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Kitchen knife set that isn’t junk?

Hoffritz or Henckels. I have a close to 30 year old Hoffritz set that obviously needs periodic sharpening but they've held up extremely well, are simple to sharpen with the included steel and are a pleasure to use. Had a Henckels set which was wearing very well also but it was lost in a move somewhere over the years.
 
Good morning ODT knife snobs

looking for a recommendation on a kitchen knife block set that is good quality, sharp knives that hold edges but don’t break the bank.

these are for a gift, trying to stay <$250 budget

I’ve received cuisinart and calphalon etc knife blocks that are in the sub $100 range as gifts and it doesn’t take long before they’re squishing tomatoes rather than slicing them

thanks dudes
Just noticed you found some - disreguard
 
Good morning ODT knife snobs ... looking for a recommendation ... good quality, sharp knives that hold edges but don’t break the bank.

these are for a gift, trying to stay <$250 budget

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Glock Perfection.
FM-78 and FM-81 knives.
They can butter your bread, cut your pancakes, slice yer cucumbers
and chop cold raw carrots.
You can even flip over the FM 81 and use the saw back feature to cut through gristle and tendons in some of your steaks.

They're sharp, so don't go licking the strawberry jam off of the blade
after you've made a PB&J sammich!
 
So, three knives you need in a kitchen, that do 95% of everything you need, are:
Chef knife(85% of that)
Paring knife(for small tasks)
Bread knife(can act as a slicer)

Next, you need to decide what you want. You can go the Euro route, for a tough knife with a lot of belly, that's good for a rock chop. It's not going to be as nimble or stay as sharp as long as a Japanese knife, but, being softer steel, will be tougher against hard use.

For a bread knife, the only one I would get is a Tojiro bread knife. The wavy serrations are much easier to resharpen than traditional scallops. Usually, sharpening a serrated knife sucks. Not that bad with the Tojiro.

For Euro chef's knife, would get a used Henkels Four Star off ebay. Get the one with two guys on it, means it's made in Germany, better QC than the cheaper lines. Can get one for about $30.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zwilling-J...606221?hash=item1f1ebbbccd:g:4rIAAOSw~tFgIUe9 <--something like that
And here's a good saved search to narrow things down:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_udhi=35.00&_geositeid=0&_sacat=177005&_nkw=henckels+chef+-international+-31625+-32108+-31163+-31463+-13571+-11359+-32208+-13861+-premio+-13541+-edge+-synergy+-statement+-paring+-bread+-carving+-eversharp+-31325+-definition+-31161+-everedge+-31620+-30721+-16717+-38900+-30941+-signature+-"fine+edge"+-13700+-6"+-santoku+-32308+-"ever+sharp"&_sop=15

For a Japanese chef's knife, I'd go with a Tojiro DP 210mm chef's knife.
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/tojiro-dp-f-8081.html

Bread knife:
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/toitkbrkn.html

Getting a cheap paring knife, a good bread knife and chef's knife, and a cheap block off ebay will set you back waaaay less than $250, will get you better knives, and will allow you to use the money you saved to keep them sharp.
 
Everyday use I bought these in 1995, the "two man logo" Henckels. Four Star series if memory serves. Use a rod to raise the edge before you replace them in the block and only have to sharpen them every two years or more depending. For razor sharpness I have many old estate sale high carbon steel knives. You can shave with any of these....
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Is that your Friday the 13th collection?
 
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