http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-professiona 3-Michelin star kitchen stories and recipes! Join me on my cooking adventures from Paris to Pescadero and everywhere in between Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:42:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5227 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:46:18 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5227 I’m just a wannabe chef on weekends but I love my Global knives and really can’t imagine a better knife, but that dragon does look wicked cool! Thanks for sharing!

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5226 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:08:01 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5226 Great blog! I have a Global that I adore. But that Misono might just be calling my name…. Beautiful knife!

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5225 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:17 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5225 I just read about this knife shop in The Amateur Gourmet! How is life in NY after Paris? Glad you are still writing, I love your cooking adventures..

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5224 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:16:43 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5224 The dragon is cool – love it. Hope it makes a difference at work! Having the right tools makes a difference to any job. Handle with care… H

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5223 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:02:39 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5223 Best of luck in NYC and I want to see you on the tube. Your videos are great. I followed your link to Korin’s and in the end had to physically get up and walk away from the compute to avoid buying knives. It’s just a matter of time, though.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5222 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5222 hey
been following your blog for a bit. never got a chance to comment…but after seeing you purchased the amazing Misono Swedish steel blade I had to comment. I bought the same one…over a year ago…and then I wound up getting the honesuki and the sujihiki in the same series…they are mid range priced, but by far the best value in the misono series…my own opinion…I know others will hate me for saying that…its heavier than other japanese knives I used…but if youre used to wielding wusthof these carbon steel blades should be super light…just take a lot of care sharpening it…and never sharpen it everyday…not a carbon steel blade…2 or 3 days at the most…and a tip on that knife – use at least two stones when youre sharpening that knife…I use an 800 grit stone, then a 4000 or 5000 grit stone and finally a 10000 grit stone. the edge is perfect all the time and it last for days doing normal work.
Someone said it above – DONT LET ANYONE ELSE USE IT! seriously, NYC cooks have a huuuuge problem with grabbing other cooks’ knives when theyre not near theyre own. Dont leave it for a long period of time – it will be touched! and be careful around the mexicans in the nyc kitchens…they take everything!
Good luck with the knife…its definitely a great purchase. And more importantly – Good luck in NYC!

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5221 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:15:29 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5221 Manhattan is rough. You did the right thing when you bought such expensive knives, the excellence embodied in them will help you for a long time. In your position I would do -and have done- much the same. But don’t think that you need such stuff to cook like a god. Because you don’t. None do.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5220 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:22:12 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5220 A decent knife – and that does mean spending money – is worth it even for the home cook.
I bought an Artisan knife and haven’t looked back. Absolutely made all the difference.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5219 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:39 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5219 Well there are so many things to do in NY …

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5218 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5218 I have this feeling you didn’t go to New York just to buy knives!

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5217 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:52:11 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5217 I agree with most of what your friend said. I have to differ with him on the Timex-Rolex issue, though. It has been my experience that Timex is every bit as good as a Rolex and the only real difference is just snob appeal.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5216 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:51:09 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5216 You’ve found Korin, now there are two more you must seek…1st) Kitchen Arts and Letters on the Upper East Side (im sure you will be able to get yourself here alone) and JB Prince, which I recommend finding with a friend, you have to go up an elevator of an industrial building to get there (but its soooo worth it)…Nice knife, now just keep it at samuri sharpness and you’ll be half way there…

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5215 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:52:51 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5215 Wow, your Misono knife is beautiful! I hope it treats you well in return for the treatment it will receive from you!
Glad to hear your Wustofs are still seeing some action 🙂

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5214 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:31:03 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5214 The secret to keeping your knives razor-sharp, I found, isn’t to run them over a wet stone.
It’s to never, ever let anyone else use them.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5213 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:26:57 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5213 True love — it’s wonderful! I hope you and your new knife make beautiful food together.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5212 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:11:58 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5212 You sound like a samourai talking about his katana…

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5211 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:07:20 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5211 Actually, I’m substituting my all-purpose knives with global-knives– You rekon I should change brands??

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5210 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:08:23 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5210 Question – do chefs carve their names or other ID on their knives to keep from getting them mixed up in the kitchen, or do they just never let go of their knife during their shift?

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5209 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:01:46 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5209 Slightly strange question: Are they right-handed? I know some Japanese knives are not useable in the left hand.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5208 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:11:00 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5208 These knives sound wonderful. There is nothing better than good equipment in the kitchen! I’ll have to check out their website.

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5207 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:07:53 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5207 My Wusthof knives don’t get much action anymore either since I got some beautiful Shun replacements for my birthday. I love them (except for that first time I cut the crap out of my finger, because I didn’t realize how incredibly sharp they are)!
I hope you enjoy your new purchase. Use it in good heath!

]]> http://www.amyglaze.com/the-professiona/#comment-5206 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:02:17 +0000 http://www.mrsglaze.com/2008/09/30/the-professiona/#comment-5206 That sounds like…a lot of work!
But finding the knife that feels best to you is a beautiful thing.
I had no idea that the Japanese were kicking the Germans’ tails so badly. That dragon is pretty wicked!

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