The daily deal, seems $50 cheaper than other sites from a quick search.
Furi 8pc Inova Knife Block $139.00
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6 rolls (3.6km) of the normal stuff for $115
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I love my Furi Knives..
Super-sharp and stay sharp.
1 piece handle and blade
Nicely balanced and lightweight.
Ditto, they are decent knives for that price, pity I already have some.
Plus postage, from what i can see starting at about $7.
Shipping is $24 to Perth.
Yep I got $25 shipping to Perth's northern suburbs … deal breaker unfortunately.
Is Furi pronounced "fury" or "furry"? :)
That depends on who's handling the knife, i'd say.
Designed in Australia - made in ?.
Also…are these the same as the Furi 'pro' knives or a step down?
There's a saying… God made the earth, everything else is made in China.
Tragically the manufacturing industry has been absolutely demolished here over the past couple of decades. These sorts of things are never made in Australia :(
Furi knives are made in China. If you want good knives, get those that are made in Japan. Price is good though.
Maybe if you're into ornamental katanas.
The best kitchen knives are those made in Solingen, Germany (the "City of Blades", colloquially).
Wushtof, DOVO, J. A. Henckels and Böker. There's been quite a number of very good Wushtof deals on OB as of late.
That is completely inaccurate.
German steel is good but far from the best. Knives differ in design and composition because good knives are made for different purposes. Japanese knives tend to have thinner blades with smaller edge angle around 13-15 deg compared to german style knives which tend to be thicker with edge angle of around 18 deg. Chinese made cleavers are held in very high regard by chefs around the world.
These Furi knives are a good price for a set. I think Globals are a better deal but do cost more.
Far too many pseudo experts on ozb.
Not to mention, Chinese budget steels such as 8Cr13 are pretty damn impressive compared to the entry level low carbon crap used in cheap Western manufactured knives.
actually, japanese blades are made with the same blade as everywhere else, the only difference is some knives (such as the santoku) are designed to have slimmer blades (from memory, it's 30o rather than 40-45o)
for the home user, german steel is a better option, i bought a hand forged santoku (made by a 4th generation blacksmith with japanese VG10 blue steel), which had an amazing blade, but the slightest mistake and you loose fingers … the biggest problem with these blades is that they chip and get dull extremely quickly and need to be sharpened with a wet-stone (normal sharpening dry-stone with further damage the blade) …
german steel is far more durable, lasting longer with less sharpening required, which is why most chef's opt for Wushtof or Mundial …
but who am i to talk, i'd still buy a Shun for the right price!
Garglebutt hit the nail on the head its NOT as simple as saying the best knives use the hardest steel. Otherwise the best car would be equally simplistically the one with the best engine.
As a general rule of thumb German knives are made of softer steel (HRC54-58) than their Japanese counterparts (HRC58-63) - but depending on the user this can be a good or bad thing. As whilst the Jap knives hold and edge longer they're also much more difficult to resharpen if you lose that edge - plus far more prone to chipping/breaking of the blade. And surface corrosion is more likely to occur on the knives as they're higher carbon steels.
There's also the general design differences between them with Japanese knives being generally thinner and lighter - some benefits either way but prolly mainly a personal choice.
People who love their knives and lavish attention on them love Japanese ones - but for a normal home user (and that is 90% of folks reading this) I'd imagine German steels will ultimately be a better choice as they're far more forgiving and user friendly. So while a Ferrari is a better car than a Hyundai, for just doing the local shopping the Hyundai will do it every bit as well (for most people) and not give you headaches with possible extra probs. Clumsy analogy but you get the idea.
FWIW IMHO whilst Global are a Japanese company their steel is more similar to German than Jap high carbon stuff - they use a proprietry blend of their own. Ok knives if you can live with the design and as stated def. superior to these Furi's.
That is completely inaccurate too. I suggest you, and others, read http://www.furibrands.com/nobullzone_aus.html
Mouth, any chance you could provide specifics of what you allege is inaccurate? :-)
Also fantastic Straight Razor makers. Pity everything they make costs both arms and legs.
Found this in an article on The Age:
"Furi knives, sleek and stylish, are the closest thing to an Australian knife - launched in 1998 by the founder of Furitechnics, mechanical engineer Mark Henry, they are designed in Australia and made in China. Stainless-steel Furi knives are forged in a method devised by Henry in which the blade, bolster and bottom half of the handle are created from one piece.
Another innovation is the "coppertail" method of rebalancing knives. Some Furi knives have a copper section on the end of the handle. As the blade is ground away from repeated sharpening and consequently becomes lighter, the copper "tail" can be ground down to rebalance the knife."
http://www.theage.com.au/news/epicure/the-cut-above/2006/07/…
Here's the product page:
Interesting. When I read the brand "Furi" I immediately thought they were designed or made in Japan.
I especially like that it looks like the inside of the knife slots is rubber, much better then wood or metal.
If you buy the knives make sure you buy one of these;
http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Public/Furi-Ozitech-Dia…DUDE you rock! King of knives has them on special occasionally for around $20, but never that cheap. Best to check what its addition to your cart does to shipping cost though. Peters' can be a bit like that sometimes. I've been looking recently at pens - 3 pens cost $5.50 to ship, but 4 jumps it up to $16 …..just something to watch out for.
FWIW, this sharpener was specifically designed for Furi knives, although it works well for others also. We have one, and it works very well.
I agree - you rock! I have had an eye on these for a while. Was going to shell out for their full sharpening "system" but for $15, this can't be beaten for value. TVM.
$599 RRP - show me one person who's paid this. Gawd is like a sale at a jeweller….'Was $900, now $60!!!"
For the money, sure they look 'tossy' (purely opinion, I have Musthof Classic's and prefer traditional look) so will appeal to some. I don't think they're anything special, but that said you will find 90% of users will be very happy with them.
By the same token I doubt they're much better than the blocksets that Aldi offer each year…..and personally I'd strongly recommend 2-3 good individual knives (of different brands if need be, as like cars one company doesn't make the BEST every type of knife.
But at this price you'd still prolly use a few of them even if you upgraded several down the track and the block looks impressive enough that it'd be kept in use. A good buy to be fair. :-)
PS. FWIW for the average home user, buy several individual Victorinox knives from their Fibrox range. ALWAYS rate as best value buys for kitchen knives.
PPS. Sorry to break the news but 'diamond sharpeners' or anything claiming to have embedded diamonds as a surface for sharpening steel are a poor choice in the medium-long term. Studies and industry experts have stated that the much softer steel easily pulls the diamonds out of their mounted surface so while they work well initially after little use the device looses its sharpening ability considerably.
These Furi knives would be made from relatively soft steel, prolly HRC ~54 - so a smooth (not ridged!) honing steel would be a good option before each usage. Using a basicish 2 sided whetstone to resharpen when needed. Alternatively go for some simpler pull through sharpener if you prefer. More expensive and sure DIAMONDS sound great but poorly suited for steel sharpening. :-)
"(purely opinion, I have Musthof Classic's and prefer traditional look)"
Agreed. The Grand Prix sets look too much like the titanium crap you see being peddled on Danoz Direct, but that's just me.
Plus from what I can work out, the Classic Blocks are almost always cheaper despite the fact that they are of identical composition and rigidity.
I have bought alternative knifes from petersofkessington.com.au and were fantastic. Shipping to Melbourne was capped at $11. Great value and saved heaps off RRP.
I have been looking at a set of Globals as I tested some at my local King of Knives and they are incredibly sharp and light. I would love to test these Furi knives before purchasing but cannot find them in any store.
They're definitely sold in Myer so take a look there.
nice price from what i've seen them previously advertised for.
I have heard many positive things about furi knives - through friends .. etc etc..Would've taken a good long look at them, if I hadn't scored the wusthof's silverpoint II which were on sale recently at Amazon. ( Thanks ozbargain indeed)
hmmm even with the $25 postage these still might be worth it when you get the sharpener with it…
What do you guys think?
These are great knives, ignore the ill-informed bullcrap from the people above who have never used or even handled the knives.
I've owned a set for 6 years and they're the best knives I've ever used. I haven't cared properly for them and they remain sharp after all this time, even after being put through the dishwasher by disrespectful housemates!
They are also the home knife set of a respected Adelaide Chef who is a close family friend. I already knew they were a good set, but my appreciation rose even higher when I saw that he'd chosen them too!I prefer the balance and light weight to the very heavy German blades, you may prefer the heavier feel though. Definitely worth a trip to Myer to handle them in the flesh..
i bought a set of these about 9 years ago from Myer, have never missed a beat, different style holder with built in sharpener , similar to the peters of kensington one, highly recomended, from the use i have had from my set i would say they will last another 30+ years, (used most nights) if in doubt don't be, don't procrastinate and let a good deal slip buy.
I got the same knife block, with the diamond finger sharpener? - awesome :)
They seem to have removed them from the website…
Mine arrived yesterday and the knives are nice definately, heavier then expected but thats okay. The block is average though, it looks okay when looking at it but the plastic feels cheap and most of the knives arn't sitting so great in the block, the slots were not made for specific knives etc and if you move the block around they feel like they will fall out.
My dreams of being Dexter are just 1 step closer…..
Any glad wrap deals on ozbargain?