Best Kitchen Knife Set
Kitchen Gadgets22 Jul, 2020
A small collection of high quality, sharp knives is better than a kitchen full of dull, second-rate ones. You'll end up with knives you won't use. You really only need a good chef's knive, pairing knife, serated knife and maybe a bread knife. You'll also save money by assembling a smaller set yourself and then seeing what you need.
Gordon Ramsey uses Henckles brand knives. Moving away from the German-style knives we have things like Miyabi and Shun with some good performers, but not cheaply. Victorinox is about as good as you're going to get for budget and quality.
Most pros would say that the 3 knives everyone needs are:
- 8" chef's knife,
- 3.5" paring knife
- 8-9" bread knife
Add ons:
- 5" santoku knife: this is the ideal size and shape for most things between the size of a garlic clove and a boneless, skinless chicken breast and it's nimble enough to make dicing onions and shallots and mincing herbs herbs fun.
- A boning knife: this is a more specialized knife that's a huge plus for any carnivore. Boning knives make breaking down meat significantly easier and cut thicker steaks/chops.
- A good honing rod to keep your knives in shape between sharpenings
Best products
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 3-piece Knife Set
What is Victorinox Fibrox?
Fibrox is the flagship line of professional cutlery from Victorinox Swiss Army. The series is built on the company's century-old expertise of culinary knife making, a practice its craftsmen were perfecting even before a military knife made the brand a household name.
Victorinox Fibrox Knives are cut into a shape from a cold rolled piece of steel and then ground, tempered, and sharpened. It requires many less steps than forging and results in a lighter, narrower blade. Stamped knives are easier to produce and therefore less expensive and can be resharpened over and over again.. They perform very well and can approach the quality of a forged blade, but not the weight or feel. A stamped knife can usually be identified by the absence of a bolster. Patented Fibrox handles are hygienic, dishwasher safe and slip-resistant. Hand finished in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen with a lifetime warranty.
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Mercer Culinary Millennia Magnetic Knife Board Set
This set includes 4 different Mercer Culinary Millennia® knives and an acacia wood board, giving you everything you need to quickly organize cutlery in the kitchen or for display cooking purposes. With its variety of knives, this set can help prep many different types of ingredients, saving you precious time and energy in the kitchen!
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Wusthof Classic 3 Piece Starter Knife Set 9608-4
Wusthof's best-selling collection for generations, Classic full-tang knives are precision-forged from a single piece of an exclusive high-carbon stainless steel. Classic knives feature a new handle design made of a highly durable synthetic material – Polyoxymethylene (POM) – which has a tighter molecular structure to resist fading and discoloration.
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Essentials Knife Set
You don’t need a bulky 15-piece set. With just a few high-quality knives, you can tackle almost any cooking task your heart desires. Essentials Knife Set come in three or five pieces. Each knife is made from premium high-carbon stainless steel, and is thoughtfully designed to feel good in your hand and last a lifetime. It’s not just our knives that are thoughtfully designed — we carefully curate our knife sets to ensure that you have every knife you need, and nothing you don’t.
