I need KNIVES!!!!
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Actually, my wife has let me know in no uncertain terms that if she is to continue preparing food for the family, she WILL have a new set of kitchen knives! Sounds fair enough.
So, does anyone know of a special good deal on a set of professional grade kitchen knives? She wants Henckels because that's all she knows.....but its more than I do. I'm guessing that Henckel has some competition, but again I don't have a clue about kitchen knives.
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So, does anyone know of a special good deal on a set of professional grade kitchen knives? She wants Henckels because that's all she knows.....but its more than I do. I'm guessing that Henckel has some competition, but again I don't have a clue about kitchen knives.
Thanks!
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Thanks, not too worried about the price (within reason), I figured I'd spend around $400-$600 for a pro level set. I know I want them to forged from carbon steel, and those aren't cheap for the real deal.
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There's several. I like Wusthof and Global, personally. I own a set of the Wusthof Trident knives and after several years they're still razor sharp.
In my opinion you should be careful of the cheaper brands. I bought some Mundial knives for spares (they were on sale cheap at some place). Useless things, eventually gave them away. You just couldn't keep a decent edge on them.
Btw, I find my 8" Chef's knives to be the most useful - I probably use them about 90% of the time. The other smaller knives and specialty knives are handy once every so often but the 8" (20cm) blade is a good size and weight for most cutting and chopping.
With good knives you should take care of them. My two main tips would be:
* Don't put them in the dishwasher, regardless of whether they're dishwasher safe.
* Use a honing (sharpening) steel occasionally, and learn how to use it properly!
In my opinion you should be careful of the cheaper brands. I bought some Mundial knives for spares (they were on sale cheap at some place). Useless things, eventually gave them away. You just couldn't keep a decent edge on them.
Btw, I find my 8" Chef's knives to be the most useful - I probably use them about 90% of the time. The other smaller knives and specialty knives are handy once every so often but the 8" (20cm) blade is a good size and weight for most cutting and chopping.
With good knives you should take care of them. My two main tips would be:
* Don't put them in the dishwasher, regardless of whether they're dishwasher safe.
* Use a honing (sharpening) steel occasionally, and learn how to use it properly!
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I just picked up a Wusthof carving knife when I was in germany, what a difference a really quality knife makes. Its weight feels perfect in your hand and really makes carving effortless.
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Get the henkels with the 2 dudes on it. It's good knifes. We have soem and they slice/dice and everything well. Another really good knife was the Ginsu! J/K about the GInsu, but actually the My mom bought a cutco knife and it is the best knife ever. That thing is incredible!
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I have several Global knives and am very happy with them. Sur La Table and Williams and Sonoma both carry them. I think they even carry them on amazon.com.
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This time came for us two Christmas' ago. We went with this Henckel's set:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...lance&s=kitchen
We have been very pleased with this set. They cut great and are easy to resharpen. Buying from Amazon saves taxes.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...lance&s=kitchen
We have been very pleased with this set. They cut great and are easy to resharpen. Buying from Amazon saves taxes.
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We have the Henckels basic set and nice block and have been happy but our next knives will by Kyocera ceramics.
Awesome!
They stay sharp - although I have found some colorful characters in the knife sharpening business.
Awesome!
They stay sharp - although I have found some colorful characters in the knife sharpening business.
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