Knife Thread

That looks a decent set, the only reason I wouldn't get them is the bolster (metal piece between the handle and blade itself) as I find they get in the way. If you don't mind that they're great knives.
 
For £300 I'd definitely buy a half decent Japanese gyuto (210-240mm) and petty (80-120mm). Carbon or stainless up to you really. Then down the road add as desired a steel, sharpening stone, any old bread knife and maybe a big Chinese cleaver.
 
Guest2 said:
I'm looking for a new set of knives for the kitchen as my current ones are blunt as anything.
Click to expand...

Cleisthenes said:
Not sure I'd bother with a set as a lot of those will do the same job for you. You may be different but I use a chefs knife for nearly everything, then I have a bread knife, paring knife and carving knife.
Click to expand...
Raikiri said:
Personally I would still look at getting a single, good chefs knife then getting additional knives to suit your needs. Pretty much any set you buy there are going to be knives you don't need or aren't suited to you.
Click to expand...

as they said.

Raikiri said:
£175 at the moment, knives will be as good/slightly better than the RW (low/mid range for Zwilling) and the block sharpens the knives each time they're removed, which is great if you don't want to worry about maintenance.
Click to expand...
I look at a self-sharpening block as a gimmick likely to ruin knives, similarly I wouldn't go for a kit with a sharpening steel, prefer regular steel+stones.
Depending on worktop space ... some of these blocks are enormous . picked up a compact one from JL after checking it was big enough for chefs.

Checkout TKmax I picked up a Zwilling-pure-santoku there ~£40 , also a paring knife. (see earlier posts)
.. kitchen devil bread knife is fine too, that's not intricate surgery
 
Hi guys can you please recommend me a knife set for my kitchen? I want something that preferably:
  • Doesn't cost more than £150
  • High quality and sharp
  • Has enough knives to cover most needs
  • Comes with a nice wooden block, preferably self-sharpening
I saw this set on Amazon, lopk any good (not self-sharpening though) https://www.amazon.co.uk/homgeek-Sharpener-Stainless-Scissors-Full-Tang/dp/B07XDRGPMW/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=knife+set&qid=1574775642&sr=8-10&th=1

Also this one is very highly rated and appears to be high wuality japanese steel? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homever-16...d=1574780829&rnid=1642204031&s=kitchen&sr=1-1
 
Last edited:
Richdog said:
Hi guys can you please recommend me a knife set for my kitchen? I want something that preferably:
  • Doesn't cost more than £150
  • High quality and sharp
  • Has enough knives to cover most needs
  • Comes with a nice wooden block, preferably self-sharpening
I saw this set on Amazon, lopk any good (not self-sharpening though) https://www.amazon.co.uk/homgeek-Sharpener-Stainless-Scissors-Full-Tang/dp/B07XDRGPMW/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=knife+set&qid=1574775642&sr=8-10&th=1

Also this one is very highly rated and appears to be high wuality japanese steel? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homever-16...d=1574780829&rnid=1642204031&s=kitchen&sr=1-1
Click to expand...

Cooks knife
https://www.kitchenknives.co.uk/by-...ssic-knives/wusthof-classic-cooks-knife-20cm/

Bread knife
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox...words=victorinox+bread&qid=1574781163&sr=8-10

Paring knife (I don't much about these but this as an example)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robert-Wel...ords=robert+welch+knife&qid=1574781209&sr=8-1


I wouldn't bother with a set, the quality will be no where near as good and you'll only end up using a few of them.
 
@Richdog If you really want a block then maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZWILLING-P...ds=zwilling+knife+block&qid=1574793438&sr=8-6

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robert-Wel...words=robert+welch+set&qid=1574793252&sr=8-11


Buying that set you linked that had 16 knives in it is a waste of time imo. It's definitely a case of buy fewer but higher quality.


I know they're both just over £150 buy they're great value for forged knives that will last. If I'd been able to afford it at the time when I bought my Wusthof Cooks knifes I would have probably bought one of the above.
 
Cleisthenes said:
Cooks knife
https://www.kitchenknives.co.uk/by-...ssic-knives/wusthof-classic-cooks-knife-20cm/

Bread knife
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox...words=victorinox+bread&qid=1574781163&sr=8-10

Paring knife (I don't much about these but this as an example)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robert-Wel...ords=robert+welch+knife&qid=1574781209&sr=8-1


I wouldn't bother with a set, the quality will be no where near as good and you'll only end up using a few of them.
Click to expand...
Ok after further research I have revised my opinion and I will take your sage and much appreciated advice and look to buy the knives "a la carte" individually instead of in a block.

The Wusthof Classic and Wusthof Classic Ikon 20cm/8in will be my first choice... just need to decide which handle I prefer! I will go and see some in a store on the weekend. :)

EDIT - Screw it I just bought the Wusthof Classic 3-knife set as reviews are universally awesome and I regularly use all of these 3 size blades https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005MEGJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1
 
Last edited:
Richdog said:
Ok after further research I have revised my opinion and I will take your sage and much appreciated advice and look to buy the knives "a la carte" individually instead of in a block.

The Wusthof Classic and Wusthof Classic Ikon 20cm/8in will be my first choice... just need to decide which handle I prefer! I will go and see some in a store on the weekend. :)

EDIT - Screw it I just bought the Wusthof Classic 3-knife set as reviews are universally awesome and I regularly use all of these 3 size blades https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005MEGJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1
Click to expand...
Haha! I'm sure you won't be disappointed :)

I'm actually quite jealous as I paid about £70 odd just for my 20cm cooks knife.

The tricky bit is keeping them sharp but I'm no good there I'm afraid as I use a third party to do it for me :D
 
Cleisthenes said:
Haha! I'm sure you won't be disappointed :)

I'm actually quite jealous as I paid about £70 odd just for my 20cm cooks knife.

The tricky bit is keeping them sharp but I'm no good there I'm afraid as I use a third party to do it for me :D
Click to expand...

I am sure I won't be dissappointed too, looks like they are a no-brainer and there are so many Chefs saying they swear by them! As for the sharpening hmm I need to research that a little more. I have one of those "magic sharpener" things with the handle that you drag along the blade but no idea if it is a good idea or not for a blade like this. Maybe I will need to learn to use one of those fancy long knife sharpeners like the pros. :D
 
Richdog said:
I am sure I won't be dissappointed too, looks like they are a no-brainer and there are so many Chefs saying they swear by them! As for the sharpening hmm I need to research that a little more. I have one of those "magic sharpener" things with the handle that you drag along the blade but no idea if it is a good idea or not for a blade like this. Maybe I will need to learn to use one of those fancy long knife sharpeners like the pros. :D
Click to expand...

That's not a sharpener, that's a steel. It's used for straightening the edge, not sharpening it. I still like my Catrahone. I did a review earlier in this thread.

The v-sharpeners you already have can tear off a fair bit of metal and often give a rough, micro-serrated edge rather than make a knife nicely sharp.
 
Last edited:
Last edited:
Hi guys

Looking for a new knife set and saw this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005MEGJ/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

Any ideas if this is good option or if there is something better even if its separate items? Looking for the 3 types in that link, not bothered about a bread knife. I'd be intending to store them on a magnetic wall mounted knife rack and have a whetstone to sharpen them with, if that makes any difference? Max budget is about £150

- GP
 
Steampunk said:
That's not a sharpener, that's a steel. It's used for straightening the edge, not sharpening it. I still like my Catrahone. I did a review earlier in this thread.
Click to expand...

Well this is to me is a bit of contextual semantics as I used a steel the other day to 'hone' one of my older, dull-edged knives and now it feels much damn sharper. We are not talking about making an edge from a blunt nothing, all the knives I bought have an edge already. I guess the ptec edge on the Wusthof will require a bit of extra TLC though... maybe then it will be worth investing in a 3 or 4 stage sharpener where you can set angles etc. :)

However I do worry about the finer angle on my Wusthofs and may invest in a pr

GhostlyPea said:
Hi guys

Looking for a new knife set and saw this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005MEGJ/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

Any ideas if this is good option or if there is something better even if its separate items? Looking for the 3 types in that link, not bothered about a bread knife. I'd be intending to store them on a magnetic wall mounted knife rack and have a whetstone to sharpen them with, if that makes any difference? Max budget is about £150

- GP
Click to expand...
Literally 4 posts above you I posted a link to those knives. I have now received them and they are amazing. Just buy them. ;)
 
Richdog said:
Well this is to me is a bit of contextual semantics as I used a steel the other day to 'hone' one of my older, dull-edged knives and now it feels much damn sharper. We are not talking about making an edge from a blunt nothing, all the knives I bought have an edge already. I guess the ptec edge on the Wusthof will require a bit of extra
Click to expand...

A steel straightens and unbends the edge at a microscopic level to make it straight again without removing any metal. A sharpener takes metal off to put the edge back on a blade. This is why you use a steel frequently, but only sharpen a knife when it's edge is actually degraded. It may be semantics, but using the correct terms for different things is a way to explain why you should use a steel often ie a steel is not a sharpener and it does a different job.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom