Best cutting knife?

[Rennd]

Of all of the knives you've handled, which has cut the best in terms of slicing? For me, I would say it's between the Allen Ellishewitz MTK and the Cold Steel Talwar. How about you guys?

 

[Sosa]

Serrated?

 

[Rennd]

Serrated?

I was thinking plain edge, but I suppose serrated knives are worth including.

 

[Surfingringo]

Actually, it's interesting that Sosa mentioned serrated. I find that my serrated Spyderco Pacific Salt outperforms just about anything in my collection. I keep the thing treetopping sharp and it sometimes still amazes me how effortlessly it slices.

 

[the-swexan]

allthou it pains me to say it openel out cuts just abought anything

 

[Ankerson]

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[video=youtube;EytTUsg3J6s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EytTUsg3J6s[/video]

 

[Chris Larrikin]

For me it was a DCL Knives (forum member knife maker) small hunter in 3V. It was incredibly slicey. It had a great edge and brilliant geometry for slicing.

 

[Lycosa]

Pohan Leu and Phill Hartsfield, hands-down.
rolf

 

[22-rimfire]

If your routine cutting includes slicing tomatoes or similar kinds of things, I suspect that a fully serrated edge will be much easier to use than a plain edge. This is not a frequent activity for me away from home and often limited to the kitchen where I keep plenty of fully serrated knives available.

As far as "best cutting knife" goes, I would have to go with my GEC #42 slipjoint but I don't carry it every day. I carry a SAK every day and with its thin blade, it slices plenty good for me. Basically if slicing is the critical aspect in your edc, a thin blade wins.

 

[marcinek]

Opinel.

 

[Silvanus]

Of all the knives I've owned from many different makers, honestly the ESEE Zancudo sliced the best. It was great for food prep and I could even get it to whittle hair

 

[J_Curd]

Kershaw SG-2 Blur or JYDII. Ultra thin hollow ground.

Obiwan made them.

 

[sechip]

Either one of my Gareth Bull's, small Warlock or large Shamwari take your pick.

 

[oldtymer]

If your talking kitchen knives my Kasumi boning knife-if your talking only folders Opinel.

 

[Hawk45]

Properly stropped Spyderco Gayle Bradley in M4

 

[elkins45]

Sometimes the cheap stuff works just as well as the expensive. My $3 Victorinox paring knife cuts better than any of the $100+ folders I own. As Cliff Stamp once said: steels don't cut, edge geometry cuts.

It won't hold an edge as long as M390 and you can't baton it through an oak tree, but for pure cutting tasks it is second to none.

 

[rexromic]

Spyderrco Gayle Bradley and Rockstead Higo.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Of the knives I own, honestly, Opinel's really slice.

But that said, I don't own any high end, super thin slicers like Phil Wilson's etc.

I also own no high end kitchen knives.

 

[djtSA]

Either one of my Gareth Bull's, Warlock or Shamwari take your pick.

then you should try one of his Shards , my wife is in love with this little knife best kitchen utility knife I own.

 

[newdebate]

Alan Folts GED with a thin hollow ground Devin Thomas damascus blade. Got it this years' Blade show through GPK. Pic is still up on their site; the one with ironwood scales.