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By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin
Joel Bukiewicz loves grinding steel. He’s the man behind Cut Brooklyn, making high-end knives to order for chefs and home cooks. Bukiewicz found that honing metal was more satisfying than honing his novel, but as with many writers and their characters, Bukiewicz remembers details about every knife he’s made. The video takes you through the knife-making process and addresses common questions, like how many knives do you need, what’s up with Santokus, and what is the best knife to own.
Joel's talent is supported by his hands and eyes. Where's your safety glasses, Joel? And your hands/knuckles tell the real story. However, I want you to be able to grow and prosper, so please take care of those hands and eyes. I love a story where the subject is in love with what he does, has no other agenda except to love it more, doesn't seem to have any annoying distraction from his love, and...+READ
Joel's talent is supported by his hands and eyes. Where's your safety glasses, Joel? And your hands/knuckles tell the real story. However, I want you to be able to grow and prosper, so please take care of those hands and eyes. I love a story where the subject is in love with what he does, has no other agenda except to love it more, doesn't seem to have any annoying distraction from his love, and is happy as a clam. BRAVO!!!-COLLAPSE
Wow what an eye opener. I have always had an appreciation for hand crafted tools but never knew that so much time and talent went into making kitchen knives. I have a set of Hanckles that I cook wtih every day. I thought they were pretty good knives... now I feel like ive got super inferior knives and will always be wondering how it would feel to cut potatoes with a Cut Brooklyn.
Congratulations on an excellent video The man is true knife smith and a man after my own heart. In almost 25 years of commercial cooking I have had only two sets of knives but wish I had heard of his knives before I bought the second set, however, at those prices(and worth every cent no doubt) I will just continue to drool at them.
Well, I was totally mesmerized and in awe until he mentioned Rachael Ray. I can't stand the woman. And she is stupid. She said of Martha Stewart that Martha had opened the door for all the TV chefs. Huh? Apparently she's never heard of Julia Child . . . . Yeah, yeah, I know, this is not about Ray. But hearing her name during the video totally ruined it for me.
But, I would love to be able to...+READ
Well, I was totally mesmerized and in awe until he mentioned Rachael Ray. I can't stand the woman. And she is stupid. She said of Martha Stewart that Martha had opened the door for all the TV chefs. Huh? Apparently she's never heard of Julia Child . . . . Yeah, yeah, I know, this is not about Ray. But hearing her name during the video totally ruined it for me.
But, I would love to be able to afford one of his knives!-COLLAPSE
Hmm. The process used to make these knives is pretty much the same as stamping, just much slower.
In this price range, I would advise people to check out the knives made by the guy he mentioned, Murray Carter. He forges and layers his knives, does his own tempering, and so on. Oh, and he doesn't cut his hands to ribbons in the process. The funny thing is that most of Murray's knives are less...+READ
Hmm. The process used to make these knives is pretty much the same as stamping, just much slower.
In this price range, I would advise people to check out the knives made by the guy he mentioned, Murray Carter. He forges and layers his knives, does his own tempering, and so on. Oh, and he doesn't cut his hands to ribbons in the process. The funny thing is that most of Murray's knives are less expensive than the prices mentioned in this video.-COLLAPSE
that video was awesome, so fascinating! i was chopping onions today and i kept thinking i could really use a good knife while watching this video.
yes! I've always preferred the lightness and thinness of a stamped blade even though I'm always told a forged blade is better.
I'm surprised the steel is tempered so early in the crafting. I would think it would be easier to at least rough sharpen a soft blank then temper. Unless its easier to temper a uniform thickness piece of metal.
there was a pbs documentary on website about the making of...+READ
yes! I've always preferred the lightness and thinness of a stamped blade even though I'm always told a forged blade is better.
I'm surprised the steel is tempered so early in the crafting. I would think it would be easier to at least rough sharpen a soft blank then temper. Unless its easier to temper a uniform thickness piece of metal.
there was a pbs documentary on website about the making of japanese swords, from making steel in a pit, to folding and shaping, to finally straightening and sharpening by hand with stones.
there was a samurai movie trilogy where the sword sharpener had a sign that translated "souls polished".-COLLAPSE
Easily the best CHOW video I've seen. This raises the bar for your other segment/video producers. Great work!
great video. I thought the same thing as Hillj, where are his glasses. Hate to see a piece of metal fly of that grinder.
Brilliant piece. Joel is a riot. "Rachel Ray uses a Santoku... so they're awesome." Joel as soon as I get a job, I am buying a new chefs knife from you.
One of the best Chow Videos ever. Well-produced and segmented.
A great story.
Wow!! I never realized there was so much work (and in your case, Joel, love) involved in knife-making. Wish I could afford one. I'll hafta stick with my Cutco knives.
So...does he still write novels? Did he get it published? Is it any good? Didn't really talk much about it, just mentioned that he finished writing one after he moved, though I understand since it's not the main focus.
Awesome! A nice shift in this series.
What a craftsman. I would love to take advantage of Joel's labor, and if the $400 he quotes in the video is accurate, his knives are competitively priced with the big boys.
Okay I get the on & off use of gloves but what about safety glasses ?
Joel, you are CRAZY! Your knives look beautiful; maybe I'll be lucky enough to own one.