The "Shit I just bought" thread

Nothing fancy, just a new pair of boots to wear to work. My old ones were killing my feet.

Update on the Saitek Eclipse II keyboard... the left Ctrl and M keys are dying. The M doesn't work maybe every 3rd time while the Ctrl only works one in three. Gonna RMA it if I can :\

Viper 777 electronic dartboard. Literally the cheapest regulation size(15.5") board I could find to practice on. Works great, I throw darts and they stick. Don't even turn the thing on half the time, just wanted something the right size to practice on.

40% off due to a dent in the side. Yes, please.

Gransfors Bruks Splitting Maul
Hand made by a swede named Ulrik.... chops wood like a beast

Rasmol_sl said:

Gransfors Bruks Splitting Maul
Hand made by a swede named Ulrik.... chops wood like a beast

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How goes Ulrik straight beastin on your boner?

Samsung Chromebook. Not bad as long as you know what you are buying.

Now that's a knife

3500 dpi
so smooth

DeathAdder is the best mouse I've ever used, period. I've had it for about 4 years now and still works great. The fabric on the cable is starting to get frayed, that's my only complaint and that's cosmetic. Great fucking mouse.

Lenas_sl said:

Now that's a knife

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I never liked the Globals. A lot of folks swear by them, they're good knives, just not my personal choice. At work we use a lot of generic knives, no one wants to dent or break a tip on their good knives.

At home and catering I use...



SG-2 steel is the shit.

My wife has a full set of Mac knives but she didn't have a cleaver and requested the Global. Haven't had experience with any other Globals but this thing definitely gives a good cut.

Waterproof notepad and waterproof/temperature proof pen, really useful.

Lenas_sl said:

My wife has a full set of Mac knives but she didn't have a cleaver and requested the Global. Haven't had experience with any other Globals but this thing definitely gives a good cut.

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Yeah, my post came off wrong. Globals are definitely in every good Cooks' top-5. My personal problem with them are the handles and the blade. We do a lot of stupid shit with our knives (including opening large cans). I see Globals every day, use them a lot, but they fuck with my callouse on my knife hand and the blade breaks rather easy so I tend to avoid them. They hold an edge as well as any knife I've used, and that's a big +.

Shun's are really overpriced in America, but if you ever get a chance there's nothing closer to a Samurai knife. You can drop a fucking napkin on the blade and it'll cleave it in half. The only problem with the higher grades of steel is you also need a higher grade of sharperner... Anyways, enough derail. Just liked seeing some good kitchen knives show up in this thread

Vaguely related to the knives subject: One of my brother in laws is a sous chef at a pretty high end joint. One day hanging out I mentioned how sharp his knives looked as he was rolling them up. He said he saw someone recently slip up with theirs just a TINY bit and cut their finger clean to the bone and sever some nerves.

High end chef knives scare the fuck out of me since then. I tend to cut myself on random every day shit like the dryer, or a screen door. The idea of using these razor sharp utensils on the reg is something my clumsy ass just can't think about.