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FredRobertz t1_j8nvf9e wrote

I'm familiar with, and have owned, the high end German brands including Wusthoff and Henckel and I've got a Victorinox chef's knife now. Never had the Globals but they look cool. I'm going to suggest that you at least look at the Misen line. They're my current favorite and I have the large and small chef's (utility) knife and the paring knife. Excellent quality with a great ergonomic design and reasonably priced.

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Blue-Bird780 t1_j8npxck wrote

My in-laws (Filipino) have had that exact same one since they moved to Canada in the early 90s. It’s been through hell and back on so many family road trips and it’s still kicking.

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plasmaticD t1_j8npf58 wrote

Oster 4 slice stainless pop-up toaster, well built, has a wire clamp on each side of your toast that centers it for even browning and adjusts to accommodate widths from bagel to thin sandwich. Also has a button for "frozen" to do that just right without changing the "brown-ness" dial. It handles super thin slim sandwich bread with ease. Ours is probably 9 years old.

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ClnSlt t1_j8nllv3 wrote

Reply to comment by Girhinomofe in Best set of chef knives ? by MatineHen

I have a Shun set and am happy with everything that came in it.

My favorite is the 6” utility knife I use the shears all the time Bread knife is amazing

I actually use the Chef’s knife the least nowadays even though that is all I was a line cook. I don’t do much heavy cooking since we had a kid but when I used to, it worked wonders for chopping.

When I was a line cook I used Forschner and Victorinox.

I’ve also liked using the Wustof knives.

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mcfarmer72 OP t1_j8ncw5j wrote

As a farmer I spend a ton of time on my feet. Thorogood boots have for many years been my favorite. I probably oiled these for the last time today. I always have two pair so I can alternate, but they quit making my size so I guess I’ll have to move on. I didn’t take a photo of it but the stitching is giving way in a few places. The soles are only half wore out but I wear them mostly on soil.

These are maybe 10-12 years old, never done anything but clean them and oil them with saddle oil which is mostly lanolin and silicone. Same laces, worn all year around.

I hope I can find a company as good to replace them with. I need a narrow width, most companies don’t have them.

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