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Cutlery Sets - which would you choose?
Posted on 12/17/14 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 5:24 pm
Secret Santa list and I drew my dad. He wants a new cutlery set and we are supposed to only spend $75 max.
Are there brands you guys would recommend absolute over others?
Seeing Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, Hampton Forge, Chicago Cutlery Fullerton, J.A. Henckels International, BergHOFF for about $80-$90 for a 14/15/16 piece block set.
Here's a link:
LINK
Scroll towards bottom and you can see the sets I am talking about.
TIA for any recommendations
Are there brands you guys would recommend absolute over others?
Seeing Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, Hampton Forge, Chicago Cutlery Fullerton, J.A. Henckels International, BergHOFF for about $80-$90 for a 14/15/16 piece block set.
Here's a link:
LINK
Scroll towards bottom and you can see the sets I am talking about.
TIA for any recommendations
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 5:30 pm
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 5:30 pm to Sho Nuff
Buy the knives separately. Victorinox is perfect for your price range. They are great knives. Look for the ones with fibrous handles.
Get a 6 or 8" chef's knive, a semi flex boning knive, a pairing knife, and a carving knife.
Get a 6 or 8" chef's knive, a semi flex boning knive, a pairing knife, and a carving knife.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 5:56 pm to Btrtigerfan
Thanks for the idea. Here's a 3 piece set for $80
LINK
But that's only 3 knives and no block. Amazon has a 4 piece set for $100, but no block either. It's about $200 for the block sets and I think he wants a whole set of knives.
LINK
But that's only 3 knives and no block. Amazon has a 4 piece set for $100, but no block either. It's about $200 for the block sets and I think he wants a whole set of knives.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 5:59 pm to Sho Nuff
Don't forget Amazon.
If you give him an incomplete set, you can add to it for every gifting occasion. Have him a block full in no time.
If you give him an incomplete set, you can add to it for every gifting occasion. Have him a block full in no time.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 6:02 pm to Btrtigerfan
Yeah, I'm all over Amazon.
Very true and a good thought
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If you give him an incomplete set, you can add to it for every gifting occasion. Have him a block full in no time.
Very true and a good thought
Posted on 12/17/14 at 6:19 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Btrtigerfan
What do you think of this?
LINK
It's on a lightning deal right now for $75, normally $99. It's Fusion forged.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:00 pm to Sho Nuff
I don't think you're understanding what he's saying.
Let me put it more clearly, Don't buy a block.
Buy GOOD VALUE individual knives that he'll actually use and add more over time.
Let me put it more clearly, Don't buy a block.
Buy GOOD VALUE individual knives that he'll actually use and add more over time.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:07 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:
I don't think you're understanding what he's saying.
Actually, I understood him just fine as I said above. I also said my dad really wants a whole set, so while I like the idea of buying a little at a time I also understand he will appreciate a whole set now as opposed to 3 or 4 now, then some more later, etc.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:14 pm to Sho Nuff
A whole set for $75 won't likely be a good set is the problem. A crappy knife set isn't a good gift. Does your father know what a decent knife set costs?
I love my Victorinox knives. I've got several different brands of knives, but that one at the price is a big bang for the buck.
I love my Victorinox knives. I've got several different brands of knives, but that one at the price is a big bang for the buck.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:17 pm to Sho Nuff
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Actually, I understood him just fine as I said above. I also said my dad really wants a whole set, so while I like the idea of buying a little at a time I also understand he will appreciate a whole set now as opposed to 3 or 4 now, then some more later, etc.
Every set you've linked isn't what one would recommend.
I only use about three types of knives 95% of the time in the kitchen so a block is a waste.
Get him a really nice 8" chefs knife and I guarantee you'll knock his socks off once he uses it. (unless he already has something good, then build around what he has).
That's the best advice many here will give. Choose to accept, or get a substandard set.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:20 pm to Gris Gris
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A whole set for $75 won't likely be a good set is the problem.
I get that, and it's why I'm thinking of just getting the Victorinox set for like $199 and can tell him it's Christmas and birthday or whatever. They try to hold everyone at $75 so others don't feel bad
quote:
Does your father know what a decent knife set costs?
I'm sure he does, but I don't think he's looking to be an executive chef either.
quote:
I love my Victorinox knives
Had never heard of them till br mentioned above. They do look nice and of course, I like that they're Swiss.
I just know if I buy him 3 or 4 knives with no block, he is going to go out and buy a block and maybe the knives that he wants/needs that I didn't buy on the first go around.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:23 pm to KosmoCramer
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I only use about three types of knives 95% of the time in the kitchen so a block is a waste.
He seems to use a few different knives, but probably the same few more than others like you said.
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Get him a really nice 8" chefs knife and I guarantee you'll knock his socks off once he uses it.
I believe it.
Check this page at bed bath and tell me what set of Victorinox you would get him
LINK
Staying under $200 (there's a few sets). Otherwise, I may just do what br said and buy him 3-4 knives and make them really nice.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:27 pm to Sho Nuff
The Victorinox Chef's knife with the fibrox handle is a great value:
$29.99
Followed with the same type of pairing knife:
$9.91
And the boning knife:
$26.91
This will be what he needs.
There are others you could add that he would use occasionally, but this is 95% of my cuts.
I need to get a long bread knife though.
$29.99
Followed with the same type of pairing knife:
$9.91
And the boning knife:
$26.91
This will be what he needs.
There are others you could add that he would use occasionally, but this is 95% of my cuts.
I need to get a long bread knife though.
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:28 pm to Sho Nuff
Another suggestion:
Maybe instead of a knife block, you get him a magnetic strip for his knifes. That seems to be the real issue, storage.
Maybe instead of a knife block, you get him a magnetic strip for his knifes. That seems to be the real issue, storage.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:32 pm to KosmoCramer
Thanks for the above links You did the pairing knife twice, but I found the one you're showing.
Yes, the storage is definitely a key as well, maybe the magnetic strip could work for him. I just know how he is and if he doesn't get what he's looking for (which I don't know exactly what it is), he'll go and buy it and that's not what I want him to do.
ETA: Suggestions on magnetic strip?
You did the pairing knife twice, but I found the one you're showing. Yes, the storage is definitely a key as well, maybe the magnetic strip could work for him. I just know how he is and if he doesn't get what he's looking for (which I don't know exactly what it is), he'll go and buy it and that's not what I want him to do.
ETA: Suggestions on magnetic strip?
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:42 pm to Sho Nuff
I don't have one, I need one. Perhaps someone else can chime in.
If I were you, I'd get the Victorinox pairing knife and boning knife and get a better chef's knife.
Henckles, Whustoff, etc. (Caplewood will give better suggestions).
If I were you, I'd get the Victorinox pairing knife and boning knife and get a better chef's knife.
Henckles, Whustoff, etc. (Caplewood will give better suggestions).
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:58 pm to KosmoCramer
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into a really good chef's knife.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 9:10 pm to Gris Gris
Yeah, I was looking at that one too by chance
Posted on 12/17/14 at 9:50 pm to Sho Nuff
It's really my go to every day knife when I don't need the big long chef's knife.
I was thinking as I looked through this thread that I can't recall the last time I used a paring knife. I have a number of them, but I almost never use them.
I was thinking as I looked through this thread that I can't recall the last time I used a paring knife. I have a number of them, but I almost never use them.
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