Kifchen knives?

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My dad's looking to get a good set of kitchen knives and he asked me what to get but I'm not that knowledgeable about them. I knew there were some chefs on here so i thought I'd ask those who know. Not sure what he wants to spend so if you could give me recomendations in different price ranges that would be cool.
 
I would recomend the Kershaw Shun line or the Global line. I would also stay away from the full block sets as they have knives that you will rarely use. It is best to build your own set.
 
I got the basic set of Cold Steel kitchen knives. They have lasted a long time and stay sharp.
 
Depends on how much of a knife guy your dad is. If he loves to sharpen and care for his knives, they something like Wustoff, the ones still made in Germany anyways, is a good set. For the low maintanence guy, try Cutco. They're actually cheaper than Wustoff, but just as good, plus, the waranty is unbeatable. If he ever manages to cheap, break or dull his set, Cutco will replace it for free, no questions asked. Hell, sometimes they'll send someone out to sharpen the whole set if thats all that needs done.
 
Well, Henckels also bought knife making company(Nippa) in Japan and are making Miyabi line from ZDP-189 and VG-10 steels.
 
I searched for a while and ended up with Cold Steel Kitchen Classics set (whole set, including the block):

http://www.blue-sky-products.com/cold-steel-knives-59kset.html

For years, I used a no-name brand and my set was missing pieces. Well it wasn't really a set. After receiving this set, I soon realized how much I truly enjoy cooking now because they are right on my counter and easily accessible. The utility knife is my favorite because I used to not be able to cut through potatoes and now it goes right through the largest of potatoes like butter.

Good luck and keep us posted on your search.
 
It is nice to know that with the popular brands you can find different types of kitchen knives to add to the collection. I am older now and want to have the same brand of knives in my kitchen drawer or on the counter. My college days are over - - have been for a while. All of the suggestions are really great - - you should have fun researching, but remember this purchase is a personal one; meaning how does the handle fit in the hand; how often do the blades need to be sharpened? What is the warranty? Is the manufacturer trustworthy? What is the budget?
 
German Made Steel Messermeisters and Tojiro Gyutos, neither are particular expensive both are amazing lines...

For easy on the wallet and most useful blades without the cool factor Forschner Rosewood Series I use a 12" chef on the daily, for the last five years, its about 11.2" now ; )
 
Easy. It's a function of money:
1. Tight budget: Forschner...with plastic handles
2. Moderate: Messermeister
3. Extra bucks: Shun

A set is a bad buy. Consider buying only what he needs. The basics: 3" parer, 8" chef, 9-10" bread, 8" carver...maybe a 6" boning too.
 
+1 on the whole "avoid knife-block sets" idea.

i like the following kitchen blades (in no particular order):

1: Swibo, nice and cheap, take a phreakishly sharp edge and retain it fairly well.
2: Global, i have a 4" one of these and it's certainly a nice blade. edge retention is good, but not mind-blowing.

i'm planning on getting myself a nice Al-Mar santuko in the near future.

just bear in mind that you don't need to spend upwards of US$100 to get a seriously good kitchen knife. there are some quality offerings at much lower prices (Swibo gets a big mention for this. i know several chefs who swear by them as the ultimate in Value-For-Money kitchen blades).
 
Thanks for the replies and I agree that sets aren't the way to go. I'd sink my money into two awesome knives, a chefs and a utility, instead of a set of okay knives but he's set...on a set. I think it's because he's always had just a random selection and like ha been said, doesn't want to feel like a college student anymore.:) After looking online at them we came to the decision of going to a retailer and getting some of them in-hand. Or so I thought. I get up this morning and start looking up where to go for which brand and start talking about it and he said he already ordered the Ken Onion 7 piece Shun set. So I told him I expect gourmet meals from now on LOL.
 
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