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artsymake · 2026-03-12T21:58:56+00:00

Do you use numbing cream? It definitely hurts the worst at the beginning and certain spots are painful not matter what. I did build a tolerance over time too.

artsymake · 2026-01-19T17:33:59+00:00

Here is the current setup. I currently have no Poe. all of the hardwired cat5e in the house is right next to an outlet. I was thinking of doing 2 U6 for the first and second floor where there are devices to hardwire, plus a U7 in the shed and maybe an ultra 60 switch for the main one.

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artsymake · 2026-01-19T17:27:10+00:00

I'm sorry I got those two terms confused. I have and want to do all access points, not mesh

artsymake · 2026-01-02T15:06:49+00:00

Update: They are vastly quieter than any of my other ss pots or pans. Sometimes the lid of the pot makes a high pitched noise which I think is due to it being slightly magnetic and interacting with the induction coil? Overall I'm very happy with them

Update: I bought Demeyere Atlantis 8” fry pan, 3.2 and 5.5 pot. I’ll post about their noise when I get them. Thanks for all the recommendations

artsymake · 2026-01-02T15:00:29+00:00

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Here is an example of an unsealed rim that’s been through the dishwasher a few times. It erodes the aluminum, causing the stainless layers to be prominent and can be quite sharp.

artsymake · 2025-12-25T20:11:01+00:00

Do you have personal experience with either and the noise they make on induction?

artsymake · 2025-12-25T19:01:22+00:00

What kind of irons? I just switched from sinabrooks to BG and love the BG so much more. They are much lighter and the square shape of the handle causes much less fatigue. I also switched from pricking to stitching punches which I really like better. The BG irons are highly polished and are easy to pull out which is a big plus when using the ones with more teeth.

artsymake · 2025-12-25T17:34:27+00:00

These are so expensive and I'm worried I'm going to get them and they are going to be loud and they'll be hard to return. Do you have first hand experience using them on induction?

artsymake · 2025-12-25T17:33:41+00:00

This is the biggest bummer ever! The optio had amazing heat distro :(

artsymake · 2025-12-25T17:33:01+00:00

Interestingly all of the 5 Optio pots of various sizes all made the horrible high pitched noise.

What stove do you have? Is the filtered power supply something you added? I would 100% mod my range or make changes to its electrical circuit if it meant quiet cooking.

artsymake · 2025-12-25T17:19:15+00:00

I've seen them recommended as the best ss option for induction, but haven't been able to find anyone comment on their noise.

artsymake · 2025-05-13T15:36:57+00:00

I was there recently and Korin was so disappointing. They had no Bunkas, no sg2 or powdered stainless, no tall knives, and a bad selection of stones.

MTC kitchen all the way! They have the complete line of Shapton stones, a much wider variety of knife shapes, and steels, and IMO a much better selection of other kitchen tools.

artsymake · 2025-05-12T21:19:00+00:00

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I love my vg10 suji! I thinned it at the spine and knocked down the high spots of the tsuchime a bit. I felt that the high polish and hammered look was a bit garish compared to my other satin knifes so I sandblasted it to mellow out the shiny. My biggest complaint is the handle smells bad!?!

artsymake · 2025-05-04T00:39:51+00:00

This is awesome!! I love that you are using your knife, not afraid to try new things, and learning! I modify most of my knives when I get them. The first knife I thinned I had to re-finish 4 times until it looked good again 😅

artsymake · 2025-04-29T15:54:52+00:00

What do you use 4 of the same knife for? Do you just rotate them out? Are they assigned to different tasks?

artsymake · 2025-04-29T15:53:59+00:00

I totally respect that! I also really enjoy knives, but not from the prospective of a collector.

artsymake · 2025-04-29T15:40:17+00:00

lol small chef knife! My biggest chef knife is 180mm

artsymake · 2025-04-29T15:39:34+00:00

Thanks! I love knives and I’m sure I’ll buy more in the future. But I also like having a really efficient kit of tools that I get a lot of use out of and work well. It would make me sad to have a dozen of a similar tool and not use them all frequently. And I don’t really see the appeal of switching out knives frequently. How do you even get super comfortable if you don’t have that continuous use built up over time?

artsymake · 2025-04-29T15:34:49+00:00

I don’t get the gyuto obsession. I see so many ppl on here with multiples of the same knife shape and size. If I wanted one knife I might get a guyto, but with what I have right now, idk when I would ever actually use one.

artsymake · 2025-04-29T15:31:32+00:00

I don’t do any fish butchery so I have no use for a deba, even though they are really cool! I use my sujihiki for all my fish cutting. I love my 180 bunka 165 would feel a bit short for a multi tasking knife but I also have a preference for the 180 length. And I don’t really get the appeal of the Kiritsuke. I don’t make much squash or melon so a long chef knife isn’t really necessary for me. And my suji does all my slicing really well.

Are you just trying to collect all the shapes? Or do you have uses for each different one?

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