re: Recommend Kitchen Knife Set please

I just bought a set of Wustof Classics recently. I bought a 9 piece set, and then added a 7" Santoku and a 4.5" Asian prep knife that I love. I like the heavy weight of those knives, but I have large hands.

Would def recommend. Cutlery and more has a good sale on Wustofs right now.

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Wustof, Cutco, other?

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Chinese cleaver

if you don't want an all in one solution, you need a main all purpose knife, a backup (either a lot bigger or smaller), and a veg knife


my all purpose is a 6" j henkel pro chef's knife. it was a gift so it has sentimental value but an 8" is probably better. a high quality chef's knife can replace the veg knife, but having both allows 2 people to cut so i don't think the redundancy is a terrible deal

my "big" is a 12" victorinox chef's knife. cheap and solid. good for cutting big roasts/brisket or breaking down chickens. if it breaks i won't be sad

my veg is a Wustoff classic santoku and i have a Wustoff pairing (good deal on amazon for a santoku/pairing combo). neither were necessary but it was like $100 when i bought them and i wanted to check out the brand and the different types of knives

you can easily get all of these for well under $500 with plenty to spare for a great knife block, honing rod, and steak knives

I like most agree you should piece your own set. I have a mix of henkle and shun. My henkle santoku probably gets the most action in the kitchen next to my shun chef.

i think spider co makes an easy to use sharpener thats ok. it utilizes ceramic rods. I learned to use waterstones, which takes awhile to get down but very calming to do (to me atleast).

That or just get a professional to do it once a year or as needed. Just dont buy one of the self at home mechanical ones, ive heard they can really F your knives up.

I use shapton pro stones. Takes a bit of practice, but do a great job. Again...
Chefknivestogo

Go here... get on the forum. Tons of info and tutorials on sharpening and helping you pick out the right knife for you. There is a thread that gives you all the questions to answer and those guys will suggest knives based on cost and steel. Again, pay $200-$300 on a shun that’s made in a massive factory by machines... or spend $120-$250 on a gyuto that’s hand made in a small shop in japan. Up to you....

That being said you can spend $300+ for custom jobs per knife on that site as well.