Kitchen knife set that isn’t junk?

[baxterday]

J.A. Henckels made in Europe. The chinese made stuff is junk.

 

[HERMET]

I'm a big fan of Henckels and self sharpening knikes.

 

[CTS Tactical]

J.A. Henckels make some good knives. They also make some not so great knives. I have the remnants of a set of Henckels Ever Edge knives made in Japan and they are pretty much crap. If you stick to their Solingen made knives you will have some well crafted cutlery. Maybe not quite as good as Wusthof but a close second.

 

[sparked1]

J.A. Henckels. Not cheap. Have a set we bought about 20 years ago. Still sharp.

Huh? Have you ever used them? J/k

I assume you have sharpened them as needed along the way. Sharpening is the key.

 

[sparked1]

Unless you’re the type of person that really appreciates high quality tools, you probably don’t need to spend much on “high-end” knives to get a good set. I would say good sharpening technique and care will make almost any set last a lifetime. Of course that assumes build quality is halfway decent (full tang, riveted, etc).

My first set of kitchen knives was a cheap KitchenAid set. It was a huge set and I paid $99 for it. It lasted me 10 years and easy to get an incredibly sharp edge. Granted, I did have to sharpen often as the steel was pretty cheap but that’s the trade off. The better the steel, the longer the edge will last in between sharpening, but will be harder to sharpen. I ended up gifting that set to my Mom and she still uses them to this day. They’re 15 years old now.

I use Wusthoff Classic knives now. Not too expensive and not too cheap. The edge lasts long enough before needing sharpening and they feel solid. That’s all I need.

 

[jeffdt]

Look at the victorionox set.

Ditto, the best for the price and easy to sharpen. The paring knives make great inexpensive steak knifes.

 

[Omega]

Ditto, the best for the price and easy to sharpen. The paring knives make great inexpensive steak knifes.

and you can buy them separately if you mess one up/ lose

 

[Barbwire]

If you're open to buying one or 2 nice knives, you can check out https://japanesechefsknife.com/

I bought a Santoku for a general purpose knife and have added a few others as time and money allow.

The one I bought uses a VG10 core and stayed sharp for 4 years before I bought a whetstone when I bought other knives.

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Which Santoku did you buy PITA?

 

[fslc94]

Cutco is fukin garbage

 

[DFA]

Bought Shun Knives about 8 years ago and they are great. They are nested in a Henkel's block