/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16591246
Victorinox fibrox.
America's test kitchen approved and it's their number one knife in testing, even beating out knives costing 10x as much

>>16591263
is the six inch fine compared to the eight inch? its nearly half the price so pretty tempting

>>16591279
It's identical except for the length. I don't think I've ever used a 6" chef's knife though, it might be just fine for some basic cooking

>>16591263
2009 called they want their stupid meme knife back
>>16591279
Dexter russell is the same thing minus the zoomer tax, if you want bling you should buy an actual nice knife not a thermoplastic handled throwaway knife that costs nearly $50

>>16591310
>Dexter russell
My kitchen used these for a two weeks when a rep gave us a good deal on them. We had to toss them because they're absolute shit knives.

>>16591317
Every knife has an ideal grind that usually isn't what it ships with unless you're buying $900 weeb swords. Sorry you don't know how to cope with a slightly different garbage knife but that's user error not a bug

>>16591279
it won't reach accross a breast to take it off a carcass
or slice a large carrot lengthwise.
think about how much 6" is. It's not much.

>>16591331
>the knives are supposed to be shitty from the manufacturer, it's not a bug, it's a feature!
damn dude, you're retarded

>>16591338
If you don't know how to maintain your own shit and judge a knife by the factory edge.... I was about to say you have no business giving advice but who am I kidding, that makes you a perfect match for /ck/, welcome aboard the retard bus, here's your tard helmet and adult diaper, have fun now!

>>16591354
>If you don't know how to maintain your own shit and judge a knife by the factory edge
We do, we sharpen our knives once a month. The garbage knives from Dexter Russell wouldn't even hold an edge for two days. Get fucked you retard, do you even use your knives or just have them sit there as you order endless amounts of fast food

>>16591246
Victorinox fibrox or Mercer, they're cheap, good steel, come sharp and can be easily resharpened. As far as sharpeners get a double sided whetstone with a low grit side (600-1000) and a high side (3000+) and learn to use it, if you want cheaper and easier get a cheap pull through, it's not great but it works. Avoid electric sharpeners.

Also ignore the anti Fibrox autist, he's aggressively contrarian for the (You)s and shows up in every knife thread.

Get a sharpening stone. I have a cheap Chinese-made JA Henckels knife that I've been using for the last 10 years that performs great with a quick sharpening 1-2x a month.

>>16591375
>we sharpen our knives once a month
I love this place, never change /ck/

>>16591457
>he's never stepped inside an actual kitchen before

>>16591392
>implying there is only one person on the internet who thinks fibrox is overrated meme tier

>>16591504
Can you read, dumbass? Mans says right there it's the ideal cheap starter knife.

>>16591504
>posts a pic of the guy saying Fibrox is a great knife and a great value
you keep setting up these easy dunks on your dumb ass.

>>16591523
Can you? He says it is way, way overrated. And that post was written 10 years ago when the price gouging hadn't reached belle delphine bathwater tier insanity

Mercer Culinary 8-Inch Short Bolster Chef's Knife Genesis Collection

>>16591537
He says right there that his kitchen and many others still keep a bunch on hand for the wagies to use as a good cheap knife they are ideal for that purpose, are you blind?

He also goes on to predict that Fibrox would be upset by Wustof Pro, which obviously hasn't happened.

>>16591565
Yeah, because back then it was a $25 knife, is your tard wrangler on maternity leave?

>>16591594
Everything's more expensive now because manufacturing and distribution has been interrupted by the pandemic, just how fucking stupid are you?

>>16591599
Ah yes the famous pandemic of 2014 and its catastrophic effects on just-in-time manufacturing. How did I forget about that

>>16591634
Just came to this thread, this guy's an idiot and gets btfo'd out of every thread that mentions victorinox.
He spergs out every time it's mentioned for some reason, I think his caretakers must accidentally allow him to access the computer every so often

>>16591634
Your fucking chart show 2021 prices, retard. Christ Alive just stop posting already.

>>16591700
2012: $23
2014:$40
2015: $44
2021: $47

In what time frame did the significant price increases take place? Pic very related.

>>16591742
coincidentally right around a spike in inflation, doi whatever could be the cause of this

fuck you.

>>16591335
>think about how much 6" is. It's not much
mfw

>>16591749
Is "spike" retard for approximately 0%? Or did you forget when you were claiming that the coronavirus caused a wormhole in the spacetime continuum?

>>16591749
But I'm sure official inflation data from the federal government is a big jewish hoax, right?

>>16591246
Victorinox. If you think its over priced look at Chicago Cutlery.

>>16591764
>>16591797
Op, ignore this guy. He's in every knife thread about cheap knives for some reason. Maybe he's selling his own shitty dropped shipped knives on amazon and wants o post FUD about victorinox.
Basically every kitchen I've worked in has had these as their house knives. They work great, stay sharp, are cheap as fuck and last forever.

>>16591806
>facts hurt my feelings so everyone please ignore them

Never understood why knives are such a sperg topic

>>16591825
cope seethe dilate. your fud never plays out and you're eternally btfo'd by everyone in all these threads. You're a faggot

>>16591841
>please ignore facts and listen to my opinion which isn't even my own opinion but a regurgitation from a reddit post based on an ancient cook's illustrated shitpost, also my tireless samefagging = "everyone"

>>16591246
Here's a secret: A 4 inch serrated steak knife will do 99% of the cutting you will do for home cooking. A long chefs knife is usually overkill anyway. Remember that a home cooking knife isn't something you're going to be using more than a few minutes a day max, so don't go nuts thinking you need some cumblasted 1000 fold japanese steel damascus pattern knife instead of whatever cheap steel 6 inch chef knife you can get from a local commercial cooking supply store.

>>16591246
I have a santoku style chicago cutlery knife Ive been using for years. I recently got these at costco for $17. They are sharp but too light

>>16591861
can't wait to come to anon's house for dinner, I would love to wait several hours while he preps with a steak knife

Get a forged knife. Stamped knives just feel shitty. Henckle international 8in chefs knife is a-okay for me.

>>16591246
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/foerdubbla-2-piece-knife-set-gray-00436790/

>>16592128
I prefer 6” chefs knives especially in smaller space the 8” can feel huge.

Bump to help the lost zoomers in the other thread

>>16591466
>He's never bought a knife before
Keep using the house trash buddy. I'm sure you're staying there to "advance your career"

>>16593572
This is a thread about starter knives jackass.
A production kitchen that's making literally a couple thousands of meals a day isn't a place to bring your good knives like some high end restaurant.
We're supplied with victorinox because they're able to handle it.
I've worked here for the past three summers while going to college. Enjoy "advancing" your cucked cook career. At least I know I won't have to work myself to death for shit pay and shit hours after I graduate, unlike you.

>>16593606
Look how quick the melt starts.
>We're supplied with victorinox because they're able to handle it.
You're supplied with victorinox because they don't give a shit about what equipment the kitchen bitches use. Any of the rest of your kitchen nicely equipped?

>>16593682
>yeah man, a production kitchen would totally give you tools that won't allow you to do your job
Are you retarded? What kind of shithole do you work in? I feel bad for you anon.

>>16593703
Who said I work in a kitchen? I've got a fuckload of crypto staked. Waiting for a decently equipped food truck to go out of business so I can stuff a few of you morons in the sweatbox and have another revenue stream. I'll be purchasing my monkeys much better knives than victorinox junk. Maybe some vg10 tojiro DPs.

>>16593730
Kek, so you're just some neet loser with 0 sense of the real world. It all makes sense now.
Good luck on that "revenue stream" I do hear that opening a food truck is definitely a guaranteed money printing machine.
kek

>>16591246

I got pic related off Amazon for $15.

>>16593743
How many failed food trucks until I'm broke?

>>16593772
Show your actual holdings not some meme portfolio app, faggot. I can download a myriad of different ones and fill them with fake transactions too.

>>16591246
A Chinese cleaver, amazon has one for $45 you can probably find one cheaper

https://www.amazon.com/SHI-BA-ZI-ZUO-Professional/dp/B07QF7ZXQ8

>>16593786
Nah don't feel like doxxing my wallets. Bought 500k of pangolin this week tho. I'd hate to give out any more free advice. Seems like you've got life figured out pal.

>>16593772
>Total Profit Loss (+1787.21%)
>6,653,693
>initial investment: $352,568.00
Nice larp, dude, try to make it more believable next time.

>>16593822
>Nah don't feel like doxxing my wallets.
Sure, that's the reason.
also,>>16593823 kek, nice try anon. Keep on larping

>>16593823
Defi is wild. I was making .5% every 8 hours on 1mil staked in ohm a couple weeks ago. You guys get tipped out or what? Pretty sweet gig.

>>16593834
>Defi is wild. I was making .5% every 8 hours on 1mil staked in ohm a couple weeks ago. You guys get tipped out or what? Pretty sweet gig.
I bet you did, didn't you lil guy, we all like to make pretend sometimes too

>>16593759
Got this set as well and they work.
I use them when I don't feel like using my nicer knives so I can just not clean them right away and be rougher with them since they were just $15.

>>16593847
Keep fighting the good fight buddy. You've got my support.

>>16591246

>>16593851
>>16593834
>>16593822
>>16593772
>he comes onto an balianese vhs rewinding forum
>to boast about made up crypto gains
the absolute state of /ck/.

>>16593871
Get some rest. You know you've got a long day of wageslaving tomorrow. I'll probably sleep in.

>>16593883
>he has 6 gorillion dollars but no amount of money can fix his loser personality
enjoy your sad lonely life with those totally not larped 6 million dollars

>>16593906
Enjoy the house knives. I hope you feel like a valued employee every time you feel that scuffed plastic against your fingers.

>>16593918

>>16593925
>God I'm so tired. How did I end up like this?

>>16593883
What's ohm day?

>>16593946
I'm out of it now, but staked ohm was d r a g g i n g my portfolio north for a few weeks while everything else was bear.

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/olympus

https://docs.olympusdao.finance/

Sick project, there's just money to be made elsewhere at the moment. I've still got bagholder friends kek.

>>16593939
>has "$6 million dollars"
>is still so bothered by shitposters on a fastfood board
tell me you're a loser, without telling me you're a loser.

>>16593972
Interacting with me is the highlight of your week pal. When you're laying in bed, exhausted, wondering how to waste your next day off, you'll think of me and wonder. I'd imagine I'll stick with you for a while.

>>16593990
>Interacting with me is the highlight of your week pal. When you're laying in bed, exhausted, wondering how to waste your next day off, you'll think of me and wonder. I'd imagine I'll stick with you for a while.
You're seething because you're starting to realize that no one cared about you before, and even with money, still no one will care about you.

>>16593997
Thats not a unique experience. I've always known noone gave a shit. You're still under the impression your hard work will "pay off" and you'll change. It just doesn't happen buddy. But if the dream keeps you going, I'm not going to knock it.

>>16591279
If you're new to cooking I'd recommend the 6 inch.
8in knives can be clumsy to use inexperienced cooks hands and will probably slow you down.
Start off with 6 inches and then move on to a larger knife if you feel the need.

>>16592120
Imagine the onion tears.

>>16594016
Let me tell ya anon, as a friend. I've met many people in the bay during my internships who worked in tech and are retired in their mid/late 30s with enough money in the bank to ensure their great grandkids have enough inheritance to practically buy a house with.
Wanna know what, basically all of them were unhappy and lost. Because like you, they thought that all their problems would go away when they have enough money to retire, they just need to retire with a big stack and they can be happy. But all their life they never actually figured out what makes them happy. So they sit idly, doing nothing, talking to zoomers at tech meetups as its their only semblance of connection they have with other people. Even if you do have hobbies, you can only indulge in those for so long before you get bored of those too.
So, I'm sure I'll retire comfortably some day with the direction my career is going, but I'm not too worried about money anyway, because I'm happy and enjoying today. I have friends to hang out with, I'm part of student orgs on campus, I have a summer job in a kitchen that is actually making an impact on the community. And even after graduation I'll know to look for a job that has real meaning, not just a salary.
Your life has money, my life has fulfillment, and no amount of money can buy that.

>>16594095
Everyone needs to watch this.

https://youtu.be/ebn9KSTi_yU

>>16594095
How about I hold you down and give you a prolapsed anus so you have to shit in a colostomy bag for the rest of your life? Will your life feel fulfilled then?

>>16594095
>Your life has money, my life has fulfillment, and no amount of money can buy that.
But wait, I thought my screenshots were all fake and I am poor neet? Now you're well fulfilled with other poors to hang out with and split a 30 of rolling rock? This story just keeps getting better. Bet you're real excited to talk about those student orgs while you apply for jobs huh? Is there a link you've got so I can toss a donation your way? At the very least I'd like to take care of the glove budget so you're not handing out food to the streetshitters of Frisco barehanded.

>>16593759
I got a set like this from Aldi, knockoffs of the Farberware line. 10/10
also in my knife-block are two Ottermesser industrial-knives I got direct from their website along with a mercator. One 6" one 7" I believe, plastic handles. they're really more for like meat-processing-workers than anything, but as such are not priced for the flashy-chef-knife market. these things slice like The Real Deal though.
I'm precious with the big one usually only using it for carving large roasts and such.
having a rinky-dink set of knives to beat on for everyday nonsense otherwise though, is the best way to be. whatever Target has you can't go wrong.

>>16593730
>i have no stake in this, you see i invested in CRYPTO therefore i claim victory in this discussion
holy shit you cryptofags are insufferable and have zero self-awareness
stay on /biz/ with all the pajeets please

>>16594132
I sharpen knives for a few chef/butcher friends around town in my spare time. Gotta have a fulfilling hobby or two, right?

>>16594098
Why won’t mike Rowe run for public office so o can actually vote for a candidate that actually understands the average American?

>>16594098
exceptionally based.

>But wait, I thought my screenshots were all fake and I am poor neet?
That's irrelevant considering your insecurities project through your post like a fucking beacon.
>Now you're well fulfilled with other poors to hang out with and split a 30 of rolling rock?
What do you mean now? From my first post in this thread I've talked about working in a commercial kitchen.

>Bet you're real excited to talk about those student orgs while you apply for jobs huh?
This goes so damn well with what >>16594098 posted. You think I joined these to put them on a resume? You're delusional. I joined them because they were of interest to me and being a part of them makes me happy. I am not defined by my degree choice, nor my future career. I do the things that make me happy.

>Is there a link you've got so I can toss a donation your way?
here's my MEW address:
0xcb1D81BE2169E992D9D0fC2D4eB8E164D8Aea99D
I'll be here excitedly awaiting any donations you can spare.

>>16594167
No no, I want to help the street shitters get non-contaminated food, not pay your student loans. Real greedy for such a community orientated lad.

>>16594173
>No no, I want to help the street shitters get non-contaminated food, not pay your student loans. Real greedy for such a community orientated lad.
kek, that's what I thought, enjoy whatever it is you call life.

>>16594173
>I want to help the street shitters get non-contaminated food
where did the anon say he was keeping it for himself?
>>16594167
>I'll be here excitedly awaiting any donations you can spare.
??? Let's see you donate cryptofag

>>16594187
>I'm not too worried about money anyway, because I'm happy and enjoying today.

You seemed very happy tugging on those bootstraps just a few minutes ago buddy. Why would I take that away from you? You're part of student orgs on campus for crying out loud. You've got it made brother. Think you'll get your security deposit back?

>>16594199
If he's got a legitimate organization dono link, I'll take care of it. I'd hate for any money to go directly into a virtue signalling wageslave's pocket tho. Hungry kids? No problem.

>>16594167
>>16594207
holy shit you guys are retards. this is a knife thread, not an autism thread.
>>16594207
cryptofag, you got eternally btfo'd by some poorfag student, make sure you have them screencap this thread for your obit.

>>16594237
$40 knife threads are autism threads. College boy thinks prepping 400 turkey and mayo on donated wonderbread is working in a real kitchen. I told him he's never purchased a knife with his own money, and it seems like I was right.

>>16594245
>I told him he's never purchased a knife with his own money, and it seems like I was right.
You never said that, I read all of both of yours autistic posts. Cryptards need to stay on their containment board, you're far too cringe and autismo for these slightly more normie boards.

>>16594255
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>>16593572

>>16594276
It sounds like he implied he has his own, good knife at home, but wouldn't bring it to a commercial kitchen.
>A production kitchen that's making literally a couple thousands of meals a day isn't a place to bring your good knives like some high end restaurant.
Which, I can see. I wouldn't want to waste my knife on some shitty kitchen job like that anon has

>>16594286
>he implied he has his own, good knife at home
Which he doesn't, as he's a poor college fag living in the second highest COL city in the country. Maybe mom used her 40% off kohl's card to grab some chicago cutlery for the dorm? Instead he immediately started defending victorinox house knives, as they are the nicest steel he's ever handled.

>>16594299
>living in the second highest COL city in the country.
He did say they were internships in the bay, not that he lived there, he also said that victorinox was a starter knife, not the best knives
>>16593606
>This is a thread about starter knives jackass.

you really should get your autism checked out anon, it was a lot of secondhand embarrassment watching you get destroyed by your own retardation throughout the thread.

>>16594365
>commuting to serve some other community's street shitters
People like you are the reason people like him waste their lives. Its a downward spiral you all encourage each other not to escape. Crabs in a bucket. The guy actually thinks he's making a difference and building character. Its a sick joke.

>>16594389
Surprised you’re still posting, lol. Still waiting on your generous donation
>>16594299
If your reading comprehension was higher you would have seen I was in the bay for internships, I don’t live there you retard. Second point of your failure to read and comprehend this thread, op was looking for a starter knife, which the victorinox is exactly that. My main knife at home is a kurosaki as gyuto, I can’t wait to hear your scathing review about how shitty it is.
> People like you are the reason people like him waste their lives. Its a downward spiral you all encourage each other not to escape. Crabs in a bucket. The guy actually thinks he's making a difference and building character. Its a sick joke.
I work at a kitchen that supplies meals to people in programs who are getting off the street. It’s not just free meals to the heroine junkies like the ones in SF, it’s people who are getting their shit together to have a slightly better life.
It’s not changing the world, and I’m not deluded enough to think it is. But hey, not everyone can be a hero like you, who sits absolutely alone in a dark bedroom all day waiting to be happy.
These darn ether confirmations must be taking a long time today, it’ll sure be a sad day tomorrow when I have to let my coworkers know we don’t have gloves from our lord and meet savior.
Like other anons were saying, stick to your containment board. It’s the only place you’ll ever belong

>>16594433
40k in debt, handing out sandwiches. And he uses MPW's picture to feign authority and virtue signal.
>supplies meals to people in programs who are getting off the street
So streetshitters and people who spit out too many kids to sustain in SF?
>it’ll sure be a sad day tomorrow when I have to let my coworkers know we don’t have gloves from our lord and meet savior
It'll be a sad day regardless.
>my main account
>$0

>>16594446
>40k in debt, handing out sandwiches.
Nope, no dept, unlike you I didn't barely make it out of high school.
>So streetshitters and people who spit out too many kids to sustain in SF?
I can see why you likely failed high school. Despite myself stating twice, and another random anon even, I don't live in the bay, you complete retard
>It'll be a sad day regardless.
>>my main account
>>$0

>he thinks I would use my main wallet app to accept donations from random neets on the internet.

>>16594464
>he wanted me to post my main wallet earlier

>I can see why you likely failed high school.
Graduated with honors long before they gutted education across the nation. D1 tennis scholarship picked up the tab. Can I use federer's pic when I post on /sp/ about donating racquets and reels to my old high school?
>no dept
More like no depth. So these sandwiches you hand out, is it like a sikh temple where they'll feed anyone? Or do you have to be destitute and sweaty?

>>16594478
>Graduated with honors long before they gutted education across the nation. D1 tennis scholarship picked up the tab.
>t. you
sure thing bud, sure thing. I'd keep posting but I'd be worried I'd be culpable for your inevitable suicide due to you realizing how sincerely worthless your life is and that the single greatest impact you'll ever have on this world is dying so that you can no longer produce a carbon footprint.

>>16591466
>>16591375
>we sharpen our knives once a month
Dude no one fucking cares about your experience in the back of fucking Applebee's

>>16594502
Get some sleep little guy. You've got a long day of slathering mayo tomorrow. Couple long years after that. When the dream dies, you'll realize you've been carrying this weight the whole time.

If anyone needs a starter knife, the daovua pipelines make good project knives. I'd highly recommend anyone without the stones to maintain them to pay for cktg's finishing service. The handles are hit or miss, but I've haven't had one come bad enough to return. They make good christmas gifts. Gotta give back to the community somehow you know. People are struggling out there.

https://www.chefknivestogo.com/dapilistkn.html

>>16594510
Meals on wheels actually thinks he's a real chef. Funniest fucking thing I've read in weeks.

>>16591263
Fibrox is trash.

>>16594524
You guys have been warned: this poster is a gaslighting schizo.

>>16591246
Member’s Mark santoku knives from Sam’s Club. 2pk for $14

>>16594529
>Meals on wheels actually thinks he's a real chef. Funniest fucking thing I've read in weeks.
You sure showed that anon. Saying one liners like some cool movie tough guy. Absolute cringe.

>>16594524
If anyone looks at these knives, all the reviews basically say they're garbage mystery metal with pisspoor construction

Bump for more autism

There is no way you can go wrong buying a fibrox as your first knife. You can learn all the handling, honing, and sharpening skills you need with it.

The crypto cunt projecting every one of his insecurities turned this thread into shit.

>>16597033
Hey fuck off, I'm the original anti-fibrox autist and I've got nothing to do with ponzi schemes

>>16595481
And still miles better than soup kitchen victorinox.

>>16597033
>You can learn all the handling, honing, and sharpening skills you need with it.
It would be like buying a fiat to fix up. They're junk. They'll run for a bit, and you'll learn how to maintain a shitty car, but its not worth it.

>>16591246
What even makes a knife better than another?

>>16597556
The material it's made out of, if you were seriously asking.
Out of practicality, how long something can hold an edge, and by extension how much maintenance it needs is a decision to make when buying chef knives.
If you were under the assumption that 'all metal is the same', then try and get rid of that notion.
Other than that, you can expect price hikes for things such as endorsement and luxury materials, brand recognition, etc.

>>16591246
Go to a restaurant supply house, get what the pros use.
They dont spend a fortune on "fashion" branded knives.

>>16597634
No, if it was that simple all knives made of VG10 or 440C or AEB-L would be the same and I assume you aren't going to claim that

I have a question and didn't want to start a new thread. Do high-grit stones (10K, 16K, 30K) serve the same purpose as stropping?

>>16594164
i sharpen my knives on the bones of cheap whores

>>16599110
Depends on what you consider "the purpose of stropping"

>>16591392
>Fibrox
Not him but the fibrox that I have's handle started looking like it is dirty and it doesn't come off when I try to wash it. Any idea what is causing this?

>>16597634
>The material it's made out of, if you were seriously asking.
Yeah no shit
>how long can something hold and edge
I thought expensive knives don't hold an edge for long cause they're softer, but can be sharpened more easily
>maintenance
Like what, sharpening was one what are some other considerations?

>what's a good all purpose knife that will last but wont bankrupt me?
pic related is all you need

Looking for a knife to assemble several hundred sandwiches. We are a volunteer only organization, so please only recommend bottom tier trash.

>>16600713
>so please only recommend bottom tier trash.
See >>16591263

>>16601018
We will be running them through an eversharp once every month or so. Hopefully they hold up better than the last batch.

>>16601067
>>16600713
>imagine getting btfo’d so hard by some poorfag that you keep coming back to a thread two days later to try and cope
Highest caliber of cringe. You’re really solidifying just how much of a loser you are and how woefully pathetic your life is

>>16601127
Shouldn't you be at work?

>>16601170
I’m not the poorfag

>>16601181
I know. Its all relative pal.

>>16593806
stupid eceleb nigger tier knife

>>16591246
big life hack guy here;
buy a straight razor. surprised, right? you can get a higher quality blade for less, like, for exampke, a $200 stainless steel straight razor is going to go way beyond any $220 knife.
you'll have to hold the blade more this way too. no handle-no problem. it'll make you a better chef as you'll get more precise cuts.
anyway you'll also want to buy a file to sharpen your razor. super cheap, super easy.
I'll try to show /ck/ around my apartment(flat, as we call it here) someday.

>>16601579
since when is a cleaver a meme knife?

>>16599110
stropping is a real meme practice tbqh. stropping is just a fancy name for the specific system (ie. using a strop, which is often a piece of leather) used to very gently brush off any leftover bits or burrs left by a sharpening process without being able to actually grind the metal down. stropping without sharpening really does nothing other than *potentially* ruin an edge

all sharpening processes requires removal of material, and will eventually wear away the entire blade, especially if done carelessly (see: >>16601067 ), but that's how it gotta be. stropping ISN'T supposed to grind away material

therefore sharpening stones aren't interchangeable with stropping, at all, but I'd suspect that a sufficiently careful and thorough sharpening process on a proper blade edge quality steel will make the act of stropping at the end more of a liability than a benefit.
stropping came about with the regular practice of having a lower quality steel that needed it's edge redone very frequently, then as the practiced user is about to use their blade, they give it a quick last strop to finish the sharpening work by effectively brushing off any remaining burrs and such.
it's since been misunderstood and now meme companies run by soi manchildren will sell you a blade with a strop kit but no way to sharpen the dull edge they shipped it with.

>>16601600
>>16601649
I strop my razors and knives on a 16k shapton. Just a few passes once a week/between shaves maintains them once you've got your blade geometry set. Other than that, balsa + compounds, then finishing on oiled leather does wonders keeping an edge polished and straight between sharpenings.