Coballs
Assistant Cook
So I don't have any knives. I do all my cutting with one steak knife. Is there a set someone could recommend I buy? Could you possibly include a link to them, or at least describe price, and uses of each one.
+1 I have both--Henkel and Wiltshire and Chicago Cutlery. I like my Henkel knives the best, but the others do the job (my favorite filet knife is Chicago Cutlery).You didn't mention your budget.
If your budget is very low, I would go with Amazon.com: Wiltshire StaySharp Knife Starter Set - White Scabbards: Kitchen & Dining
They aren't wonderful knives, but they aren't bad. I have a set of good knives (Henkel) and I also have the Wiltshire ones. It can be very handy to have the extra set. If you don't want to have to sharpen and steel your knives, then the Wiltshire are just the ticket.
+1 I have both--Henkel and Wiltshire and Chicago Cutlery. I like my Henkel knives the best...
Love my Henckles.
So I don't have any knives. I do all my cutting with one steak knife. Is there a set someone could recommend I buy? Could you possibly include a link to them, or at least describe price, and uses of each one.
Don't you have the reflex of being able to jump backwards faster than a knife falls from counter height? I would have thought that just about everyone on DC had that reflex.I agree with Tat, good quality pays. I expect my Henckels set will outlast me.
And Hoot with a cleaver, my feet kind of creep out whenever I use my cleaver. I totally focus on the single task and clean and put away the cleaver ASAP. I shudder to think of what could happen if I dropped it. This is no time for slippery fingers.
I used to have a cleaver that I bought in China Town for $10. It rusted very easily, but was easy to sharpen. I used that for everything. Like TATT, I used it to transfer stuff to the pot or where ever. My ex-DH got it. I need another cleaver, and not a bone cleaver like I bought at a rummage sale.Personally, I have a great cleaver, I love it, and at home I use it almost exclusively. Using the tip for fine cutting, the middle for roll chopping, the heel for bones/tougher cuts, the whole thing as a board scraper or spatula to transfer stuff to the pot. . it's a one stop shop really.
Now that's an impressive guarantee.If you can afford it, I love my Gunter Wilhelm Model 201 set, without the steak knives (I already had two sets of steak knives!). I used to have Henckles, but when I got the Wilhelms I gave the Henckles to a close personal friend who I knew would appreciate them because she had no good knives.
BTW, I can atest to the Gunter Wilhelm lifetime guarantee. I have had the knives for around 8 years now and have had two knives replaced with no hassle. About 3 years ago my paring knife developed a discoulored spot on the blade. I simply sent them an email with a photo of it and they sent me a new one. Then a couple of weeks ago I noticed there was a loose rivet in the handle of my 8-inch chef's knife. Again I sent them an email, they replied by asking my shipping address, and about a week later I had a brand spanking new chef's knife sitting on my front porch when I got home from the gym.