Knife Thread

anihcniedam said:
If having matching knives is important I would look for both now so when you do get the second the first matches.

I would definitely recommend forged over stamped but as to what knife type or brand that choice is really up to you, maybe do some research on brand history choosing one that appeals to you the most, you will be very happy with any knife you get from a quality manufacturer.
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Good point, I'm not too fused, but the Mrs might be...

Raikiri said:
But also, if you're only buying one knife then you technically have a higher budget...

https://cuttingedgeknives.co.uk/collections/petty-knives/products/tsunehisa-as-morado-petty-135mm

Although this is a bit more sensible:

https://thesharpchef.co.uk/products...vg-10-core-150mm-petty-utility-knife-fujitora
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That Tojiro looks perfect, thank you.
 
No good until travel restrictions are lifted, unless you’re willing to look online, but we bought a 9 knife plus scissors set made by Chicago, in a wooden block at a Walmart store in the U.S. for circa $25 years ago.
Around 2 years ago I bought another block of knives in France for maybe €60, which were made by Le Couteau de Chef, and gave the American set to my great-nephew, as his live-in girlfriend had always admired them.
The Chicago set were good, but these French ones are not only good for cutting, they look the part too.
 
ProCook have a clearance sale on their Damascus X100 range. I'm not sure how good they are or how they compare to other knives, but they seem pretty good discounts so long as they're worth the original list price.
 
procook always have some kind of promotion on. Mixed reviews from what I can tell for their lower ranges, not sure about those X100 ones.
 
ProCook stuff is pretty good in general, especially for the money.

They do always have sales on though, and I don't really see the point in sets. You only really need one good cooks knife.

Although I have been wanting to switch to a Chinese cleaver, haven't found quite the right one yet.
 
Oh, I know they have very regular sales. The email implied this was a clearance as a new range is coming to replace them, but not sure. Yeah, it was just the chefs knife I've bought, as a semi reasonable quality one, rather than supermarket cheapest, was a gap in what we have.
 
Looking to upgrade from our bog standard 5 piece set to some decent knives.

I think plan is to get just 2 knives, a chef's knife and utility/petty, to put the budget into 2 decent blades, and get by with 2 small paring knives and a bread knife we already have.

Can't decide between going Japanese or not
Wusthof Classic IKON 2 Piece "Perfect Match" Gift Set - KitchenKnives.co.uk

Iseya VG10 33 Layer Hammered Damascus Japanese Petty and Gyuto Chef Kn – The Sharp Chef

Probably leaning towards the Wusthof for the reasons of price and maintenance/durability. Can anyone convince me that I need to splurge the extra for the Iseyas?
 
I just bought Victorinox: a 22cm knife, a 15cm knife, two 10cm pairing knifes and a serrated 11cm tomato knife for £55, together with a Victorinox steel for £16. Pretty happy with that tbh. And all dishwasher friendly too!
 
dl8860 said:
Looking to upgrade from our bog standard 5 piece set to some decent knives.

I think plan is to get just 2 knives, a chef's knife and utility/petty, to put the budget into 2 decent blades, and get by with 2 small paring knives and a bread knife we already have.

Can't decide between going Japanese or not
Wusthof Classic IKON 2 Piece "Perfect Match" Gift Set - KitchenKnives.co.uk

Iseya VG10 33 Layer Hammered Damascus Japanese Petty and Gyuto Chef Kn – The Sharp Chef

Probably leaning towards the Wusthof for the reasons of price and maintenance/durability. Can anyone convince me that I need to splurge the extra for the Iseyas?
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I think your plan is a good one, just get higher quality ones of the knifes you mostly use.

Wusthof are v good quality knifes which will give you years of use.

Iseya are also v good quality knifes again will give you years of use.

I would research the brand / knife style and buy what you think you will be happy with :)

Whichever one it is you'll be more than happy with it when it arrives.
 
Raikiri said:
Even so, don't.
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We've been washing our little Victorinox tomato knife that way for years and it's been fine. Their fibrox, swibo, and standard ranges are made to be dishwashed in professional kitchens. Their manual is pretty clear about it. Worst you get is a bit of greying of the handle material apparently, and we haven't even noticed that.
 
They're made to be dishwasher safe, I'm well aware of that. I've been using them for years (they're almost always the house knives in kitchens).

Even so dishwashing any knife is not a good idea. It dulls the blade very quickly. You may not have noticed it much on the tomato knife as it's serrated.
 
anihcniedam said:
I think your plan is a good one, just get higher quality ones of the knifes you mostly use.

Wusthof are v good quality knifes which will give you years of use.

Iseya are also v good quality knifes again will give you years of use.

I would research the brand / knife style and buy what you think you will be happy with :)

Whichever one it is you'll be more than happy with it when it arrives.
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Thanks for the reply, in the meantime have made my mind up for the Wusthof's and should order tomorrow. Looking forward to arrival already.
 
Biz.Kid09 said:
Looking for the standard decent but not expensive set, I have seen the ProCook X50 get mentioned, is that a pretty solid option under £100?
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I got a set of these a few weeks back after seeing them recommended on this thread. I don't really have anything to compare them too but they are a massive improvement on the cheap ones we had before. The girlfriend sliced through the end of her finger almost as soon as she started using them so they are certainly very sharp!

I got the set of of 5 off Amazon warehouse for £75, the cheapest they had anywhere else was £100 I think. So that could be worth checking out. The box was a bit tatty but no issues with the knives themselves.
 
EH75 said:
I got a set of these a few weeks back after seeing them recommended on this thread. I don't really have anything to compare them too but they are a massive improvement on the cheap ones we had before. The girlfriend sliced through the end of her finger almost as soon as she started using them so they are certainly very sharp!

I got the set of of 5 off Amazon warehouse for £75, the cheapest they had anywhere else was £100 I think. So that could be worth checking out. The box was a bit tatty but no issues with the knives themselves.
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Cheers mate, will check out Amazon and see if I can get a bargain.
 
I'm feeling the urge to get a "proper" chef knife for stirring my Pot Noodles.

At the moment I've got it down to these two which are both available for £35ish (depending on postage and stuff):
The Mercer is forged rather than stamped and I think the handle looks better/more comfortable, however everyone seems to rave about the Victorinox.

Which is bestest? Or is there another option out there that will blow these two away for similar (or less) money?
 
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