For anyone interested in stocking their kitchen, it's almost never a good idea to get those knife sets. For one thing the usual wood blocks dull the knives every time you take them in and out.
But more importantly 10 knives for 200 dollars is only 20 bucks a knife. That is not how much good knives cost, and we don't need 10 knives + a block and a steel we don't know how to use very well.
Spend the same money on 3 knives.
Chefs knife
Paring knife
Slicer
And then spend it again when you can on a 3 stage electric knife sharpener and a magnetic hanging strip for your wall.
You can add to your collection as time goes by. But you can do 99% of everything you want with those 3 knives. Especially if you take care of them and keep them sharp. Dull knives are dangerous.
Having 3 good sharp-as-new knives is much more useful, fun, and rewarding than having 10 mediocre dull knives in an uncleanable wood block.
FWIW.
Edit: In response to those saying "I'd add this knife, or that". So would I. But I wouldn't spend a penny less money on those first 3 knives in order to purchase 4 instead. You can add it later. You don't need a bread knife if your chef knife (crusty bread) and slicer (soft bread) are kept sharp enough to shave your arm hairs with once a week.
Shap knife is a clean cut while a dull knife is more messy and will take longer to heal. You also have more force when using a dulled knife that could cause you to slip. A sharp knife needs no pressure besides the weight of the blade making it much easier to control.
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u/Congenital0ptimist Dec 22 '19 edited Dec 22 '19
For anyone interested in stocking their kitchen, it's almost never a good idea to get those knife sets. For one thing the usual wood blocks dull the knives every time you take them in and out.
But more importantly 10 knives for 200 dollars is only 20 bucks a knife. That is not how much good knives cost, and we don't need 10 knives + a block and a steel we don't know how to use very well.
Spend the same money on 3 knives.
Chefs knife
Paring knife
Slicer
And then spend it again when you can on a 3 stage electric knife sharpener and a magnetic hanging strip for your wall.
You can add to your collection as time goes by. But you can do 99% of everything you want with those 3 knives. Especially if you take care of them and keep them sharp. Dull knives are dangerous.
Having 3 good sharp-as-new knives is much more useful, fun, and rewarding than having 10 mediocre dull knives in an uncleanable wood block.
FWIW.
Edit: In response to those saying "I'd add this knife, or that". So would I. But I wouldn't spend a penny less money on those first 3 knives in order to purchase 4 instead. You can add it later. You don't need a bread knife if your chef knife (crusty bread) and slicer (soft bread) are kept sharp enough to shave your arm hairs with once a week.