Chop Up the Food with a Better Knife Set

By Moses Harun

Whenever you pay for a Sabatier knife set, be sure that the product you are getting originated in the Thiers region of France. Despite the fact that the Sabatier knife is high on the list of quality kitchen knives with commercial and hobby chefs alike, it is duplicated by quite a few knife manufacturers, some of which might be doubtful at best regarding authenticity, workmanship and originality.

To straighten out your mystification on the subject of which Sabatier knives are bona fide (marketed by knife makers from the Thiers region and having a history extending back as far as the 19th century) and which could be cheap copycats (mass-produced in China and other countries), be sure to inspect the knives for these company names: ETS Sabatier An & Perrier, Thiers Issard Sabatier and the Sabatier Diamant, as some examples. To simplify matters, you can always check for the "Made in France" marking.

Product Features

With many kinds of Sabatier kitchen knives inundating the market, you should insist on the authentic kinds if you want to receive good value for your hard-earned money. Let's discuss for example the knives of ETS Sabatier An & Perrier that makes the brand name Sabatier-K.

The producer makes six series that are as expected in French - Authentique, Au Carbone Vintage, Bellevue, Proxus, Auvergne and Elegance. Most of the blades are fully forged, a designation which tells us that the blade, bolster and tang are forged out of a single sheet of steel. Full forging provides a more robust and smoother knife with just the right weight and balance for easy cutting.

Advantages

Unless you are going for the cheaper imitations, you can buy Sabatier knife sets fabricated by hand using fully-forged high-carbon steel. The handles will be available in steel or wood, and the set will come with a slotted wood display stand. Naturally, the imitations will also offer the great looking handles and wooden block, however you will certainly end up working with weaker and duller blades.

Additionally, the Sabatier-K brand knives can be personalized. Having your cutlery personalized is not a possibility that you may receive from any knife manufacturer, and so enables you to offer a great personalized gift for your favorite newlyweds. This company's blades are of such good craftsmanship that you may even give them to a Cordon Bleu graduate or beginning restaurant owner who can fully appreciate and display them.

Disadvantages

Well, there is really one obvious drawback with Sabatier knives. Because of numerous merchants slapping the name on practically every Sabatier knife made, your purchase should never be done lightly. Novice cooks who merely want to purchase knives for normal use must do some homework ahead of time to be sure their knives have the quality and ease of use they are hoping to invest in.

When you come to think of it, though, a knife is simply as good as the chef who uses it. So, as a result, an authentic Sabatier knife could come with all the advantages of the highest quality knives in the world, but when wielded by a careless amateur, it could just as well be fashioned from wood.

So, the best option while shopping for a Sabatier knife set is to make sure that the knives you are buying are genuine, price notwithstanding. And make sure you know how to use them! - 33383

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