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Best knife set for the kitchen
Posted on 10/15/21 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 10/15/21 at 5:27 pm
Spin-off from the cookware thread. Looking for a nice knife set for the kitchen counter, preferably including steak knives. Needs to look good too. Maybe keep it under $1000?
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Posted on 10/15/21 at 5:59 pm to dcw7g
Just buy a good chefs knife, pairing knife, and filet knife and that will cover 99% of what you’ll do in a residential kitchen. Maybe add a cleaver if you buy larger cuts of meat and break them down yourself
This post was edited on 10/15/21 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 10/15/21 at 6:04 pm to dcw7g
Sharp .. does not need to be high end German
Posted on 10/15/21 at 6:37 pm to dcw7g
Agree with TigernMS12, don't buy a set, just buy the knives you need/will use and get higher quality. Chef's knife, boning knife, paring knife, slicer, maybe bread knife. I use a combination of Perceval, Wusthof and Global. It's probably more important to know how to properly sharpen a knife than it is to buy a super nice knife, so make sure you brush up on that also.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 6:49 pm to dcw7g
I have a good chef knife and cleaver. The rest are all ceramic. Light weight and sharp af.
My steak knives are a separate calphalon set.
My steak knives are a separate calphalon set.
This post was edited on 10/15/21 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:24 pm to dcw7g
If you are close to NOLA, go to Coutelier on Oak St. - they can help you find a really good knife and they have all price ranges
If not close to NOLA, the Cangshan knives at Costco aren’t bad
If not close to NOLA, the Cangshan knives at Costco aren’t bad
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:04 pm to dcw7g
Buy individually, well-purposed knives for what you intend to use them for.
You always get screwed when you buy a set. Same rule applies with pots and pans.
ETA: Steak knives
You always get screwed when you buy a set. Same rule applies with pots and pans.
ETA: Steak knives
This post was edited on 10/15/21 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 10/15/21 at 11:08 pm to dcw7g
This board really needs a knife thread pinned next to the calculator
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:07 am to dcw7g
As opposed to the best knife set for the bedroom?
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:43 am to dcw7g
Check out the Knife Merchant or Chef's Knives to Go. Both are quality dealers.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:43 am to Treacherous Cretin
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As opposed to the best knife set for the bedroom?
What I do in my bedroom is my business.
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:39 am to Treacherous Cretin
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As opposed to the best knife set for the bedroom?
Ha. I specified kitchen counter because I need the set to look good. Shallow, I know, but remodeling the kitchen and the wife has veto power over anything people can see.
We like the look of these - Enso. Worth the scratch?
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:09 pm to dcw7g
My dog is getting me a Kramer for Christmas.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 7:47 am to GreenRockTiger
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Down the River Forge is another option in the city. Bateman makes awesome knives.
Down the River Forge is another option in the city. Bateman makes awesome knives.
This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 8:35 am
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:48 am to dcw7g
The best advice has already been given. Buy individual pieces to get your favorite knives.
That being said, if looks for the kitchen counter are important to you, I would advise a block of Wusthof. They have a great product and they are top tier knives. I love the pieces that I have. Don’t get the super massive set. Get the set with about 7 pieces and you won’t be disappointed.
That being said, if looks for the kitchen counter are important to you, I would advise a block of Wusthof. They have a great product and they are top tier knives. I love the pieces that I have. Don’t get the super massive set. Get the set with about 7 pieces and you won’t be disappointed.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:50 am to dcw7g
Don't buy a set. Find a restaurant supply store and start there. Victorianox makes some pretty good knives for the $$$ believe it or not.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:59 am to dcw7g
Are you buying a set more for ornamental reasons or are you going to actually use the knives?
If the latter, take the advice previously given and don't buy a set. Buy knives you will use and that feel good in your hand.
If the latter, take the advice previously given and don't buy a set. Buy knives you will use and that feel good in your hand.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:06 am to TigernMS12
To bounce off OP's question, how do y'all store nice knives that aren't part of a set? Do they sell kind of "universal" knife blocks?
Posted on 10/18/21 at 7:31 pm to bluebarracuda
Four great recs I see in this thread:
(1) don't buy a set - start with a Chef's knife (Santoku or Gyuto), a boning knife, a paring knife, bread knife and kitchen shears, then find a decent set of steak knives (I would recommend Tojiro unless you are looking to spend big bucks).
(2) If you live in NOLA (I don't, but have family there), then go to Coutelier NOLA. It is a great place to kill time and chat with the owner if you dig cooking and/or knives
(3) If you don't or don't want to spend the effort, go to www.chefknivestogo.com, look up the phone number and talk to the owner and let him help you pick what you need
(4) Learn to sharpen a knife - either freehand on a stone or using one of the Jig-and-stone apparituses
(1) don't buy a set - start with a Chef's knife (Santoku or Gyuto), a boning knife, a paring knife, bread knife and kitchen shears, then find a decent set of steak knives (I would recommend Tojiro unless you are looking to spend big bucks).
(2) If you live in NOLA (I don't, but have family there), then go to Coutelier NOLA. It is a great place to kill time and chat with the owner if you dig cooking and/or knives
(3) If you don't or don't want to spend the effort, go to www.chefknivestogo.com, look up the phone number and talk to the owner and let him help you pick what you need
(4) Learn to sharpen a knife - either freehand on a stone or using one of the Jig-and-stone apparituses
Posted on 10/19/21 at 11:02 am to dcw7g
If it's just an aesthetic choice, buy the best looking cheap Japanese Damascus set you can find just to have them on the counter to look pretty and keep the wife happy. Then put the good shite, the knives you purchase piecemeal and plan to actually use, hidden away in a drawer or cabinet.
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