The Tourist
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(Mods, move this if it's in the wrong place.)
My wife had surgery over the holidays, and she now has a chance to accompany her friends for +one week in Florida. Most of the stuff is already covered. I'd like to see her go in style.
Recently I came upon a real-deal Japanese laminated gyuto (about seven to eight inches of blade), which I taped up and froze several weeks ago.
I am now going to polish the dickens out of it--and I mean my best work. Six different stones, numerous grades of paper, both grades of my favorite paste and only the best of my glaziers glass polishing mounts--and yes, I mean perfect glass invented after the Civil War. No one will be able to say this isn't the very best edge available.
It is so sharp now after only blocking in the edge with a more coarse stone that it already slices newsprint "twice and twain."
With four to six hours more work, the gyuto will be one of the sharpest, most perfect Japanese knives I have ever polished.
Whether you are a professional chef or a guy who likes to putter around like he's a professional chef, here's a chance to get a perfect knife for under its real value.
500 bucks and freight, that's it.
My wife stood by me in 2000 and 2001 when I was ill. She never wavered, never complained. She finally crashed and burned in my psychiatrist's office, sadly a condition of all caregivers. We all owe our wives, and especially me.
It's her turn to get paid back.
Every nickel from this labor will be put in her hand. No chrome purchases, no toys, no cheeseburgers, no tax payments. My wife wants to be warm, and I'm going to send her to Florida.
Look at it this way. We have a Japanese restaurant in Madison that employs real-deal Japanese born and trained chefs. I have been the only one to put a superior edge in their hands. In fact, I take them a knife when we eat there.
You might never get a personal cooking lesson from Cat Cora, but you can get a knife she'd gladly purchase. Some of these pros pay two grand for each knife they own.
I'm going to sell it. I want to make this sacrifice. And when you cut yourself, and you will, you're going to gasp, "Man, Chico really loves his wife..."
My wife had surgery over the holidays, and she now has a chance to accompany her friends for +one week in Florida. Most of the stuff is already covered. I'd like to see her go in style.
Recently I came upon a real-deal Japanese laminated gyuto (about seven to eight inches of blade), which I taped up and froze several weeks ago.
I am now going to polish the dickens out of it--and I mean my best work. Six different stones, numerous grades of paper, both grades of my favorite paste and only the best of my glaziers glass polishing mounts--and yes, I mean perfect glass invented after the Civil War. No one will be able to say this isn't the very best edge available.
It is so sharp now after only blocking in the edge with a more coarse stone that it already slices newsprint "twice and twain."
With four to six hours more work, the gyuto will be one of the sharpest, most perfect Japanese knives I have ever polished.
Whether you are a professional chef or a guy who likes to putter around like he's a professional chef, here's a chance to get a perfect knife for under its real value.
500 bucks and freight, that's it.
My wife stood by me in 2000 and 2001 when I was ill. She never wavered, never complained. She finally crashed and burned in my psychiatrist's office, sadly a condition of all caregivers. We all owe our wives, and especially me.
It's her turn to get paid back.
Every nickel from this labor will be put in her hand. No chrome purchases, no toys, no cheeseburgers, no tax payments. My wife wants to be warm, and I'm going to send her to Florida.
Look at it this way. We have a Japanese restaurant in Madison that employs real-deal Japanese born and trained chefs. I have been the only one to put a superior edge in their hands. In fact, I take them a knife when we eat there.
You might never get a personal cooking lesson from Cat Cora, but you can get a knife she'd gladly purchase. Some of these pros pay two grand for each knife they own.
I'm going to sell it. I want to make this sacrifice. And when you cut yourself, and you will, you're going to gasp, "Man, Chico really loves his wife..."
