{"id":149922,"date":"2025-03-23T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-more-wonky-sourdough-in-search-of-the-perfect-kitchen-knife\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T21:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:33:17","slug":"no-more-wonky-sourdough-in-search-of-the-perfect-kitchen-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-more-wonky-sourdough-in-search-of-the-perfect-kitchen-knife\/","title":{"rendered":"No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhen your old knives no longer make the grade, should you buy British or Japanese, stainless steel or carbon steel, factory-made or handmade?In Deptford, south-east London, Holly Loftus hand-crafts between 10 and 15 knives a month. The least expensive of these could be yours for \u00a3160, while the dearest might set you back as much as \u00a3580. What do you get for your money if you seriously splash out? Loftus, who was born in Ireland and is soft spoken and gently thoughtful, takes her time with this question. \u201cIt\u2019s to do with how much time I\u2019ve spent combining different steels,\u201d she says, hesitantly. \u201cSome of the knives involve a layering technique \u2013 people know it\u00a0as damascus steel \u2013 which creates a\u00a0pattern on the blade. It takes a long time. There\u2019s a lot of folding and cutting and hammering.\u201dSuch a\u00a0knife\u00a0is likely to be with its owner for a good while \u2013 perhaps for ever. \u201cI\u2019m lucky,\u201d she continues. \u201cThe people who buy my knives have a strong sense of what they\u2019re getting. It\u2019s not going to be the same as an off-the-shelf, factory-made knife. They know they\u2019re going to have to look after it.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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