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    Posted: 30 November 2010 at 16:39
Well, I have built up a bunch of frequent flyer miles with Delta and since every time I try to use them they just keep upping the ante as far as how many it takes for a ticket, used to be 25,000 but the last award ticket I got cost me 40,000 mi plus $$$, I decided to do some shopping in their new Delta SkyMiles Marketplace.

https://marketplace.delta.com/index.aspx

I got a Honda tiller and edger for 61,000 mi for Mrs. Andy, she loves yardwork, and a new set of Wusthof knives for myself for 41,000 mi and I still have 55,000 mi left.

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I have a nice set of forged Lamson and Goodnow knives but they don't seem to hold an edge as well as the forged Henckels and Wusthofs (I've used some Wusthofs I bought my dad many years ago quite a bit and used to own some forged Henckels knives). 

Anyway, seems to be a pretty good deal since miles are becoming harder and harder to use for tickets.  They have a lot of good cooking equipment like Kitchenaid mixers and food processors, cookware, cutlery, etc if anyone is interested.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 November 2010 at 17:17
Very nice. The Henkels are always nice....besides anything gained from frequent flier miles are a bonus! Just "don't touch my knives"  Wink
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John,

We are in the same camp regarding knives, every time someone touches mine I end up having to sharpen them.  These new ones will be off limits to everyone but myself.  Have you ever heard "Is it okay to put this knife in the dishwasher?" Clap
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How true! no one is allowed to touch my knives...I won't even let anyone else wash them. I have a couple of Wustoffs Andy, and I think you'll be very happy with the set you got.
My next purchase in the cutlery arena is going to be a warthog xe sharpener.
Pricey, but the only way to treat a really good knife.
Go ahead...play with your food!
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That knife sharpener looks interesting, I'll check it out.  I typically just use a steel to straighten the edge.

Had some miles left so I got me a Le Creuset 9 1/2 qt oval roaster.  I've always wanted one but didn't want to spend 350 bucks to get one.
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SWEET! That is one fine piece of cookware you got there Andy.
Gonna break it in with a pot roast?
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Originally posted by Hoser Hoser wrote:

SWEET! That is one fine piece of cookware you got there Andy.
Gonna break it in with a pot roast?


Either a pot roast, a sauerbraten, or that chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is also tempting.
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Originally posted by Hoser Hoser wrote:

How true! no one is allowed to touch my knives...I won't even let anyone else wash them. I have a couple of Wustoffs Andy, and I think you'll be very happy with the set you got.
My next purchase in the cutlery arena is going to be a warthog xe sharpener.
Pricey, but the only way to treat a really good knife.


Came across this post while reading the archives.  I've used similar but much cheaper knife sharpening systems in the past.  Never got really good results, and I really didn't care for the amount of storage space they took up.  A good sharpening system is necessary to quickly and easily put a decent edge on very hard steel knives (e.g., German knives like Wusthof and Henckel), but I've happily settled on a simple, old-school form that incorporates new-school technology: diamond surfaced whetstones.  Once you've gotten over the purchase price and mastered holding a consistent edge angle (or use a mechanical angle guide), you can quickly achieve a very good edge on even hard knives with these bench stones -- http://www.dmtsharp.com/sharpeners/bench-stones/duosharp/

The other advantage to the basic bench stone is that, without a lot of fiddling, you can easily put different edges on different knives -- e.g., I put a finer, shallower-angle edge on my long, thin-bladed slicer knives than on general-purpose chef's knives, and my Japanese blades have single-bevel edges (i.e., sharpened on only one side.)
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i used to have a nice set of about 8 knives supplied by sysco food services - they were in great shape until the kids started using them, but now they are junk. i just bought a set of three faberware knives at walmart, including a chef's knife, paring knife and utility knife. nothing fancy, for sure, but much better than what i had before and work great for what i need. i've already told everyone "hands off."
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I always check the thrift stores and garage sales now and again. I've gotten a nice 6" Wusthof  kitchen knife for $0.50 out of a bin full of crap at a thrift store, and the combination of 2 carbon steel boning knives and a carbon steel 12" scimitar bladed slicer all made by JA Henkels all in perfect condition for $3.00, from a garage sale.

Wusthof knives really hold and edge and they can be resharpened fairly easily. The old Henkels were made by pros for use by pros. Excellent in every way. Nobody gets to use my knives.
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