Eleven Madison Park has 3 Michelin Stars, chef Daniel Humm previously was
at Campton Place Restaurant, SF.
http://www.chelseamillerknives.com/
There's always a market to sell so-called high-end stuff to rich people who constantly want to be unique and above the masses.![]()
if you are a chef or a serious cook good knives are essential,
no different than traders buying faster computers and larger monitors...

That's true...to a certain, Small extent. -- You Only need so much, before it easily becomes overkill or has no more immediate extra returns.
I trade using a $300 Walmart laptop. (actually $200, I bought it used on eBay)
And I'm pretty sure my returns beat more than 90%+ of the retail at-home (and professional) traders out there,![]()
When I was living in London some 10 years ago, I was synthetically single and had a roomie who was a sou chef. So apparently, most restaurants provide their workers with knives (usually a brand like Forschner) that are maintained by the kitchen, and every now and then, are shipped out to a professional sharpener. However, some "career chefs" will have a set or, more often, a single knife. Nobody sane, however, would pay $800 for itif you are a chef or a serious cook good knives are essential, no different than traders buying faster computers and larger monitors...

When I was living in London some 10 years ago, I was synthetically single and had a roomie who was a sou chef. So apparently, most restaurants provide their workers with knives (usually a brand like Forschner) that are maintained by the kitchen, and every now and then, are shipped out to a professional sharpener. However, some "career chefs" will have a set or, more often, a single knife. Nobody sane, however, would pay $800 for it![]()
Eleven Madison Park has 3 Michelin Stars, chef Daniel Humm previously was
at Campton Place Restaurant, SF.
http://www.chelseamillerknives.com/
I made a katana once. It was bigger than a real katana but much smaller than one you would buy in a store. A little longer than my forearm. I used a platinum alloy for the core to keep it from breaking. The outside was fully wrapped with steel folded with another alloy I made. It was about 5 mm thick and about 3x stronger than a traditionally made katana. I would not have traded it for any other sword. Someone stole it and crushed it in a hydraulic press.