what are the best brand/type of food prep/cooking knives?

Answer 1

Henckles!!! I was a mest cutter for 12yrs!!!

Answer 2

America's Test Kitchen Recommendations:

"Highly Recommended
Forschner Victorinox Fibrox Chef’s Knife
$25.33
Comments: One tester summed it up: “Premium-quality knife at a bargain price.” Knives costing four times as much would be hard pressed to match its performance. The blade is curved and sharp; the handle comfortable. Overall, “sturdy” and “well balanced.”

Recommended
Wüsthof Gourmet Cook’s Knife
$49.99
Comments: Best suited for cooks with smaller hands. Testers with large hands complained that their knuckles hit the board before the blade did. The spine of the knife was thought to be “unnecessarily sharp,” but this knife performed well in all tests.

MAC Chef Series Chef’s Knife
$47.50
Comments: This “ultra-light” knife is also “ultra-sharp,” although the “skinny” handle doesn’t fill a palm very well and the thin blade is too flexible to chop up squash or chicken bones. If you use a cleaver for those tasks, this knife could be a “nimble” addition to your collection."

"A BETTER WAY TO BUILD A KNIFE SET
If you want to put together an inexpensive knife set, we suggest that you buy an empty block and then add the following knives—all made by Forschner and winners of previous kitchen tests. These knives are available at www.cutleryandmore.com, where you can pick up an empty knife block for another $20 to $30. Total cost for three very good knives, a steel, and block—just about $100. Not that's a gift we'd be proud to give—and happy to receive.

Chef's Knife:
Forschner Fibrox 8-inch

Paring Knife:
Forschner Fibrox 3.25-inch

Bread Knife:
Forschner Fibrox 10-inch

Sharpening Steel:
Forschner Fibrox 12-inch"

Answer 3

Forschner has some really good inexpensive knives. Best boning knife I've ever used.

MAC makes a great santoku. Less than $50. This is a really great utility knife.

If you want to go with vanity, get a Shun. They look great, are very comfortable (if you're right handed), come very sharp but are a little tricky to keep sharp.

Answer 4

Henckels

Answer 5

Magic Chef.

Answer 6

Shun

Answer 7

Another good brand is Suh bot tee a.....(not the correct spelling but is the way it is pronounced).