What has happened to men?

[bengerman]

OK, I had to go read the list and happy to say I got 98 out of 100, then found I am a complete failure because I can't bench press my own weight. Thats actually because I trashed both shoulders loading a 150 lb battery into a cabinet, so maybe not that bad. I can still handle the dead lift and squat well beyond the requirements so I am ok.
I do own a sewing machine and will someday learn to use it,

WTF is a French Knife?

i was wondering the same thing. googled it, apparently it's snob for "chef's knife"

 

[the_bird]

Here's a skill every man should have.

Growing spectacular facial hair.

 

[SIXFOOTER]

i was wondering the same thing. googled it, apparently it's snob for "chef's knife"

Ahhh, Thank You. I am now at 99 of 100, almost a man

 

[RedGuitar]

So is picking your nose and wiping your ass but it's not something that needs to make it on a list.

I would say wiping your own ass is a skill every man should have.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I brewz my own beer. I is manliest man here.

 

[GuldTuborg]

apparently it's snob for "chef's knife"

Not exactly. Different types of chef's knives will be different in shape, balance, and blade angle from one another. The French variety is just one of them. They aren't terribly popular in the US, at least in their traditional form. German knives are most widely used here, and probably Japanese interpretations of western knives after that.

 

[jeepinjeepin]

Not exactly. Different types of chef's knives will be different in shape, balance, and blade angle from one another. The French variety is just one of them. They aren't terribly popular in the US, at least in their traditional form. German knives are most widely used here, and probably Japanese interpretations of western knives after that.

Yup. Henkel and Wüstof (sp) are 2 popular German knives in the US. My henkels were made in Italy though.

 

[emjay]

I wonder how many of the items on the list people think they get, but really don't.

The French chef's knife is a really good example... very few people know how to "properly" use one (for instance... it's not even really supposed to be gripped by the handle), but I'd wager that almost everybody thinks they do.

 

[weirdboy]

Yup. Henkel and Wüstof (sp) are 2 popular German knives in the US. My henkels were made in Italy though.

Yeah, my Henkels were made in Japan.

I too was wondering WTF a French knife was. Looks like a typical "chef's" knife to me.

 

[bottlebomber]

My Henkels and Wusthofs were both made in Germany, but I think the difference is in blade angle. I think the German knifes have a 60 degree blade angle, but I noticed my moms Shun knives have a flat side making it a 30 degree blade. Sharper but less durable id guess

 

[Beezy]

I am a total amateur chef so I probably don't know how to hold a french knife properly but I think it's more important knowing how to dice and slice and whatnot then how to use a specific knife. I was on a cooking board for a little while but quit reading because all they wanted to talk about is their 1000 dollar knives. How about let's chat about food a little bit?

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I wonder how many of the items on the list people think they get, but really don't.

The French chef's knife is a really good example... very few people know how to "properly" use one (for instance... it's not even really supposed to be gripped by the handle), but I'd wager that almost everybody thinks they do.

This. You see it time and time again in just about any topic. Sure, there is more than one way to skin a cat, but frankly, the people doing it by looking for the zipper on a live tiger are simply not doing it right.....But they will swear they KNOW!

 

[edmanster]

did alot of #39 and would call myself a pro... #70 is gonna be a fun one

 

[rycov]

I wonder how many of the items on the list people think they get, but really don't.

The French chef's knife is a really good example... very few people know how to "properly" use one (for instance... it's not even really supposed to be gripped by the handle), but I'd wager that almost everybody thinks they do.

who cares? a real man would be eating **** off of a knife that looks like crocodile dundee's knife

 

[emjay]

who cares? a real man would be eating **** off of a knife that looks like crocodile dundee's knife

I think some people are wrongly assuming that the list is about things that make you a "man", due to the attention it's received in this thread, despite the fact it doesn't actually make any such claim.

 

[rycov]

not the thread, but the list. things a man should know. also i was kidding, don't take it personally. i actually enjoy cooking and i don't think its unmanly, and sadly don't eat **** off a knife like croc dundee's

 

[emjay]

not the thread, but the list. things a man should know. also i was kidding, don't take it personally. i actually enjoy cooking and i don't think its unmanly, and sadly don't eat **** off a knife like croc dundee's

Nothing to take personally

 

[lschiavo]

I wonder how many of the items on the list people think they get, but really don't.

The French chef's knife is a really good example... very few people know how to "properly" use one (for instance... it's not even really supposed to be gripped by the handle), but I'd wager that almost everybody thinks they do.

If it were not meant to be used, why the F did they put a handle on it? No two people will use a tool the exact same way. I am good with knives. No one is going to tell me how to properly hold it.

 

[rycov]

i guess as long as you don't grab the knive by the blade then your fine.

 

[bad coffee]

http://0.tqn.com/d/culinaryarts/1/0/g/8/-/-/back0.jpg

That's the way I hold it, and believe it or not, I do use the handle!

Isch, if you're not holding the knife that way, try it sometime. You'll be amazed at how much more control you have.

B

 

[lschiavo]

http://0.tqn.com/d/culinaryarts/1/0/g/8/-/-/back0.jpg

That's the way I hold it, and believe it or not, I do use the handle!

Isch, if you're not holding the knife that way, try it sometime. You'll be amazed at how much more control you have.

B

I just pulled out my favorite knife because I wasn't sure how I held it. I pinch it between my thumb and middle finger and place my index finger on top of the blade. I guess I really don't use the handle but for balance.

My point is that no one taught me this but it is comfortable for ME and I bet I could chop circles around most folks. I will try your grip but it's hard to teach old dogs new tricks

 

[jiggs_casey]

http://0.tqn.com/d/culinaryarts/1/0/g/8/-/-/back0.jpg

That's the way I hold it, and believe it or not, I do use the handle!

Isch, if you're not holding the knife that way, try it sometime. You'll be amazed at how much more control you have.

B

Ha! That looks like a Henckles knife! I have had my set since 1994. I bought them in Germany and use them almost daily. ...and yep, that's how you hold a knife.

Interestingly enough, I've had the debate about 'what makes a man' with family and friends before. Near the top of my list? Learn to cook, and learn to cook well. For most of my adult life, the kitchen has been my domain. I want my sinks cleaned a certain way, I want my countertops to be laid out a certain way. I want my cabinets stocked my way. The rest of the family can have the rest of the house.

I come from a big family and have already notified my brothers and sisters that when it comes time to step out on their own, my nephews are all getting decent knife blocks as housewarming gifts...

 

[broadbill]

Its interesting that 40-50 years ago, men didn't step foot in the kitchen and cooking was woman's work.

Fast forward to today and we have a discussion (by whom I presume to be men) on how to correctly hold a chefs knife and how they like to keep their kitchens organized in a certain way.

How times change. Interesting that we still like to draw lines in the sand about what makes a man (what type of bag a man carries, how many check-offs on the popular mechanics list), but give it 40-50 years and we can't even find the patch of sand, let alone the line we drew.

 

[cfonnes]

Things on the list that I cannot do.

Perform CPR
Remove blood stains from clothes
Not sure what a french knife is, but could probably use it
Change a diaper
Make a drum tight bed

I have always upgraded the house, repaired cars, etc... because I knew that I could save a lot of money and do a better job than a contractor. Now days I let me son do the mechanical work on the cars.

After years of thinking about it I have decided that a real man does not do any of that stuff. A real man pays someone to do it all so that he can spend his time increasing his holdings/wealth. A real man should pay someone to change a light bulb because he knows that in the 10 minutes that it takes to change the bulb he can make 10 times the amount that he is paying the fool doing the labor.

 

[bruin_ale]

I think the dude said it best.. "that and a pair of testacles"

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

If it will put an end to this thread, I'll just go ahead and admit that I'm a 12 year old girly with a crush on Beiber.

 

[Pumbaa]

Its interesting that 40-50 years ago, men didn't step foot in the kitchen and cooking was woman's work.

Fast forward to today and we have a discussion (by whom I presume to be men) on how to correctly hold a chefs knife and how they like to keep their kitchens organized in a certain way.

How times change. Interesting that we still like to draw lines in the sand about what makes a man (what type of bag a man carries, how many check-offs on the popular mechanics list), but give it 40-50 years and we can't even find the patch of sand, let alone the line we drew.

I decided it was time to step into the kitchen the day I got tired of eating b!tch rabbit food . . . enjoy your salad and dont forget your satchel

 

[emjay]

If it will put an end to this thread, I'll just go ahead and admit that I'm a 12 year old girly with a crush on Beiber.

I admire your courage, sir.

Err... missy.

 

[broadbill]

I decided it was time to step into the kitchen the day I got tired of eating b!tch rabbit food . . . enjoy your salad and dont forget your satchel

How come you didn't just tell your wife to get in the kitchen and make you a F*cking steak?


I get it, you only cook "manly food"...lolz

 

[mcaple1]

Well...I cut the tip of my left pointer finger off 2 days ago...chopping up parsley no less. Came down on my fingernail when rocking the blade back and forth cutting the parsley and it went right through my fingernail like it was butter. I saved the tip of my finger and it has dried out and is on my kitchen table for when my wife returns from MN the middle of this month.