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For the benefit of my mental health, I think I will get out of my parent's house pretty soon. It's just not working anymore.

I would like to optimise my expenses. What knives do you think someone should have in his kit when he leaves his parent's house? This includes kitchen and all around knives.

As I am a student and am not that rich, I would like to get the best bang for the lowest buck.

Thanks
 
A good starter would be SAK or KaBar Dozier Either can be had for about $20.

When just starting out, I would not worry about good kitchen knives. Go to Target or Walmart and get a pairing knife and a 6-8" Chef's knife. Buy a sharpener and sharpen as needed. Worked for me for a few years.

When you can afford better kitchen knives get similar designs from Victorinox-Forschner. That still works for me. Not top of the line but they are good enough for me.
 
In all seriousness, unless you are planning to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, look at Ragnar's page on Mora knives. Pick up a couple of regular size, and a larger blade and a filet knife.

About halfway down is a section on Modern Mora Knives from Frosts of Sweden. See the #760; The stainless steel Craftsmen, and the #756; This is a longer stiff fishing knife with a scaler on the back of the blade, and the #S-0125; This is listed in the Frosts catalog as a "sport fishing knife".

Browse through the whole page. I just pointed out 3 fairly different blades. Then as you develop knowledge of kitchen knives and broaden your interest in their use, in cooking, you can go for the more expensive knives.
 
I like to cook, and I think I'm quite good at it.
Right now, the only kitchen knife I own is a Sashimi knife. I know some people who cooked for years with a Kabar, but I still am looking for smaller blades.
 
After reading knarfeng's response, I remembered Ragnar also has a Traditional Knives section. Take a look at the Old Hickory knives and the Opinel paring knife. Incidentally, I find that Opinel folders will do a lot of light work in the kitchen.
 
get yourself a 5" victorinox boning knife with the fibrox handle.... my favorate kitchen knife of all time.. don't forget to pick up a quality steel
 
I like all of the suggestions so far, but I think that a SAK is definitely called for. Right now I am digging the Victorinox Skipper and Deluxe Tinker. Great knives, easy to keep sharp, very handy, and cheap enough to buy one in combo with something else.
 
I would suggest a good multi-tool like the Leatherman Charge Ti, to accompany a swiss champ, and possibly a good affordable fixed blade, maybe a forsts mora, maybe a ka-bar, buck nighthawk, or one that I'm eyeballing right now, (it costs about 70 online though) is the Case side-slab hunter. PERFECT size little fixed blade. I think with these 3 you'd be ready for anything. Fixed blade for Camping/hunting, Wal-mart kitchen knives, and a good multi-tool and or swiss champ for the inevitable apartment do it yourself projects because the maintenance man never does his job :D

As far as kitchen knives go, well I'm no chef and I guess I enjoy cooking as much as the next average joe, but I would spend my money on a knife I could carry daily OUTSIDE of the kitchen and buy Wal-mart cheapies for cooking at home. It's just cooking to me, nothing fancy needed.

If you enjoy cooking, I'd probably go swisschamp, one of the kitchen knives the other posters have suggested, and one of the fixed blades I suggested.

Good luck in your search and tell us what you end up choosing when you move out!
 
Find an Asian Supermarket and get a 6" JAPANESE made gyuto or santuki. You should be able to get one for about $20-$30 US. If you can't find one of those get a medium sized Chinese style cleaver for about the same amount of money. That a SAK and a good vegetable peeler should hold you till you get your feet on the ground.
 
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