any Chef's out there?

[justleesa]

My son just started his Chef/Cook apprenticeship and I wanted to surprise him with a quality knife bag/case.

What is better, a soft or hard case? What should I look for?

I looked around here and am not finding much of a selection....any suggestion where to buy online?

 

[SCUBAJENNIFER]

Hi Lisa!!

You definitely want to get a rolled soft bag, that's what most Chefs use...

Here is a link to a store here local to me. It's where all the Culinary students get their knives and other equipment

Knife Luggage, Knife Rolls, Knife Cases

 

[BabyDuck]

omg, i agree with jennifer! the shock, the horror!



my ex is a chef instructor, and the students at johnson & wales *have* to use the school kits while in school, but they are the hard ones & everyone hates them. for personal use, most have rolls.

if you'd like his input on what to get & where to look, he'd be willing - pm me & i'll put you two in touch.

and congrats to your boy!

 

[Web Monkey]

My son just started his Chef/Cook apprenticeship and I wanted to surprise him with a quality knife bag/case.

What is better, a soft or hard case? What should I look for?

I looked around here and am not finding much of a selection....any suggestion where to buy online?

Knife Merchant, cutlery, kitchen tools, cookware, knives, pots and pans, frying pans is a great site. It's run by this really nice old guy who will talk with you on the phone and recommend just the right stuff.

If you want to add to the surprise, KM has some really nice knives that won't break the bank.

Messermeister Cutlery: German

For example he recommended the E3686-10 10" chef's knife and it's been excellent.

Terry

 

[Web Monkey]

My son just started his Chef/Cook apprenticeship and I wanted to surprise him with a quality knife bag/case.

What is better, a soft or hard case? What should I look for?

I looked around here and am not finding much of a selection....any suggestion where to buy online?

Considering what my chef-friends look like after work, you should get him the big bottle of Ibuprofen, a 10-pack of free massages and the Ronco home-suture kit.

Terry

 

[justleesa]

Thanks for the well wishes, input and the links! I'm so happy that he's liking this so much, he never showed interest in school and now he's even going to night school to learn French so he can do a tour over there (He lives just a few minutes from France).