Kitchen

[MOMMAVik]

I have looked at Cutco brand knives. Does anyone have these or have heard anything about them? Thank you!

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Cutco knives are excellent but expensive.

[LilLadyNJ]

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@MOMMAVik wrote:
I have looked at Cutco brand knives. Does anyone have these or have heard anything about them? Thank you!

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A friend of mine had these for years and loves them.  I haven't tried them but I have Wustof and like those as well. 

[morganjen]

I have a knife set block that I purchased about a year ago and love it. I picked up the steak knife set from HSN today. They are an excellent brand of knives. I think you'll be happy if you pick up the TSV.

[Sooner]

Good knives made in Germany or Japan are not cheap.  It depends on the type of steel, the tang, how the handle is made and affixed, the angle of the blade and other details.

And a set of knives doesn't mean you get the right knives you will enjoy and use.

If you want good knives be ready to pay for them, and do a little reading to understand what you are buying.  

[Ilovetea]

I bought a Henckels set from QVC years ago in a wood block that was better than anything else I had ever owned. Found a Shun Chef's knife on clearance at Williams Sonoma a few months ago and was amazed at how much better it was. Plan to get a few more Shun knives and get rid of everything else. I had watched hoping the today's special would be a Nakiri knife. 

[Still Raining]

Henclels makes several grades of knives, so be careful.  

A starter set can just be a big and a middle size and something to hone.  If you can go in person to touch and hold, it will help.

Once you have held a good knife, you are a goner.   There is nothing else like it.

[Cats3000]

When I looked for knives, I wanted them made in the USA.  I found LamsonSharp Knives.  Have had them for years.  Just wonderful.

[J Town Girl]

I've never been a fan of knife sets.   They usually include knives that you will probably never use.   What I did was to go to a kitchen store and purchase just a few individual knives from Wusthof.  I only purchased the ones that I knew I would use on a regular basis.  

I purchased a good sharpening stone and I keep a sharp edge on them.  I know I spent more on just a few knives than I would have if I had purchased a large set.  In the past I had a large set of knives and most of them just stayed in the block.   I finally decided that I was going to get a few really good knives and I donated the old knives along with the knife block.

I also purchased a small Wusthof knife holder that fits in one of my kitchen drawers.  It keeps the knives in good condition and frees up some counter space.

[EatWell]

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@kathybnc2 wrote:

Has anyone had experience with knives from Zwilling by J A Henclels?  I have purchased various inexpensive sets (cuisinart (the ones that are different colors), etc) and they have been disappointing.  I am considering the set that is a TS from HSN.  Thoughts?

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@kathybnc2 

I have several top of the line professional quality Henckels knives purchased on a vacation to Europe a few years ago.

There are several different quality tiers of  ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS KNIVES.  The ones sold on HSN are of the lowest quality.  Made expressly for HSN/QVC.  Not entirely made in Germany.  Still better than the cheap junk cutlery sold on HSN/QVC usually made of stamped, no forged steel.  Quality never comes cheap.  You get what you pay for.