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Paul Canales's avatar

My 12” carbon “Nogent” is critical!! And in combination with the 14,” the best meat mincers!!

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Rich Hannan's avatar

This was a fantastic article! I love the Pinot Clubman aftershave description, haha. I remember when Sara Moulton's cooking show was on TV. She wheeled a 12" chef knife that looked like a 16" knife compared to her petite frame. I thought it seemed almost comical. A couple of years ago, I bought a vintage 12" French carbon-steel chef knife from Bernal Cutlery, and I love it!

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Stephen Long's avatar

Mine is nine. I have a couple dozen primaries, most of the steels and most of the architectures. Nine inches and I don’t need much else., knifewise. Vintage carbon steel or CPM, or anything by MKS Design, convex, asymmetrical grind preferred. Just my preferences!

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