Posted: 11/27/2011 6:35:54 AM EDT
My wife has asked for a new set of 'good' kitchen knives for christmas. Help me out. I don't have any ideas on where to look, other than to google. I want some ideas from those who have used what they recommend. No, there won't be any pics, we've acquired too many years. Thanks for your input.
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Personally I am not a fan of Japanese knives. I own two one a Santoku style made from stamped steel (never god along with the shape of the blade) and the other a middle priced one by Kai (not Shun), never got along with the chisel grind on that one.
IMO I would go for something from Solingen... I don't think you can go wrong with Wüsthof or Zwilling... Even one of the less sexy series of knives will last you a lifetime an will be extremely well made. |
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My wife has asked for a new set of 'good' kitchen knives for christmas. Help me out. I don't have any ideas on where to look, other than to google. I want some ideas from those who have used what they recommend. No, there won't be any pics, we've acquired too many years. Thanks for your input.Good Cutlery- Cheaper to more expensive Ontario has some that look like the old Chicago Cutlery stuff. I'm sure they are good steel. Chicago Cutlery if you can find the old carbon steel ones at hardware. Cold steel has kitchen ware too. Al Mar has some kitchen knives but they are more spendy. They have a couple laminated blades that are too much money as well. Most of your known German companies make fairly good to excellent stuff but it will cost you. |
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I personally don't recomend a "set" of knives. They always sell you 2-3 knives you never use. Get a GOOD 8" chefs knife a 6" utility knife and a 4" paring knife. If you must, a nice bread knife is always a joy when slicing fresh from the oven bread without mushing it.
Now as to brand, this is my experience, YMMV: When my son graduated college I gave him GOOD knives and cookware for graduation. We went to a high end kitchen store. I had called ahead asking them if they could have various things for us to cut to try out different brands of knives. We tried Wustof, Henkle, sabatier and finally Kershaw Shun knives. Had we started with the Shun, we would have gone no further. There was night and day difference between the blades, the balance and the cut. He has had them for 4 years now and they are still fantastic. Shun grinds on a slightly steeper angle than the Germans so it is a bit trickier to sharpen BUT Shun offers a lifetime FREE sharpening service. Personally, I'd buy the three of four knives I mentioned in Shun and never look back. |
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victorinox forschner, just pick out the individual knives you need Really good knives at a good price. Check their reviews on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-40520-Fibrox-8-Inch-Chefs/dp/B000638D32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322415986&sr=8-1 |