Why You Should Invest n Your Kitchen Knives
By Gareth Thomas
Cutting, chopping, slicing, dicing and cleaving - a mere glimpse into the everyday responsibilities of the kitchen knife. Around the world, in all continents there is the same universal use for a kitchen knife, and the preparation of food is unlikely to go away any time soon.
The market for kitchen knives is very busy and saturated, but that does not necessarily mean that all the choice is a good thing. With superstores such as Tesco in England and Walmart in the USA churning out their own brand knives and importing cheap kitchen knives, a false economy is whirling around the good old fashioned kitchen knife, with many people buying into it.
The kitchen knife market is that of a false economy. What this means is that consumers are attracted to buy a kitchen knife (or more likely a set of kitchen knives) because of their low prices. In this case, however, the affordability is misleading, because the poor quality that this money buys you means that you need to replace them every year or two years. It is much more cost effective to invest in a quality set of kitchen knives that will see you through many years.
It is not only the false economy that is detrimental to these kitchen knives, but there is a safety consideration as well. Well established, properly forged knives that cost a little more money are built to last, and as such the blade is of very high quality. The cheaper knives have much weaker blades that can bend out of position when put under pressure and run the risk of cutting off a finger, or the blade snapping - leaving a very sharp and dangerous half-knife.
This is all a vicious circle of false economy and dangerous knives; if the blade snaps, a new knife is needed, and you would be loathe to buy the exact same knife, but unless you spend a bit more money this time around, you will be left in the same predicament.
The initial, upfront expenditure is greater with established kitchen knife brands, but the reliability and durability you get from the label and knowing the steel is folded together tightly means you will be buying a knife that will last for decades; not just for years.
The market for kitchen knives is very busy and saturated, but that does not necessarily mean that all the choice is a good thing. With superstores such as Tesco in England and Walmart in the USA churning out their own brand knives and importing cheap kitchen knives, a false economy is whirling around the good old fashioned kitchen knife, with many people buying into it.
The kitchen knife market is that of a false economy. What this means is that consumers are attracted to buy a kitchen knife (or more likely a set of kitchen knives) because of their low prices. In this case, however, the affordability is misleading, because the poor quality that this money buys you means that you need to replace them every year or two years. It is much more cost effective to invest in a quality set of kitchen knives that will see you through many years.
It is not only the false economy that is detrimental to these kitchen knives, but there is a safety consideration as well. Well established, properly forged knives that cost a little more money are built to last, and as such the blade is of very high quality. The cheaper knives have much weaker blades that can bend out of position when put under pressure and run the risk of cutting off a finger, or the blade snapping - leaving a very sharp and dangerous half-knife.
This is all a vicious circle of false economy and dangerous knives; if the blade snaps, a new knife is needed, and you would be loathe to buy the exact same knife, but unless you spend a bit more money this time around, you will be left in the same predicament.
The initial, upfront expenditure is greater with established kitchen knife brands, but the reliability and durability you get from the label and knowing the steel is folded together tightly means you will be buying a knife that will last for decades; not just for years.
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