Suggestions for good Knife/Knives Set

knightstyle

Don't want to be alarmist but it is better to have knives in a drawer, in wooden slots.
This means they are not on display so if an intruder comes in they are much less likely to be grabbed and used as a weapon.

davemorton

Kentish_Dave wrote: »

I’ve no idea about cheaper ones, sorry, so my suggestion would be to buy good ones over time, and my favorites are Global.

Get one 17 -20 cm utility knife and something to sharpen it properly with and you’ll use that for nearly everything until you want the next one.

Exactly this!.

Norman_Castle

I've got a mix of cheap and slightly less cheap knives and a knife sharpener. They probably loose their edge quicker than expensive knives but the sharpener is very quick and easy to use. What are you cutting on? I've got friends who cut on glass. slate and marble. Unsurprisingly their knives are blunt.

onomatopoeia99

I'd agree with everyone that said buy good ones. Even if you only buy one to start with, if you look after it (hand wash in warm soapy water, not let it clatter around the dishwasher, cut on a board that gives rather than something like granite) it will last a long time.

When I finally got bored of cheap knives that didn't cut a few years ago, and bought a block of Global that were on special, I immediately wondered why I'd waited so long.

theonlywayisup

We have Global and they are nearly as old as time itself. I use their sharpener once a week to keep them razor sharp. I have a block of 6 but mostly use the same 3 knives - paring, bread and cleaver.

getmore4less

Learn to hone and sharpen.

Good stones with something to set the angle
Steel to touch up.

A good heavy cleaver is an option you can do a lot with them.
A longer chefs can cover carving till you feel the need for one.
A tiny one for peeling stuff that can't be done with a y-peeler.

TELLIT01

I have 3 Flint & Flame knives. 3 1/2" paring knife, 5" Utility and 5 1/2" deep bladed Santoku. They cover the vast majority of my needs. They weren't cheap but are exceptionally sharp. The 'party piece' at the demo was cutting horizontally through a tomato, without holding the tomato in place! I used the 5 1/2" yesterday to remove the skin from a pineapple. Almost no pressure required.

I store them in the boxes they arrived in as then there is no risk of anybody shoving them in a drawer and suffering the consequences later.