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What's a good quality Kitchen Knife brand?

mcurphy

mcurphy

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My current set is Chicago Cutlery, but they are quite old, dull, and in bad shape.

I've been doing some searching on Amazon and I see quite a few sets that I like, but I was wondering which are good quality knives?

Is one of these brands better / more recommended?
Henckels
Chicago Cutlery
Anolon
Wustoff

Any other brands I should take a look at? Or is there any specific trait to look for? I know I don't want ceramic knives due to the possibility of breaking / chipping.

My price range is $100 to $150 and I'm thinking a 10-12 piece set would work well. Both the wife and I do a lot of cooking, but I really don't know anything about knives. PLease help!

Thanks!
 
I recently got a set of Stainless Chicago Cutlery and they are great. Good quality stainless compared to the other brands I looked at.
 
You really REALLY need to look at individual lines. Practically everyone makes good products and bad. Just looking at the brand can lead to some big mistakes.
 
Depends on what you want. Cutlery shouldn't be skimped on IMHO. You only really need 3-4 good knifes:

10" chef that you love
Santuko
Pairing
Filet/carving

That should cover you. Steak knifes are cheap and don't need the feel/quality of the others. As far as brands stick with the big names and most importantly try them out before hand to make sure they feel good in your hands.
 
I should get my parents a set of knives. I brought home my $40 set of knives for Thanksgiving and it was godlike compared to my parents' cheap crap. I know my knives aren't that great either but at least they're sharp and they cut. I'm looking to get something decent for them...
 
Thanks for the replies! I did a couple searches on both knife and knives before posting and that thread didn't come up! It looks like I'll find a lot of great info there.

Thanks again for the tips and advice.
 
You don't really need a 10 or 12 piece set, you can get three or four quality knives and be fine. I use a Chef's knife and a paring knife for everything. I don't have a boning (lol) knife or steak knives. I'm one person, so anything that I'd cut with a steak knife, I just cut before hand. If you're cooking for more than one person, I'd get a cheap set of them.

I have this set, for the record:

http://www.amazon.com/Henckels-Twin-Sig...-6911195-9009652?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden

The knives are stamped, not forged, but they're still decent. The serrated utility knife is great for bread and tomatoes. I like a short paring knife, and the one included is way too long. The Amazon description is wrong about the lengths of knives it includes, check the pictures to see what it has. My sister got me a couple Wustoff Emerilware paring knives, that despite being stamped and not full tang, are actually pretty good, and I prefer them to the paring knife included in that Henckles set.

If I was buying knives for myself today, I'd get a forged 7" santoku, a serrated knife for bread, and a quality paring knife. I already have a steel, but pick one up if you don't. You can do pretty much anything with those three knives.
 
Unless the handles are falling off your old knives they should be salvageble. A knife sharpener and tung oil work wonders.
 
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