Who knows kitchen knives?

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I don't know much about kitchen knives. Buying custom kitchen knives is another path to go down, but what are some recommended brands / sets for a reasonable amount of money?
 
http://www.cartercutlery.com/

There you go.

I generally recommend against packaged sets because they're full of knives you don't want or use. Think about the knives you use and buy those. I, for example, like a lot of small paring knives. I don't like to have to slow down to wash off my paring knive after each task, so I have a set of ten always handy.
 
Thanks Gollnick - I looked through the site. Those look nice.

Here's kind of what I'm thinking. I would like to put a set on my wedding registry, but I don't know if Macy's would have anything worthwhile? I'm not looking to get top of the line stuff right now. It just needs to be decent quality. I have a sharpmaker and will maintain my knives. Right now, I have the cheap Henckels ever-sharp series (I got the set for $10 for college, too good a deal to pass up) which are serrated and can't be sharpened conventionally, or maybe at all. They've served their purpose, but I'm sick of them. Having all serrated knives sucks.

I know they sell higher priced Henckels and Wusthof at Macy's, but I don't know if they're over priced and over hyped or not.
 
those are nice. i know that CRK makes a couple of kitchen knives. those might be worth looking into. they are a bit pricy bit you get what you pay for.
 
I wouldn't touch henckels anymore. I had the older ones made in Spain, they where nice. I know someone who has the made in China Henckels and the Quality just isn't there in my opinion only. I would buy Wusthof now if i was to buy a set, but that is just my opinion.
 
Wustoff's is a good brand, but only if you get the sets made in Germany, which are very pricy. They're cheap ones are made in china or somewhere that indicates a lack of quality, and aren't worth it.

Try Cutco. I used to be one of their sales reps. Now, before anybody rags me about that, get over it. I got paid to go to peoples homes and cut stuff up. Can you come up with a better job? I don't do that anymore. Anyways, even if you don't like the knives themselves, for whatever reason, you have to admit, they have literally the best warranty for all their pieces, PERIOD. You can literally trade in a broken knife for a new one, for free, 50 years after you bought it, no questions asked. You don't even have to be the original owner. They are pricey, but worth it. Just ask my mom, or anybody for that matter who owns a set. Plus free sharpening, forever, which I recomend for some of them. Anyways, they'll give you a contact number to a sales rep to give you an in home demo before you make a decision.

http://www.cutco.com/products/thumbnail.jsp?category=10
 
I've had Henckels and other brands. Nothing I've ever bought from a store has been as good as these Shuns I bought just before Christmas — Amazon had a daily deal on them.

Seriously the sharpest thing I've ever touched. Slicing translucent shavings of a ripe tomato was trivial for all three knives, and the handles feel great.

Definitely worth the (fairly large sum of) money.
 
I've always liked F. Dick knives but their recent 1905 line has an 8" chef's knife that has a blade profile that is really intriguing. Deep belly and slightly convex like a mezza luna. Very interesting. I'm definitely going to order one. The only thing it might come up a bit short on is "heel work" because of the upward slope near the ricasso. It should slice very well though.

http://www.chefknifes.com/1905_knives.htm
 
Shun Classic...if your wedding guests will spend the money. If not, Wusthof...German.

Essential knives: 3" parer, 8" chef, 9-10" bread, 8-9" meat slicer, carving fork, wood block

Additional models: 5-7" Santuko, 2.5" peeler, 5" boning, meat cleaver

please call and see if you can do a gift registery on: www.cutlleryandmore
 
The best kitchen knives in the world are all made in Japan. All of them. The reason, to simply it, is that the Japanese make kitchen knives with thin hard blades-thinner and harder than blades made anywhere else. Which brands would depend on the budget and level of skill. For beginners to kitchen cutlery who want Japanese performance at reasonable prices I recommend Mac, Shun and Global. If you want more exotic recommendations you may want to post the question at foodieforums.com.
 
Globals are very nice if you have small hands...I have an Asian Chef knife and I love it but the handle is si small that if I use it for any length of time my hands cramp.

My Shuns on the other hand I LOVE! Excellent product, razor sharp, BUT be careful with them because a razor blade is a bit more brittle and chips easier.
 
Global. I've only heard bad things about Global knives, but I cannot understand why, because they are the best knives I've ever used and they are definitely among the sharpest out there.
 
I just bought a couple of Shuns over the last few months and I really like them. They run circles around my Wusthoff. They also make left handed knives which was the clincher for me.
 
Sam's Club sells Wolfgang Puck's knives for 20 dollars for a basic set and I think 70 for a complete set.

It's what I use and they are way better than the Henkels I own.
 
Shun or Wusthof are both choice.
Shuns are just a little bit pricier but not unreasonable. You can get a german made Wusthof chef's knife for around $90 while the Shun (classic) typically go for around $130.
 
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