Knives for Christmas

Google “Chicago Cutlery”

How much do you want to spend?

I would get her a nice Japanese designed knife like a Gyoto:

Chef Knives To Go

Something like this:

Kohetsu Aogami Super Gyuto 210mm


I would also recommend a bread knife. It's good for cutting lots of things, not just bread.

Something like this:

Victorinox

German steel if you cut a lot of hard items, such as cutting through tough ligaments/cartillage, tough vegetables, etc.

Japanese steel is typically sharper but more fragile.

Wusthof for German. I use Dahlstrong for Japanese, though there are better Japanese options out there if budget is unlimited.

The Forged Blade

Global Knives

Wusthof Classic. Proven, reasonably affordable, and high-quality knives that will last forever if you take care of them. They sharpen easily. We’ve had ours for over 15 years and we use them daily. They still look and function as if they were purchased last week.

This is a good starting set that can be expanded as needed…

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Shun are nice. Some of the German brands can be too heavy in my opinion. If on a budget of any kind, look for Victorinox knives. I have some really expensive knives but use Victorinox on a daily basis.