At least I think it is.
http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
--

modom

modom wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:00:23 -0500:

> At least I think it is.
> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
> --

IMHO, a silly unfunctional idea! However, wouldn't a new Japanese sword
be one of the most expensive blades, apart from antiques?


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> At least I think it is.
> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
> --
>
> modom

Hah.

My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.

Kathleen wrote:
> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>
>> At least I think it is.
>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>>
>> --
>>
>> modom
>
> Hah.
>
> My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
> inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
> drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
> tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>
Its evil twin lurks within our kitchen also and behaves the same .

Kathleen wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:32:11 -0500:

>> At least I think it is.
>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>> --
>>
>> modom

>My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
>inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
>drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
>tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.

A "knife drawer" seems a horrible place to keep good knives. How often
do you have to sharpen the paring knife?




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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:

> Kathleen wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:32:11 -0500:
>
>>> At least I think it is.
>>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> modom
>
>
>> My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
>> inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
>> drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a
>> piranha tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>
>
> A "knife drawer" seems a horrible place to keep good knives. How often
> do you have to sharpen the paring knife?
>
>
>
>
Twice in 24 years.

In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:

> At least I think it is.
> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
> --
>
> modom

Too bad it's so ugly.
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> "phil..c" > :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
> > Kathleen wrote:
> >> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> >>
> >>> At least I think it is.
> >>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...nife-is-a-mast
> >>> erpiece/
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> modom
> >>
> >> Hah.
> >>
> >> My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
> >> inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
> >> drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a
> >> piranha tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
> >>
> > Its evil twin lurks within our kitchen also and behaves the same .
>
> I have this huge meat cleaver that I take extremely good care of. It's
> so sharp even Julia Child would be proud of it. I kid you not it'll lob
> off someone's arm in seconds. It's perfect for chopping up a whole pork
> loin into roasts and chops.
>
> Michael

Sounds like my Kiwi cleaver. It's always stored very carefully!
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Kathleen >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>
>>James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Kathleen wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:32:11 -0500:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>At least I think it is.
>>>>>http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...knife-is-a-mas
>>>>>terpiece/
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>
>>>>>modom
>>>
>>>
>>>>My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
>>>>inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
>>>>drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a
>>>>piranha tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>>>
>>>
>>>A "knife drawer" seems a horrible place to keep good knives. How
>>>often do you have to sharpen the paring knife?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Twice in 24 years.
>
>
> <gulp> Remind me to never snoop in your "drawers" <grin>

You can grope in my drawers if you want to, Michael, but I suggest you
mind your fingers. The damned thing demands tribute on a regular basis.

I believe it's probably an ancient druid paring knife, used to sacrifice
many an apple before it fell into my profane paws.

I used to have one of those gadgets where you clamp an apple at both
ends then turn a crank and it peels, slices and cores the apple all at
once? I gave it to Goodwill because I could do it faster and with less
waste with this knife.

"modom (palindrome guy)" wrote:
>
> At least I think it is.
> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/

How would you sharpen a knife like that?

I'm not questioning whether it _can_ be sharpened,
just who would have the nerve to take a whetstone
to one of these things?

I assume you wouldn't put it through the dishwasher.
Or keep it in the knife drawer with the other knives,
unless they were _all_ like this one. But does it
only come in one size? Is there no matching paring
knife or meat cleaver?

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:22:00 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>"modom (palindrome guy)" wrote:
>>
>> At least I think it is.
>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>
>How would you sharpen a knife like that?
>
>I'm not questioning whether it _can_ be sharpened,
>just who would have the nerve to take a whetstone
>to one of these things?
>
Not I. But they you can buy a Nesmuk-branded sharpening stome he
http://www.exquisit24.de/en/NESMUK-C...n-boulder.html

>I assume you wouldn't put it through the dishwasher.
>Or keep it in the knife drawer with the other knives,
>unless they were _all_ like this one. But does it
>only come in one size? Is there no matching paring
>knife or meat cleaver?

They have a few other models for sale he
http://www.nesmuk.de/englisch/kollektion_kochmesser.php

Some of them appear not to have any diamonds on them, however. Here's
one for less than 5K euro:
http://www.exquisit24.de/en/NESMUK-C...xquisit-6.html
--

modom

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:00:23 -0500, "modom (palindrome guy)"
> wrote:

>At least I think it is.
>http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/

HUH. If the cutting portion of the blade was a diamond, I'd be
impressed. LOL


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On 16 Mar 2009 14:08:28 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>I absolutely love it. Of course it would have to be reserved for that
>special occasion. Like chopping up a nasty relative or an unwanted house
>guest.

Oh, come on.... it should cut a wedding cake.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:22:00 -0800 in rec.food.cooking, Mark Thorson
> wrote,
>"modom (palindrome guy)" wrote:
>>
>> At least I think it is.
>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>
>How would you sharpen a knife like that?

With a diamond hone, I would guess.

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:42:34 GMT, James Silverton wrote:

> Kathleen wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:32:11 -0500:
>
>>> At least I think it is.
>>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>>> --
>>>
>>> modom
>
>>My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
>>inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
>>drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
>>tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>
> A "knife drawer" seems a horrible place to keep good knives. How often
> do you have to sharpen the paring knife?

you just need a knife guard:

<http://www.instawares.com/knife-guard.fdi-9900002.0.7.htm?LID=GGLE&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=FD I-9900002>

cheap (2-3 bucks), effective, and you should be able to find various sizes
in any hardware store.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:20:11 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>
>> At least I think it is.
>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>> --
>>
>> modom
>
> Too bad it's so ugly.

the ring in the picture is fugly, too.

'Designer Quintin Nel, who is well known for his jewelery art...' i guess
it doesn't say well-known for what.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:47:26 GMT:

>> Kathleen wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:32:11 -0500:
>>
>>>> At least I think it is.
>>>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> modom
>>
>>> My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece
>>> of inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into
>>> the knife drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing
>>> for apples in a piranha tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>>
>> A "knife drawer" seems a horrible place to keep good knives.
>> How often do you have to sharpen the paring knife?

> you just need a knife guard:

> <http://www.instawares.com/knife-guar...02.0.7.htm?LID
> =GGLE&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=FDI-9900002>

> cheap (2-3 bucks), effective, and you should be able to find
> various sizes in any hardware store.

To tell the truth., I use *two* knife blocks. In one the blades lie flat
and, in the other, I am careful to put the knives in edge uppermost.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:20:11 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
> >
> >> At least I think it is.
> >> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...s-a-masterpiec
> >> e/
> >> --
> >>
> >> modom
> >
> > Too bad it's so ugly.
>
> the ring in the picture is fugly, too.
>
> 'Designer Quintin Nel, who is well known for his jewelery art...' i guess
> it doesn't say well-known for what.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Both my mom and I agreed that a LOT of "modern" art jewelry is fugly.
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

On Mar 16, 10:32*am, Kathleen > wrote:
> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> > At least I think it is.
> >http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...nife-is-a-mast...
> > --
>
> > modom
>
> Hah.
>
> My best blade is an inherited paringknife, a wicked piece of
> inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into theknifedrawerin the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
> tank. *It doesn't need to sparkle.

This sounds like a paring knife I hope to inherit someday. Belonged
to my great grandmother and is akin to a razor blade with a handle.

wrote:

> On Mar 16, 10:32 am, Kathleen > wrote:
>
>>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>>>At least I think it is.
>>>http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...nife-is-a-mast...
>>>--
>>
>>>modom
>>
>>Hah.
>>
>>My best blade is an inherited paringknife, a wicked piece of
>>inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into theknifedrawerin the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
>>tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>
>
> This sounds like a paring knife I hope to inherit someday. Belonged
> to my great grandmother and is akin to a razor blade with a handle.

My daughter and her boyfriend are teaching themselves to cook and DD is
constantly borrowing various pieces of equipment and ingredients from my
kitchen. She borrows pots, pans, racks, the food processor, the
blender, the mixer, the garlic press, the citrus juicer doohickey, the
candy thermometer; she ganks my white pepper, brown sugar, jack cheese
and sesame oil and I tolerate the inconvenience because I'm glad she's
finally showing an interest.

But I draw the line at my paring knife and my chef's knife.

"Oh HELL no. Put those back!"

"But John's knives suck!"

"Learn to use a sharpener."

Kathleen wrote:
>
> My daughter and her boyfriend are teaching themselves to cook and DD is
> constantly borrowing various pieces of equipment and ingredients from my
> kitchen. She borrows pots, pans, racks, the food processor, the
> blender, the mixer, the garlic press, the citrus juicer doohickey, the
> candy thermometer; she ganks my white pepper, brown sugar, jack cheese
> and sesame oil and I tolerate the inconvenience because I'm glad she's
> finally showing an interest.
>
> But I draw the line at my paring knife and my chef's knife.

When I was at that stage, it was my mom's breadknife.

She let me have it for a while, but she constantly inquired
about it, and eventually I gave it back.

Very nice. A toothed Solingen blade. I'll get it someday.
I'm sure my only sibling has forgotten completely about it.