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Best Gifts Over $100 December 2011
Artisan Knife Bladesmith Bob Kramer teamed up with (Zwilling J.A. Henckels) and Sur La Table on a line of carbon steel knives. $300; surlatable.com |
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Supersharp New Knives May
10, 2011 |
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I would hardly consider
myself a knife connoisseur, but when I see a shiny new blade, I can’t
help but want to take it for a test slice. When I learned that Bob Kramer,
master bladesmith and knife designer, was partnering with Zwilling J.A.
Henckels to create a top-of-the line series of chef knives made with
straight carbon steel (a material that produces a hard, thin and ultimatelysupersharp
blade), I had to experience it for myself. Perhaps the most fascinating portion of the demonstration was witnessing him seemingly destroy his knife’s edge by roughly scraping it across a honing steel— |
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Justin Chapple Bob Kramer sharpening his knife. |
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I clenched my teeth in pain—and bringing it back to life with a few
swift strokes on his sharpening stone. It was magic! Prices range from $139.95 to $349.95. The knives will be available at Sur La Table next month and in the rest of the US market in September.
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