St Patrick's Day: New West KnifeWorks

By JULIETTE ROSSANT If you are a Foodie, then St. Patrick's Day (March 17) is all about Irish food. What do you need to make your Corned Beef and Cabbage better? How about Irish Stew or Bubble and Squeak? What you need is a good knife, preferably one that adds whimsy and fun to your kitchen, while stilling providing an excellent blade and a comfortable handle. In the depths of winter, you may need a small gift to keep you going – especially if you can't afford a huge one. Invest in knife happiness. Get yourself a Fusionwood knife from New West KnifeWorks and embrace color, vibrancy, and beauty. Super Chef is excited about these handsome knives, because they are just excellent knives. Out with the old black handle, in with Peacock or Sunburst or Ruby or plenty of other colors. The handles are seamless, smooth and distinct. You'll be tempted to bring your Fusionwood knife to the table and show it off. According to New West KnifeWorks, based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the handles are: Created from select hardwood veneers that are vacuum impregnated with advanced, penetrating dies and engineering-grade phenolic resins. The result is a beautiful, highly engineered material that can be precisely crafted into a super durable handle that will be beautiful for a lifetime. Super Chef tried out a Santoku with a Peacock Handle. It arrived in a thick leather sheaf, useful for carrying the knife on a picnic or a trip. The handle has layers of olive green, bright green, red, and yellow wood, revealed in stripes on the edges, and flared on the sides. These are not garish colors, but warm ones that make the knife stand out. The blades are designed, engineered by Corey Milligan: Fusionwood Knives are made of premium, high-carbon stainless steel from Sweden. Highly skilled hands and modern precision tools work in concert to create a new standard in quality and workmanship. The finest materials are sculpted, assembled and hand-finished to ensure every piece is a perfect work of art. A high-carbon content takes and retains a razor sharp edge; Chromium, Nickel and Molybdenum alloys make the blades stainless and increase hardness. The final hardness of the blade is 57-59 Rockwell C scale. All of which means that the Santoku was not only beautiful, but cut extremely well. To check out the Fusionwood and other knives produced by New West KnifeWorks, click here. Previous articles: Sur La Table: Knives Chefs Love Valentine's Knives: Cut to the Heart [Products & Endorsements - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging, cookbooks, cookbook reviews, Santoku Knife --> back to Super Chef