355544
probably. I got all knives for a few bucks at goodwill and they've lasted me years, I've sharpened them maybe once. idiots will buy anything expensive if they think it'll make them better at something.

[Anonymous No.15360648]

>>15355560
what a gay fucking dog, i bet the owner is a real piece of shit.

[Anonymous No.15360802]

>>15357203

>half-tang
>on a fucking cleaver

jesus christ
be sure to post the ER bill

[Anonymous No.15360820]

>>15358306
This is the gayest and most retarded comic I've ever seen.

[Anonymous No.15361061]

>>15358306
Late stage capitalism.