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[dem beats 1,223]

Gnarly is good for the price to be sure. I picked some up for about 10 bucks once. Some sale. I have no idea costco's normal price but it was worth a taste.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

The W wants to buy me a new 7" santoku knife for xmas. I have no clue what makes a good knife, but can narrow down that she will probably buy it at Bed Bath and Beyond.

My question is obviously for recommedations,peferably from BBB, but also what makes a good Santoku knife?

Thanks in advance.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

I just buy cheap $7 ones from the grocery store and replace them about every 6 months.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Oh wine, yummy!!

I tryed some Peru Malbec last time I strayed. I enjoyed a few smoky centered wines lately, can't remember the names. One was a red Zinf also from Peru.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

I'm not a wine person. I use wine in cooking, and will occasionally have some red, but I have no taste for it. The only alcoholic beverage I seem to like is beer. Pretty much everytime I have wine with my food, the wine overpowers the food.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

I just buy cheap $7 ones from the grocery store and replace them about every 6 months.

More after something that feels good in the hand. Also tired of super cheap ones.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Humans can't walk in straight lines. If there's no fixed point of reference, we just walk in circles and inevitably get lost. Nobody knows why, but researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have confirmed it in several experiments.

If you walk, drive or sail blindfolded, in the middle of the fog or at night, with no stars in sight, you will not be able to keep a straight line. No matter how hard you try, you will end going in circles because, for some mysterious reason, humans have a tendency to lean to one side more than the other. Some people speculate that this is because one side of the brain is the dominating one. Others point out that the reason may be purely mechanical, because one of our legs is always sightly shorter than the other. But, according to the results of the study, these are not the causes for this unique behavior. At least, there's not a single explanation and it may be a combination of many.

[Adrian_D 520]

The only alcoholic beverage I seem to like is beer.

Same here. Wine doesn't float my boat...

[Adrian_D 520]

Humans can't walk in straight lines. If there's no fixed point of reference, we just walk in circles and inevitably get lost. Nobody knows why, but researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have confirmed it in several experiments.

If you walk, drive or sail blindfolded, in the middle of the fog or at night, with no stars in sight, you will not be able to keep a straight line. No matter how hard you try, you will end going in circles because, for some mysterious reason, humans have a tendency to lean to one side more than the other. Some people speculate that this is because one side of the brain is the dominating one. Others point out that the reason may be purely mechanical, because one of our legs is always sightly shorter than the other. But, according to the results of the study, these are not the causes for this unique behavior. At least, there's not a single explanation and it may be a combination of many.

There was a survival show on Discovery where they explained something along the lines of right or left dominance. To correct that, take 1 step to the side for every 10 or so steps forward.

[nem 2,019]

Yep, like Sams, but higher quality stuff.

No, haven't tried the Gnarly. Will peak at it though

Who knows maybe they will build one closer to me

[dem beats 1,223]

The W wants to buy me a new 7" santoku knife for xmas. I have no clue what makes a good knife, but can narrow down that she will probably buy it at Bed Bath and Beyond.

My question is obviously for recommedations,peferably from BBB, but also what makes a good Santoku knife?

Thanks in advance.

Man have I done research on this. Are you sure you like santoku knives more than a chefs knife. My 7"ers are insanely too small for what I need them to be.

As for what makes a good one... It's all in the steele and how much care you want to give it. If you don't want to use it then imediately wash dry then oil it, go with wusthoff or shun. If your rough on your knived the german style will probably be a better buy.

Holding them in your hand is the most important though. I have come to love the D shaped dowel on traditional japonese knives actually. I have a boning Deba and a Yanagiba(sashimi or slicing knife). I will be buying a japan made cheff knife (gyuto) next.

[dem beats 1,223]

Humans can't walk in straight lines. If there's no fixed point of reference, we just walk in circles and inevitably get lost. Nobody knows why, but researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have confirmed it in several experiments.

If you walk, drive or sail blindfolded, in the middle of the fog or at night, with no stars in sight, you will not be able to keep a straight line. No matter how hard you try, you will end going in circles because, for some mysterious reason, humans have a tendency to lean to one side more than the other. Some people speculate that this is because one side of the brain is the dominating one. Others point out that the reason may be purely mechanical, because one of our legs is always sightly shorter than the other. But, according to the results of the study, these are not the causes for this unique behavior. At least, there's not a single explanation and it may be a combination of many.

There was a survival show on Discovery where they explained something along the lines of right or left dominance. To correct that, take 1 step to the side for every 10 or so steps forward.

LOL what if you sidestep the way that you are already circling towars?

EPIC Lost

[Adrian_D 520]

Humans can't walk in straight lines. If there's no fixed point of reference, we just walk in circles and inevitably get lost. Nobody knows why, but researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have confirmed it in several experiments.

If you walk, drive or sail blindfolded, in the middle of the fog or at night, with no stars in sight, you will not be able to keep a straight line. No matter how hard you try, you will end going in circles because, for some mysterious reason, humans have a tendency to lean to one side more than the other. Some people speculate that this is because one side of the brain is the dominating one. Others point out that the reason may be purely mechanical, because one of our legs is always sightly shorter than the other. But, according to the results of the study, these are not the causes for this unique behavior. At least, there's not a single explanation and it may be a combination of many.

There was a survival show on Discovery where they explained something along the lines of right or left dominance. To correct that, take 1 step to the side for every 10 or so steps forward.

LOL what if you sidestep the way that you are already circling towars?

EPIC Lost

You'd be going in spirals

[Adrian_D 520]

The show host was saying if you are right handed you need to step to the left

Just so you don't get epic lost

[///M5 2,833]

The Ken Shun Santoku is nice, although my problem is that I don't know what to use a 7" knife for. THE MOST important thing in any knife is that it is comfortable in your hand, second is the steel. You can sharpen anything, but obviously better blades take a better edge or keep it longer or both.

[///M5 2,833]

Nice reply Matt, funny it is the same

sitting in LAX in mobile mode right now so no reply quotes

[///M5 2,833]

For those that don't like wine, I would expect it is because you have been subjected to shit or things that don't work for your tastes. I've converted a lot of people, it just takes a bottle that works for them and preferably with the food. If what you had overpowered what you ate it shouldn't have been paired with what you were eating.

[///M5 2,833]

Drove blind (5' visibility) across the lake last year on my snowmobile and it must have been leaning. Shot straight and ended up nearly 5mi off course

[///M5 2,833]

Aaron, any leads on a Merc forum that might have info on the stereo/Nav in my truck? Have tried to search a few times and just find horror stories about mechanical things and not the info I want. The scariest being the $68,000 engine that is in the truck. Replaced by MB it is $75,000 including the $7k for labor. Luckily mine is fully warrantied with no deductible.

[///M5 2,833]

And obviously shouldn't fail. Just would suck if you had to eat that for a car that I paid less than the engine goes for.

[///M5 2,833]

Overbooked flight, not due to seats but due to weight. LOL. They are asking for people to stay back. I better not sit next to a big ole fatty.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Aaron, any leads on a Merc forum that might have info on the stereo/Nav in my truck? Have tried to search a few times and just find horror stories about mechanical things and not the info I want. The scariest being the $68,000 engine that is in the truck. Replaced by MB it is $75,000 including the $7k for labor. Luckily mine is fully warrantied with no deductible.

MBWorld.org or Mercedesshop.com were the two I hit up the most.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Aaron, any leads on a Merc forum that might have info on the stereo/Nav in my truck? Have tried to search a few times and just find horror stories about mechanical things and not the info I want. The scariest being the $68,000 engine that is in the truck. Replaced by MB it is $75,000 including the $7k for labor. Luckily mine is fully warrantied with no deductible.

How is that even possible? The engine costs 75% of the vehicle. That pretty much means the rest of the vehicle is worthless.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Aaron, any leads on a Merc forum that might have info on the stereo/Nav in my truck? Have tried to search a few times and just find horror stories about mechanical things and not the info I want. The scariest being the $68,000 engine that is in the truck. Replaced by MB it is $75,000 including the $7k for labor. Luckily mine is fully warrantied with no deductible.

How is that even possible? The engine costs 75% of the vehicle. That pretty much means the rest of the vehicle is worthless.

MB seems to enjoy having sky high profit margins

also, all AMG's receive hand built engines