Best Knife Sets

full kitchen knife set

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I would love something that is dishwasher safe.

If you’re going to do this just get some cheap brand.

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100%. it's not hard to wipe them down, dry them off, and put them back in the block.

Get Victorinox if you're going to wash them in the dishwasher.

Great value, and can handle the abuse

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Get Victorinox if you're going to wash them in the dishwasher.

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Add Dexter and Mercer all ubiquitous in commercial kitchen prep areas.

Someone mentioned a sharpener, if you can properly sharpen a knife then they are not much use to you.


I usually just recommend starting with a quality 8/10" chef's knife, a good pair of kitchen shears, and your choice of sharpening solution. I can do over 80% of my prep with those. Then add specialty knives as you want/need them. For most people, a large block full of knives means lots of wasted steel. However, if you are going to toss them in the dishwasher my choice would be Dexter or maybe Victorinox for the chef's knife, no need to spend big money and then abuse it.

I bought a Calphalon self-sharpening knife block and it's been one of the better kitchen buys of my life. I use every one of them except the tomato knife.

Do you toss your cast iron into the dishwasher next to the knives?

I keed, I keed. But if you’re going to spend 250, I wouldn’t put them in dishwasher. Get something much cheaper.

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My favorite knives are the cheap ones from the Asian markets that are thin

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Kiwi’s. I have a couple, they don’t stay sharp long, but a quick hone gets them back cutting quick.

I advise against sets. You won’t use half of them. Get a chef knife, paring knife and a bread knife you’re comfortable with.

That can range in price from $6 a knife to $400 a knife. My most used are the cheap kiwis, a Dexter Russel, and a victorious. The fancy Japanese knife that was over $300 is awesome, but I don’t use it enough.

ETA- don’t put your knives in the dishwasher for many reasons. It’s not that difficult to hand wash a chef knife and paring knife when you use them.

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Best Knife Sets

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No such thing, IMO.

You'd be better off to put that $250 towards a quality Chef's Knife, paring and utility knives.

For budget purposes, don't sleep on the Victorinox Fibrox line, but for just a bit more than the Fibrox you could get the entry level KAI Japanese equivalents. KAI owns the Shun brand, and they're outstanding.