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Since I know about knives, I would buy them a knife. If I was an accomplished bread baker, I would give them a couple of loaves each week for a month -- unless
by dsr_ 6y ago
Since I know about knives, I would buy them a knife.
If I was an accomplished bread baker, I would give them a couple of loaves each week for a month -- unless I knew they had a dietary issue.
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- Afton 6y agoYou can, but if you consider knives an uninteresting kitchen tool, then you have just given them a $300 knife that they will feel bad about every time they use it open a can of beans. btw: if you do know about knives, please hit me up at my email address and let me pick your brain a bit. [Edit: my email address wasn't in my profile. fixed, but I'll reach out to folks shortly, thanks!].
- elil17 6y agoHey I don't see your email address in your profile but I know a bit about knives and would be happy to answer any questions
- dsr_ 6y agoI do know a bit about knives. Your email address isn't in your profile. Mine is in mine; feel free.
- dsr_ 6y agoPart of knowing something about knives is in selecting the right tool(s) for the users. I'm not going to buy a 200mm gyuto for my parents; I got them a set of [chef's knife, bread knife, paring knife] that is miles better than what they had and still holds up well because I know it's only going to be sharpened when I come to visit.
- Chris2048 6y agoAnyone opening a can with a knife should feel bad about it.
- kzzzznot 6y agoI have a nasty scar down my finger from opening a bottle with a knife, I’d advise against using knives like this.
- scollet 6y agoSpoons work great though!
- ARandomerDude 6y agoDifferent kind of bottle but I've pulled a damaged cork with a 3.5 inch deck screw and a pair of pliers before. Worked great.
- RealityVoid 6y agoI mean, you have a knife and you have a can. You need to open said can... You _will_ use the damned knife. Less of a problem nowadays, since it seems most cans have pull tabs. But the metal of the cans is usually far more malleable than the knife, and if you have a work knife, it isn't unreasonable to do so.
- Pxtl 6y ago> feel bad about every time they use it open a can of beans. There are no words for this.
- verall 6y agoOn the flipside, it can definitely portray a quality on the item - it's not just a $300 knife, but a $300 knife that Jim picked out, and Jim window-shops knives when you walk by his desk. Because Jim picked something he knew about, he knows how to give a better gift. I'm a big fan of giving the best gift you uniquely know how to give, and failing that something broadly useful or consumable.
- Prcmaker 6y agoEmail sent. Knives have been a hobby for a long time. Got to spend some time, when I've visited the US, in workshops of Chad Nichols damascus, Vegas forge, Tom Krein and Brian Fellhoelter. Great fun.
- scollet 6y agoYeah. There are also indie crafters at that price point with high-quality products. It's much harder with knowledge material.