GarrettB
Assistant Cook
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2006
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I was looking at purchasing a knife set today. Bed Bath & Beyond has the following:
Shun: 8" chef, 3" paring, 6" Utility, Shears, sharpening steel and block for $300.
Henckel S Series: 8" Chef, 3.5" Paring, 6" utility, 8" Carving, sharpening steel and block for approximately $260
Wusthof Classic: 6" Sandwich, 5" Utility, 8" Chef, 3" Paring, sharpening steel, shears and block.
My first actual question is whether these blocks are a good deal. The savings on the stuff they DO include are enormous, but each set has something I don't really want. The knives I want are a 8" chef, 3" paring, a cheaper bread knife (I don't think expensive is necessary here), maybe a boning knife and maybe a santoku. Any thoughts here?
I've also observed a sudden popularity in santoku knives. But they seem very similiar to traditional chef's knives. Are they a replacement? And if so, which is superior: the chef's knife or the santoku?
Any comments are welcome.
Shun: 8" chef, 3" paring, 6" Utility, Shears, sharpening steel and block for $300.
Henckel S Series: 8" Chef, 3.5" Paring, 6" utility, 8" Carving, sharpening steel and block for approximately $260
Wusthof Classic: 6" Sandwich, 5" Utility, 8" Chef, 3" Paring, sharpening steel, shears and block.
My first actual question is whether these blocks are a good deal. The savings on the stuff they DO include are enormous, but each set has something I don't really want. The knives I want are a 8" chef, 3" paring, a cheaper bread knife (I don't think expensive is necessary here), maybe a boning knife and maybe a santoku. Any thoughts here?
I've also observed a sudden popularity in santoku knives. But they seem very similiar to traditional chef's knives. Are they a replacement? And if so, which is superior: the chef's knife or the santoku?
Any comments are welcome.