topic Re: Quality knife set in Kitchen

Quality knife set

Warrior2022 — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 23:11:36 GMT

I am looking for a good quality knife set. After years of cheapo knives, we are ready to dive into quality. Any suggestions? TIA

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nana59 — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 23:33:22 GMT

Cutco....they even come to your house to sharpen them!

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Cats3000 — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 23:35:50 GMT

We;ve had LamsonSharp knives for years. They are expensive, but they're excellent and they're made in the USA. They are the oldest cutlery company in the US.

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Big Joanie — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 23:40:22 GMT

That;s my job for this year too .... I am going to start with a boning knife ....

I bone a lot of chicken .... then I like a good .. short pearing knife ....

serrated of course ....and of course I will have to hide them .. not keep

them in the drawer for when " someone " wants to cut through plastic !!!

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mare54 — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 23:48:57 GMT

Well you get what you pay for. I love my Wursthop knives. Have had them for over 20 years.

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Warrior2022 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 01:11:13 GMT

@mare54 wrote:
Well you get what you pay for. I love my Wursthop knives. Have had them for over 20 years.

Goodness, I never said we had dollar store brand. Our sets have done us well, just looking for a great upgrade. Thanks for the suggestion, I will check them out.

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Still Raining — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 01:23:26 GMT

I have Shun and really like them, had them for years. You really only need 3 knives and I got some last year for a gift I think a set is about $600 with the honer. I do have less expensive bread knife too.

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CAcableGirl2 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 01:33:18 GMT

@Warrior2022 another vote for Cutco. My mother has had her set since she was married 60 years ago, and has only needed to have them sharped on a few occasions.

USA made and they sharpen for free (if I can remember). My sister and I also have a set.

Funny story - my son found a big Cutco knife in his front yard. The knife costs about $160....and all I could think of was that someone was chasing their cheating spouse down the street with that knife, yikes!

Check out their website, I know they occasionally have discounts at local fairs and if you buy sets.

They are worth the cost.

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Warrior2022 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 01:44:10 GMT

@Still Raining wrote:
I have Shun and really like them, had them for years. You really only need 3 knives and I got some last year for a gift I think a set is about $600 with the honer. I do have less expensive bread knife too.

What 3 do you recommend? I'm fine with just a chefs knife and paring knife. It's for DH's birthday and he is the real cook that suggested it and his birthday is coming up. Thanks!

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Still Raining — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:01:16 GMT

@Warrior2022 wrote:
@Still Raining wrote:
I have Shun and really like them, had them for years. You really only need 3 knives and I got some last year for a gift I think a set is about $600 with the honer. I do have less expensive bread knife too.
What 3 do you recommend? I'm fine with just a chefs knife and paring knife. It's for DH's birthday and he is the real cook that suggested it and his birthday is coming up. Thanks!

Basically large, middle, and small. Just for me I like a pretty short small, a thinish middle, and a large that isn’t too curved, more of a cleaver. It is pretty personal. If he is a little fussy, I wonder if a gift certificate would be good?

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Drythe — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 03:36:23 GMT

Soligen Steel. Made in Germany last forever.

Can be resharpened at home if ever needed.

My father brought us home a set from Germany the year after we were married. We were thrilled. They are still in perfect condition, much used, and much loved.

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ChouChou — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:28:04 GMT

Another vote for Cutco. Periodically, Costco will have a set of them on sale. My daughter got her set last year at Costco. She loves them.

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pupwhipped — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:33:21 GMT

Cutco. I've had my set since 1990...one of the best things I've ever purchased.

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pupwhipped — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:40:32 GMT

Below is the Cutco set I have. Loved it so much I later bought my father and my MIL a set. Sadly, they have both passed on now and their sets have returned to me.

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Warrior2022 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:57:20 GMT

Thanks everyone! His BD is coming quick and I ordered the Cutco Santoko style 2 piece set. Looking at other brands now to add in the future,

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lh8990 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 03:06:06 GMT

Glad you went with Cutco. I call them the best purchase I've ever made. They are not cheap but they are worth every penny. Costco has Cutco reps there every few months (one of those traveling vendor things that they do) and that is a good time to add to your collection. I just bought a set of 5 ($399) and 4 table (steak) knives ($115) for my future daughter-in-law as her shower gift.

I remembered that my mom had some Cutco knives from the 1960s so I gathered hers and mine up and sent them back to be sharpened. You only pay for the shipping which was about $9 and in total I sent 17 knives. Each one came back looking brand new. In the case of three of her knives, they replaced them (due to age) with brand new knives at NO CHARGE.

Their product is quality and their service is excellent. You will never have to buy another knife once you get Cutco.

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Sooner — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 03:22:14 GMT

@Warrior2022 First some information please. What kitchen chores do you do most? Chop veggies, slice meat, slice bread, bone chickens, etc? How big are your hands, that matters when you talk about the handle. Are you going to throw them in a drawer? Are you willing to sharpen them occasionally.

In general, German and Japanese knives are the best. They are well balanced, sharp, can be kept sharp and will last a long time.

Some Japanese knives have a different edge angle and are sharper than some German knives, although they may or may not be as sturdy and resist chipping as easily. If you want to keep really sharp knives, learn how to take care of them, do some reading and find out what different styles are for and think about what you need.

If you can go to a store and feel of them and see if the balance and the handle suit you.

I wouldn't get a set. I'd go for 3 or 4 different knives--and you can find very good sales on at Sur La Table, Williams-Sonoma and other places.

If you buy German knives, try to but at least one step up from the least expensive of say Wusthof or Henckles.

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Warrior2022 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:06:40 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@Warrior2022 First some information please. What kitchen chores do you do most? Chop veggies, slice meat, slice bread, bone chickens, etc? How big are your hands, that matters when you talk about the handle. Are you going to throw them in a drawer? Are you willing to sharpen them occasionally.

In general, German and Japanese knives are the best. They are well balanced, sharp, can be kept sharp and will last a long time.

Some Japanese knives have a different edge angle and are sharper than some German knives, although they may or may not be as sturdy and resist chipping as easily. If you want to keep really sharp knives, learn how to take care of them, do some reading and find out what different styles are for and think about what you need.

If you can go to a store and feel of them and see if the balance and the handle suit you.

I wouldn't get a set. I'd go for 3 or 4 different knives--and you can find very good sales on at Sur La Table, Williams-Sonoma and other places.

If you buy German knives, try to but at least one step up from the least expensive of say Wusthof or Henckles.

Thanks for the questions, it made me think. I am pretty kitchen lazy. I use a electric mandolin, a pairing knife, a ninja and a serated knife. However, I have purchased many knives.

Now my DH, is kitchen king, he slices, dices, chops, debones all by hand. He has taken over the Instant pot and cooks Keto. We were making our New Year plans, like what we are going to do different in the new year and he said, "I really like getting that produce box, but we really need a decent knife."

He has always loved cooking and life just got away in the last few years. My DS is also very much into cooking so thay can test these 2 and see where it goes.

His BD is coming up in the next 2 weeks and I always try to do something nice, since he was shafted on BD's in his early years.

Thank you for your response.

Re: Quality knife set

webbgarner1 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 08:02:07 GMT

@Warrior2022 in your search, you may want to check out knifecenter.com look under their kitchen knives section.

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Pooky1 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:44:36 GMT

i agree with you. we bought our cutco knives 16 years ago and we still love them.