F Dick?

[djmike523]

SWMBO was looking for a nice cutlery set. She asked me to 'look into it' because she knows nothing on the matter, while I know -knew?- slightly more than nothing on the matter.

Heck, wasn't my money, so I was more than game.


After much research, I passed on the awesomely neat, carbon-rich (60+ on Rockwell) Japanese pieces produced on a small scale.


Also passed on: Wusthof, Henckles, Messermeister, and, Global.


Settled on the F Dick 10 piece forged block set... sub-$300, delivered!

From what I gather, they're quality knives, and the company is known for supplying commercial kitchens and butchers.

Any of you gents have personal experience with their -ideally forged- product?

[miamimoe]

SWMBO was looking for a nice cutlery set. She asked me to 'look into it' because she knows nothing on the matter, while I know -knew?- slightly more than nothing on the matter.

Heck, wasn't my money, so I was more than game.


After much research, I passed on the awesomely neat, carbon-rich (60+ on Rockwell) Japanese pieces produced on a small scale.


Also passed on: Wusthof, Henckles, Messermeister, and, Global.


Settled on the F Dick 10 piece forged block set... sub-$300, delivered!

From what I gather, they're quality knives, and the company is known for supplying commercial kitchens and butchers.

Any of you gents have personal experience with their -ideally forged- product?

I had an F. Dick 6" chef knife that I used as a "petty" knife for smaller work. IMO, it is a good knife. The steel seemed harder than that of the Wusthof knives, and correspondingly, more difficult to hone well. I would buy a good set of stones to accompany this set, and plan on using the stones every couple of months or so. I since donated that knife to an aspiring young chef, and went with Japanese knives only, as I found them to be more nimble in the hand than Euro style knives. You are correct about F. Dick being sold more to commercial users (butchers and commercial kitchens) than to the general public.

Remember the basics-steel your knives, hand wash only, and hone from time to time with stones, and this set will give you great service for many years to come. Enjoy.

[SaintClarence27]

SWMBO was looking for a nice cutlery set. She asked me to 'look into it' because she knows nothing on the matter, while I know -knew?- slightly more than nothing on the matter.

Heck, wasn't my money, so I was more than game.


After much research, I passed on the awesomely neat, carbon-rich (60+ on Rockwell) Japanese pieces produced on a small scale.


Also passed on: Wusthof, Henckles, Messermeister, and, Global.


Settled on the F Dick 10 piece forged block set... sub-$300, delivered!

From what I gather, they're quality knives, and the company is known for supplying commercial kitchens and butchers.

Any of you gents have personal experience with their -ideally forged- product?

I don't have any experience with them, and I'm kind of a minimalist - I only have 3 cooking knives - chef, boning, and paring. I still need a bread knife, and perhaps I'll go with an electric for carving or something. I don't carve all that much.

That said, I got my knives at a restaurant supply store, and I'm really happy with all of them. They let me try them out for balance and feel first, and then professionally sharpened them before I left the store. Here's the chef's knife I settled on:

Connoisseur 10" Chef's Knife

[djmike523]

Seems their product gets high marks here, as well!


Jeez, now I need that set to get here so I can sharpen then go to work on some edibles!

[Uncle Erik]

Yes, F. Dick makes quality knives. I don't have one, but my cousin is a professional chef and he has a few. I've used them a few times at his place and find them of very good quality. He likes them, as well as Henckels, Wüsthof and Sabatier.

[Stubblefield]

Best known for their butcher knives. I have a few and they are great.