Austin_Lyles Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Hey folks. Hope everyone is have a wonderful week so far. Kitchen knives are stereotypical, boring (at times), hard to do right (I'm my opinion), and overall just a pain in my butt. But here were are. This is my most recent one off the bench with much trial and error.... still working on the handle design a bit and I apologize I don't have better photos of the overall knife. They were taken at delivery to the customer. Anyways hope yall have a great evening! Cheers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Well, that's a pretty nice looking knife Austin. Shredding/chopping Brussel Sprouts? That's a serious violation......... 1 1 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 The very existence of sprouts is a serious violation, but that's a pretty knife to kill them with! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Very nice first kitchen knife. The fact that you acknowledge they are hard to do right means you know more than you make believe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter-Paul Derks Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 That is a really nice kitchen knife, I personally like these slim smaller knives more than full size chef's knives, even if used for crimes against poor sprouts 1 http://mefecit.nl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: The very existence of sprouts is a serious violation Enough butter and garlic, anything becomes a delicacy! Sprouts are a crociferous veggie. Old guys like me know why they are important........ 1 1 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Love the knife! Toss some cut up sprouts in salt, pepper, garlic powder, olive oil, and a splash of Worcestershire sauce, then roast until crispy. You can thank me later lol Edited September 10, 2021 by Eric Morgan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 That is a pretty blade. What's the handle wood? I'm a little more simplistic with brussel sprouts. Steam'em, melt a little butter over the top and sprinkle with salt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Gastellu Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 That's a very lovely knife, well done! Also, sprouts are delicious. Fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Alex Middleton said: That is a pretty blade. What's the handle wood? I'm a little more simplistic with brussel sprouts. Steam'em, melt a little butter over the top and sprinkle with salt. Butter and pepper on them is perfect and the knife handle is lovely with just the right size blade for general kitchen work. Will get far more use than most knives either side of it size wise. Edited September 10, 2021 by Garry Keown 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Lyles Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Thanks folks! It's a maple handle. I love how this has turned into a brussel sprout recipe discussion. Personally I fry them up in olive oil, salt pepper with a dash of apple cider vinegar in the end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gillespie Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I steam them and then grate cheese over them or make cheese sauce. Apparantly a small percentage of people have a gene the makes some chemical in sprouts and other veggies taste like bitter soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 In my case, it's cilantro that tastes like soap. Another matter of genes, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Joël Mercier said: In my case, it's cilantro that tastes like soap. Another matter of genes, apparently. Same here. Might as well pour Dawn dish soap on my food as put cilantro on it. Exact same flavor, with a hint of Raid roach spray. To me, sprouts don't taste like soap, they taste like bitter death. Everything in the brassica family does, to varying degrees. Cabbage isn't too bad, kale is terrible, and sprouts are the very worst. Toxically bitter. Here's an article on why that is: https://gizmodo.com/are-there-some-vegetables-you-cant-stand-it-may-be-gen-1532668567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Pro tip: If you cook your brussel sprouts in coconut oil it makes it easier to slide them off of your plate and into the garbage. Really nice looking knife, Austin. I like the curve of the base of the blade near the bolster. Also, the sweeping curve of the butt of the grip is elegant. Well done. 1 4 -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Joël Mercier said: In my case, it's cilantro that tastes like soap I can see that. You brought me back to my first taste of cilantro years ago, and I remember thinking this, too. But now I like it. To me, it's amazing how we humans, through time can change things that are initially distasteful into something we want. (ie: coffee, cigarettes, wine, wasabi, hot peppers, etc.) 1 RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Okinaka Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 That kitchen knife looks really great! Brussel sprouts wrapped in bacon and a light drizzle of balsamic vinegar and olive oil, then baked! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 All good suggestions. I don’t (didn’t) like Brussels but the GF loves them. We settled on this recipe for Christmas (which I do actually like - especially with some Frank’s Buffalo Hot Sauce on). Nice knife Austin. "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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