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    Need a new kitchen knife,what kitchen knife do you love?

    Posts: 376
    edited December 2024 in Recipes
    i need a new kitchen knife or set of knives...

    i cook mostly from scratch so i need a good knife or even a set of knives...

    do you have a favorite set of knives?

    let me know what kind and where you bought them...

    thankyou!!!

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    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      wusthof or henckels
    • Posts: 1,172 Member
      Get a good Chef's knife or Santoku knife. I like Global.

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    • Posts: 91 Member
      Sorry, my knives are all from the thrift store or WalMart! One of these days I'm going to be able to afford a good set!
    • Posts: 3,024 Member
      I have my butcher block set of a variety of knives, but I like using a nice santoku knife for cutting/chopping/dicing
    • Posts: 814 Member
      I've been using Henkel's for years. Very good knives.
    • Posts: 10,571 Member
      Cutco!
    • Posts: 107 Member
      Shun
    • Posts: 1,172 Member
      We have virtually no consensus here. I suggest we have a good old fashioned knife fight to decide the winner. Now where are my sharpening stones....
    • Posts: 1,320 Member
      Sharp ones.
    • Posts: 370 Member
      Wusthof! I got the 3 piece set and it wasn't too expensive IMO. When you cook a lot, good knives are a necessity!

      Edited to add: I ordered mine from Williams Sonoma when they were on sale with free shipping.
    • Posts: 131 Member
      8' chef's knife Wusthof or Henckels
    • Posts: 1,014 Member
      Cutco!

      I used to sell these knives. They are awesome.
    • Posts: 22,511 Member
      Want to splurge on the best knife ever? Shun 7 inch Santoku.
    • Posts: 2,009 Member
      wusthof or henckels

      They are very nice! It depends on what you like to use and what feels comfortable though.

      If you want a comparison, have a look at Global and/or some other japanese brands that are generally a bit lighter and easier to use for some people.
    • Posts: 5
      Wusthof!
    • Posts: 320 Member
      My chef knives are from Japan, and I have no idea what their name is or how I would spell it in English :)
      However, my favourite go-to kitchen knife is a messermeister elite, a bit heavier, but I prefer that. They rate a bit higher than henckels and wusthof, but very similar. They have a better edge and are priced slightly better.
      However, you need to try them out, it's like trying on shoes, lol. For instance, I hate kershaws, not because there is anything wrong with them, but because I don't like the way they are weighted, and they don't balance right for me.

      I've been working in the culinary world for 10 years now, the one overrated knife I will advise against is a cutco. I have gone through 3 of them, the handles are terrible, they dulled so fast and getting them sharpened was a pain!
      Granted, my knives get a much more intense workout than most kitchen knives, but they just aren't even close to worth the price.
    • Posts: 16
      My mom purchased a 8" Gunter Wilhelm chef knife for me for my birthday! Can I say I'm in LOVE with a knife! It is balanced really well, is perfect weight and cuts clean and crisp!
    • Posts: 53 Member
      Anything CUTCO!!!
    • Posts: 244 Member
      I have a stainless wustoff chef's knife that I never use.
      Its not sharp.
      I have a 50 year old no brand chef's knife that I love, but it is at the end of its life.
      The no name is carbon steel and very thin.
      Most chef knives are not thin.

      Good carbon steel and thin:
      Super sharp can use this relatively large knife on relatively small projects like peeling a cucumber.

      Bad carbon steel and thin:
      Rust. And after 50 years the blade is nicked.
    • Posts: 27
      I have two Cutco serrated knives that I LOVE and I would absolutely buy more if I had more money. My chef's knife is from Pampered Chef and it work's well for what I need. It comes with it's own sharpener in it's storage case.
    • Posts: 220 Member
      I've heard Kin knives are good personally I dont know I have a judge sabatier that I like but I do know Kin are meant to be good
    • Posts: 20 Member
      Cutco. Awesome knives I must say
    • Posts: 382 Member
      I loooove my Henckels. <3
    • Posts: 1,123 Member
      My mom gave me her old Cutco set when she got a new one and I LOVE it. With my old knives making quacamole would take almost an hour, now it's like 20 minutes (I hand chop everything). One of the nice things about Cutco is they have a lifetime warranty if the blade or handle does happen to break.
    • Posts: 1,336 Member
      i get mine at Deansupply.com. I recommend going to the store to see what fits right in your hand fuirst then ordering online.
    • Posts: 375 Member
      I've owned several top brands but I LOOOOOOVE THESE...

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      "Guy Fieri"
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      My son, the aspiring chef, is currently collecting Victorinox brand.
    • Posts: 137
      I don't know where you are but if you're in the UK, Jean-Patrique knives are good and you can usually find them in a deal somewhere :)
    • Posts: 64
      I have a set of knives from Tupperware that I absolutely love! They are the best knives I've ever had. Everyone I talk to compares them to Henckels, and says they are just as good.
    • Posts: 1,157 Member
      I have a full set of Henkels and a set from Ginsu the 7112 series
      both sets are great in their own ways.
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