Best set of kitchen knives for $200-$300

Definitely agree with buckeye.

You'll probably never use all the knives in a set. I'd recommend a chef's knife, vegetable knife, paring knife, and bread knife

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to do exactly what y'all are saying. I already have an offset dexter bread knife that I love and was recommended on here.

I have a Wusthof Classic chef's knife, and a Shun paring knife (Sora line, which has a great blade but a plastic handle which has been fine for me), and a Victorinox boning knife. I use these 3 knives 90% of the time, and you do that in the $200 range. The boning knife has gotten a surprising amount of use, and for the cheapest knife of the three really has held up well and is great for doing things like trimming briskets (and fishing the bone out of pork shoulders).

This is a great offset knife I bought at Ducote’s for $17.00. I use the hell out of it. Get a good cheap paring knife and a good boning knife from there as well as a diamond edge honing steel.

Then use the balance to get a good chefs knife. I have Dexter Russell chefs knives and they are fine but I have a good Global that was only about $110 and I use it more than any other.

Some good suggestions on the Dexter Russell and Victorinox knives. Also check out Mercer knives on Amazon, they are cheap and are what most culinary schools use. The Mercer bread knife was considered one of the best by America’s test kitchen.

You don’t have to spend a lot of money if you get the right knife. The key is honing it before or after every use and sharpening it every six months to a year and taking proper care of it of course by not throwing it in a drawer, washing it in the dishwasher, etc.

A truly expensive knife is not for everyone as it needs proper care and sharpening just as a super car is not for everyone. Yeah it’s awesome to own, but most people aren’t going to jump into a Lamborghini and know hot to drive it without wrapping it around a telephone pole.