Recent content by franzb69

just upping this, help is still needed.   thank you!

hey friend, already posted a link for this. but thanks anyway! =D   http://thehotpepper.com/topic/43466-please-help-my-countrymen-donate/

thank god joe! 

thank you very much ocho cinco.    very much appreciated.  

I know i haven't exactly been active here for the past few years, but a certain dire situation has come to my country and my people and I need your help.       the destruction and amount of losses are immeasurable by the super typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda. I would like to ask all of you out of the...

sorry to hear that joe, i know you have been a good friend to me. although i don't have much to offer, i can lend and ear if you wanna talk.

check hattori on japanesechefknife.com

yeah i've used robot coupe stuff for a while. they're awesome and powerful. tough stuff too. costs a lot but it pays itself after a while.

if only shipping to my country when buying vintage cast iron wouldn't cost so much...... =(

would love to have a deli slicer eventually.

silicon based scrapers? =D

many people that likes finer finish on their knives love to use strops. i use strops on most of my knives. i'm more of a stone person really.

sharp makers are okay but they can't set a bevel once you get the knife's edge rounded enough that it needs setting a bevel and actually REALLY needing to sharpen it on a stone. stones / diamond plates are absolutely necessary. and yes, i agree. whatever works for you is how one should do it. =D

for 3-5 gallon batches, you'll need a really big commercial type of immersion blender. it will save you time for sure. that is if you do it a lot. it'll cost a pretty penny but it does a great job. a quick google on commercial larger size immersion blenders will give you a bunch of good ones...

i have no experience with those but if it works for you, who am i to argue? =D i just got myself an edge pro and i haven't had time to tinker around with it, i don't have the good kind of stones yet so i'm just gonna wait til i buy a set of stones for them that can actually sharpen my knives...