Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?

Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time? by gjkood on Thursday July 16, 2020 @04:08PM (#23863297)

Bought one of those Wusthof Classic Block Set with a few knives in it more than 20 years ago. The blades still look like new, the handles have some scratch marks. Use them every week multiple times.

Only care provided was to hand wash them, dry them and put them back in the block. Very rarely attempted sharpening but frequently honed with a steel whenever I felt any dullness while cutting.

Thats about the lowest maintenance I can think of.

Buy decent knives, take care of them and they will last a lifetime and maybe multiple generations.

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Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time? by clairity on Thursday July 16, 2020 @04:54PM (#23863700)

similarly bought a set of henckels classics and they're holding up fine, except for one, where a bit of the plastic handle has broken off (apparently i can send it in to get it fixed, but haven't done so).

i'm lazy so i have to hone/sharpen the knives more often than i like (every few weeks vs. never), but they've overall provided great bang-for-buck!

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