I’m a bit fed up with my cutlery drawer…
I don’t mind spending a little or a bit
Something that feels really nice in the hand and looks stylish
Full sets feel like a waste as I’m not fussed about spoons…. Just nice knives and forks
I’m a bit fed up with my cutlery drawer…
I don’t mind spending a little or a bit
Something that feels really nice in the hand and looks stylish
Full sets feel like a waste as I’m not fussed about spoons…. Just nice knives and forks
Bias for Sheffield ... I like the David Mellor cutlery, especially Embassy , Pride and Classic lines
Last edited by Franco; 14th March 2024 at 13:53.
We have an 'assortment'...but my go to dining knives are Viners Select steak knives. I use them at every available opportunity.
Do check that whatever you buy fits into the dishwasher cutlery tray/basket. Some of the nicer stuff is rather thick and won't go into the grids that separate the cutlery. You can guess how I know this might be an issue (but thankfully the Viners fit).
Not too bothered about my eating spanners to be honest; anything that will double as a gasket scraper.
You can't really go wrong with Viners, we've had a stainless set for 20+ years as they are still going very strong.
What do you eat pudding, cereal, soup with?
Same here!Originally Posted by Franco
Love the Embassy - he won the contract to design a line to be used in British embassies across the world in the early 60s
The factory is not far from me and me and my wife actually went on the factory tour on Sunday last week.
We have his London range at home.
https://www.davidmellordesign.com/cu...s-steel/london
I wanted Embassy but my wife thought it was too refined for me…
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
We’ve got Viners for posh and Ikea for everyday.
Can’t say I’ve noticed a difference when shovelling shepherds pie into my cakehole.
Wooden cooking spoon with a cut down handle.
Mrs. B and I treated ourselves to a set of Culinary Concepts Hammered Knot for our 10th wedding anniversary - it wasn't cheap at the time, but it's been our everyday cutlery for the past 21 years, so it amortizes out quite well:
https://www.culinaryconcepts.co.uk/d.../hammered-knot
We also have the carving set, the Olive bowl, spoon and fork, pickle spoons and various other pieces.
For steak night, we have a set of Forge de Laguiole knives which were another indulgence from many years ago when we were young and foolish.
https://www.farrar-tanner.co.uk/6-st...caAvyxEALw_wcB
A mix ‘n’ (not) match of Ikea, Hema and other no-name stuff that comes from the local supermarket. Total value: less than a tenner I guess.
We use it for nearly 30 yrs now. And we see no reason to change.
Prefect for my crew and less to wash up too :)
Arthur Price - John Lewis used to have a per-weapon set with hollow handles.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
Monogrammed, of course
Though for day-to-day use we simply use these from Procook
https://www.procook.co.uk/product/pr...ece-4-settings
Last edited by Gyp; 14th March 2024 at 08:51.
There was a time when you got a good canteen set from someone - when you got married.
If buying yourself - make sure you don't go for style attributes like:
- Very narrow handles - look lovely on the table but don't give any control in the hand
- Square handles - popular on some 'bistro' sets - very uncomfortable and little control.
- All polished finish - If you get matt/brushed handles, you don't have to go around the table polishing out finger prints.
Viners for me. Ł18 set from TKmax😁
Were you ever a contestant on Bullseye?
Monogrammed,of course.
I've got 2 sets.
My grandmother got them by collecting box lids from Kellogg's cereal.
My parents had the exactly same set (or part of it, at least - I think that you could collect it piece by piece), only monogrammed with "K" obviously.
The forks are still in use daily!
Jeeezus! That's a blast from the past!!!
I remember doing that, but for the life of me- can't remember what you got (but it was for kids for sure)
What a time to be alive.
I have these in the caravan:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360666948...Bk9SR6bl38LHYw
We have this stuff, it's great:
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/dragon-...teel-90091760/
Design is perfect, goes through the dishwasher, doesn't break, doesn't stain.
"A man of little significance"
Ha!What a time to be alive.
I did a bit of thinking…. I spend half an hour a day with these tools in my hand, so felt like they deserved some attention!
I quite liked the opinel knives and enjoyed using an opinel #8 in a posh French bistro…
Franco - great suggestion and some lovely designs…. It may be a worth a trip to the factory shop (my boy is at uni there)
Carltonbrowne - I hope you only cut the finest wagyu with those knives - they look exquisite!
The monogram canteen looks awesome too, but I just want knives and forks as we rarely do pudding
I’m after something very well made, weighty and simply designed but well engineered…
This thread reminds me of summat my FIL said, '' I spend 60,000 dollars on a new kitchen and the food tastes the same'', in front of the MIL! Whadda guy
Do you never do soup, soft boiled eggs, pasta or porridge-cereal?
Last edited by Passenger; 14th March 2024 at 15:21.
That's very kind but I think you're confusing me with Dick. But since you ask:
- Art nouveau set with American silver hallmarks. Germans don't seem to understand these so bought for a relative steal
- Bauhaus silver set inherited by SWMBO - took me a while to clock the hallmarks and stop her putting them in the bloody dishwasher
- WMF stainless
- Villeroy & Boch stainless
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
You can also look at Oneida. We’ve had ours for 20y+ as the Christofle set doesn’t get much use.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Tons on facebook local - Selling for lack of use, or selling to make ends meet?
Tough time to be an eating enthusiast???
Ha! Possibly..............
People's habits have changed - with many eating from their laps in front of the TV or managing with a 6 setting 'Bistro' cutlery set. I only use my proper set when I lay a table with guests.
People are putting less emphasis on using a knife and fork too. So many use a fork like a 'spork' or (like a lot of Norwegians) swap arround Knife and Fork - to always use the fork in 'spoon' orientation.
We are big Viners fans. Not too heavy just right feel and good quality.
However, they were bought out a few years ago and the quality of Viners these days is shocking compared to the proper stuff. Sad, but true.
True enough I reckon and then the Yanks can barely use a knife and fork even in a restaurant...I once caused much amazement, some consternation even, by using a fork and spoon to eat an entire portion of spaghetti and meatballs without spilling a drop of sauce on myself...had we been in Salem rather than Philadelphia, I dare say my fellow diners might have burned me for a warlock.Ha! Possibly..............
People's habits have changed - with many eating from their laps in front of the TV or managing with a 6 setting 'Bistro' cutlery set. I only use my proper set when I lay a table with guests.
People are putting less emphasis on using a knife and fork too. So many use a fork like a 'spork' or (like a lot of Norwegians) swap arround Knife and Fork - to always use the fork in 'spoon' orientation.
Last edited by Passenger; 14th March 2024 at 12:37.
Canteens of cutlery go for Łwashers at our local auction house usually (with on-trend exceptions like Georg Jensen and suchlike).
Our cutlery drawer is like an archaeological excavation of my wife and I's past lives - random bits assembled from well-meant gifts and the rest filched from restaurants that annoyed me. She's overly fond of an incomplete set with the most horrendously heavy and clumsy handles + badly-designed business-ends, each and every one the cure for good ergonomics, and possessed by demons which hurl them to the floor almost constantly since they're incapable of balance. Little by little these fall into the recycling bin 'on-accident'... She is from Yorkshire, and will never rid herself of anything that is merely surplus or useless. Which is fortunate for me...
Amongst all this wannabe scrap are forty 316L sporks (looking at you Mr Curta), purchased for our self-catered wedding 'cos they were cheaper than decent disposibles! These continue to get used far more than is anything to be proud of TBH...
Oneida set from 20yrs ago, regularly used and pretty much unmarked. The only thing I'd change is that the knives are a little handle heavy but they've been great vfm. I used to wonder why people have sets as presents but a good set really days last a lifetime.
Not trying to wee on anyone's chips but having given it a moments thought of all the meals that I've had the good fortune to enjoy the only cutlery/ eating implements that I can raise even a mild nostalgia for is those little wooden 2 pronged forks we used to get with our jumbo sausage, chips and curry sauce during Summer's spent at the public swimming pool in Skeggy, swimming and playing chase around the pool with my cousins.
Will also never forget a mate in NZ, RIP Dave, who used the plank which served as the gangway to get into the family caravan by a beach in NZ, as his chopping block for the Paua we'd collected. Though in fairness not cutlery. Amazing flavour/ texture, cooked up in cream, the puau not the plank.
Last edited by Passenger; 14th March 2024 at 15:00.
We've just got all manner of 'unknown maker' stuff from years gone by. However, I have a specific knife, fork, dessert spoon and teaspoon. I will not use anything else than those at home....ever. The wife has often asked if we can get a decent matching canteen, but when you feel comfortable with certain items then why change. Yep, it does cause me annoyance when eating out - can't stand having to use most of the cutlery that eateries present!
Last edited by Mouse; 14th March 2024 at 15:29.
You could perhaps consider having a bespoke leather, or something more exotic, hand crafted artisanal cutlery case made, carry along your preferred eating irons within, when eating out...why endure even a minor irritation? And it will improve the taste of the food.
Last edited by Passenger; 14th March 2024 at 15:36.
Oh, don't worry, something along those lines has already been suggested by the wife in the past lolYou could perhaps consider having a bespoke leather, or something more exotic, hand crafted artisanal cutlery case made, carry along your preferred eating irons within, when eating out...why endure even a minor irritation? And it will improve the taste of the food.
Not quite that fussy (almost but not quite). Just one of those weird things that plays on my mind. Now, chopsticks, let's not even go there!
Last edited by Mouse; 14th March 2024 at 15:57.
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