Kitchen Knives?

Question

My husband and I cook every day, and are looking for some awsome kitchen knives that are made for everything from staek to dicing fish the works we are willing to spend some good money on them but we dont know where too look when it comes to brands and such. any recomendations?

Answer 1

For brands, I got a set of Calphalon and they're nice. J.A. Henckels is an excellent brand, though expensive. For Calphalon, I have the Contemporary style, and I like the Contemporary Stainless and the Katana style.

Also, you have to get a Santoku knife. They make chopping vegetables and small things like garlic easy for even the most inexperienced cook. They are amazing.
Good luck!

Answer 2

I had a set of Wusthof when I was a chef's apprentice... that was the worst summer ever... but anyway, I now just have a drawer full of knives because I have found diferent knives from different companies to be the best for each job.

Go out and look for sturdy, well balanced knives that are comfortable to hold. (Grip it tightly and pivot your wrist for about a minute... you'll see what I mean.) Make sure the blade goes the entire length of the handle (full tang). Avoid the cheapies, but you don't have to necessarily spend 30-40 per knife.

I would recommend
2 - 10" French
1 - 8" santoku
1 - 8" bread
1 - 10" bread
1 - 8" fillet
1 - 5" boning
2 - paring
1 - Chinese (this is NOT a cleaver)
1 - 11" carving
1 - poultry shears
1 - cheese knife (hollow blade)

Answer 3

Great question! The Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested which knives you should have on hand. The set that performed the best for us all-around was Wüsthof-Trident of America Classic Series 4582/20 ($94), available at department and specialty stores.

All but a lone tester ranked this among their top 3 choices. Moderately heavy, it "feels just right in the hand" and was deemed "perfect" at performing task after task, from cutting ribbons of basil to cubing beef for stew.

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For more kitchen knife product reviews, go to http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food/products/kitchen-knives-1001-2

Answer 4

Pick up a ceramic one to cut veggies and then a full set of Global for the kitchen. These are what I use. I also have some Chefs Works too that I'm proud to own.

Answer 5

Ive included a link to the Cutco site. They make the world's best cutlery but beware they are expensive. They were too expensive for me so I bought a set of Anolon Adnvanced. I do wish I had the dough for the Cutco though....hmmm..one day.

http://www.cutco.com/home.jsp

Answer 6

Standard used by chefs, and they last forever, are Global.

just be sure you are OK sharpening them, and you will be abel to shave with them in 10 years.

great knives, each designed to do a different job.

Answer 7

I would definitely recommend Global. The have a great selection and are AMAZINGLY sharp! They are pricey though.