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ak2000 · 03-17-2018, 11:16 AM

The wife is looking at a Cuisinart or Chicago Cutlery set. I know nothing about this so thought I would ask you guys.

beevod · 03-17-2018, 02:43 PM

Chicago Cutlery -- good quality....or....for a few bucks more: Dalstrong Knife Set. You'll never go back.

dz130 · 03-17-2018, 06:17 PM

Are they made in China?

grtrx · 03-17-2018, 07:14 PM

You might do better buying individual knives... paring, chef, slicer, boning, utility

do you need steak knives too?

check out woot

Henckels has a set for under 100...

this looks pretty nice

https://www.jcpenney.com/p/j-a-henck...uhZ1z0pjrh#img

PCaponi · 03-28-2018, 12:00 AM

When I worked in the kitchens I used a Wusthof. German made. Holds an edge very well. I put it on my wet stone at least once a week and used a steel several times a day. It runs right around $100 last time I checked. That is just for a Chef's knife. A set, way more.

BigO · 04-01-2018, 01:40 PM

Take a good look at Victorianox. Same folks that make the Swiss army knives. They have a line of very reasonable and quality knives. I have three of them in my blocks. I didn't care for the chefs knife because I'm used to a much heavier and balanced chefs knife. Can't be beat for the price.

It's important to find knives that fit your hands comfortably. The highest quality knives are useless if they never leave the block. I generally counsel against buying sets and opting to assemble the collection piecemeal. Of course, there are instances where that isn't practical.

ak2000 · 04-01-2018, 03:17 PM

Ended up getting a Calphalon set, a bit more expensive than I wanted, but after using the chef's knife to carve a turkey and slice a brisket the other day, well worth it. They all feel very high quality.

Calphalon 1834745 Precision Series 16-Piece Cutlery Set with Wood Knife Block https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008BV1RMU..._KFwWAbHQPEE7Y

grtrx · 04-01-2018, 04:55 PM

enjoy

good knives are a joy

03-17-2018, 11:16 AM	#1
ak2000 Charter Member Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,097	Best Kitchen knife set around or under $100 The wife is looking at a Cuisinart or Chicago Cutlery set. I know nothing about this so thought I would ask you guys. __________________ Cigars are brain food...... JLOH #19

03-17-2018, 02:43 PM	#2
beevod Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 20,927	Chicago Cutlery -- good quality....or....for a few bucks more: Dalstrong Knife Set. You'll never go back. __________________ "Moderation in all things. Excess in everything else."

03-17-2018, 06:17 PM	#3
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,826	Are they made in China? __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

03-17-2018, 07:14 PM	#4
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,472	You might do better buying individual knives... paring, chef, slicer, boning, utility do you need steak knives too? check out woot Henckels has a set for under 100... this looks pretty nice https://www.jcpenney.com/p/j-a-henck...uhZ1z0pjrh#img __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

03-28-2018, 12:00 AM	#5
PCaponi Herf Cop Herf Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: West of Philly Posts: 7,104	When I worked in the kitchens I used a Wusthof. German made. Holds an edge very well. I put it on my wet stone at least once a week and used a steel several times a day. It runs right around $100 last time I checked. That is just for a Chef's knife. A set, way more. __________________ The Mayor of Hiroshima's last words, "What the fuck was that?!"

04-01-2018, 01:40 PM	#6
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 54,560	Take a good look at Victorianox. Same folks that make the Swiss army knives. They have a line of very reasonable and quality knives. I have three of them in my blocks. I didn't care for the chefs knife because I'm used to a much heavier and balanced chefs knife. Can't be beat for the price. It's important to find knives that fit your hands comfortably. The highest quality knives are useless if they never leave the block. I generally counsel against buying sets and opting to assemble the collection piecemeal. Of course, there are instances where that isn't practical. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

04-01-2018, 03:17 PM	#7
ak2000 Charter Member Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,097	Ended up getting a Calphalon set, a bit more expensive than I wanted, but after using the chef's knife to carve a turkey and slice a brisket the other day, well worth it. They all feel very high quality. Calphalon 1834745 Precision Series 16-Piece Cutlery Set with Wood Knife Block https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008BV1RMU..._KFwWAbHQPEE7Y __________________ Cigars are brain food...... JLOH #19

04-01-2018, 04:55 PM	#8
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,472	enjoy good knives are a joy __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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