Quote from: noble ox on November 18, 2014, 10:29 AM
Apart from impressing peeps with what a knife costs and trendy name dropping
Is not a good English steel butchers knife, when the owners has learned how  to sharpen hone it a better deal ? ;D

bit unweildy for certain jobs?

I've got Dan's seafood book and really enjoy it. As does the wife as she's not the carnivore I am.

Just curious as to whether anyone on here was interested in what I, probably incorrectly, refer to as "Gourmet Curry"? By that I mean less BIR as such, and more akin to the gourmet Indian fusion cuisine created in places like the Cinnamon Club etc.

Thanks

Sorry can anyone help me scale the image down? It's massive. Apologies.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil

Quote from: chewytikka on November 18, 2014, 12:16 AM

But a good plug for Global and Steamer Trading, nevertheless.

Before anyone asks, I have no affiliation with Global or Steamer, I just like their products / customer service.

A lot of my friends think I'm being a snob recommending "expensive" Global knives, but to be fair compared to the likes of Yaxell, I O Shen, Ken and especially Bloodroot Blades, Global's are positively cheap. I must admit I love Robert Welch knives too, which are very reasonably priced.

I just think in this day and age everyone is willing to scream and shout when they get bad service or a bad product, but very few sing the praises of those who deserve it. I wrote an article on my site a while back about some exceptional customer service I received from Le Creuset. I think it's worth mentioning the good guys now and again. 

Quote from: noble ox on November 18, 2014, 08:11 AM

Not "  Mac-the -knife" then  ;D

Badoom Tish!  Now I get it 

Must admit, I never realised santoku blades were asymmetric / handed. Have you considered a gyuto instead ? You may find it more useful than a nakiri, considering the knives in your collection already.

Quote from: chewytikka on November 17, 2014, 09:39 PM
Well TCB a re-welcome to cR0,
Looks like your previous incarnation was ootini
The start of your BIR journey 2011 is in the archives
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,5669.msg56090.html#msg56090
Nice to see your journey moving on and your websites/blog expanding.

cheers Chewy

Ahh thanks for that. Blast from the past!

Quote from: noble ox on November 17, 2014, 04:42 PM
Currybible
Are you by any chance Scottish ?

Nope, Welsh.

Figured I should contribute a recipe or two, so here goes;

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. vegetable oil