Posted on 01/14/2021 11:08:50 AM PST by mylife
High-end custom knives run from $400 to $40,000. Here's what makes them so expensive, and why they could be worth it.
Buying an expensive knife won't turn you into an excellent cook anymore than going to the Container Store will make you an organized person. But well-crafted custom knives are things of physical beauty, and they can have a kind of talismanic power. Super-luxury chef's knives start at about $400, and go up from there. Famously, some custom knives, like those from legendary knife maker Bob Kramer, sell for upwards of $500 an inch. At auction, Kramer's knives often fetch prices in the low-to-mid five figures.
A very fancy chef's knife is also a kind of paradox. A chef's knife, the 8- to 10-inch blade used for everything from breaking down chickens to dicing vegetables, is a tool that gets used frequently. As such, it's often subject to wear and tear, dings and scratches. It's a Ferrari that needs to be used like a Jeep. Plus, plenty of excellent professional chefs use knives that are in the $20 to $50 range to make incredible food.
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I love my Globals! Great Japanese knives.
Interesting question. I’d answer it by saying, for $400 dollars, I’d only buy a Chef’s wife if she could cook.
Audioquest has some for $20k/foot.
“...for upwards of $500 an inch...”
“Alex, what is Japanese knives and high-priced hookers?”
I wish I had a cleaver sometimes.
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