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[Walker2970]

LOL, we don't eat much lamb.

Hopefully you don't have a stock pile of Chianti and fava beans

[Squeeze]

These are beautiful. I would love a set of those.

[brutal]

These are beautiful. I would love a set of those.

It was these (Pro series) or Global and I wasn't finding a set I liked with Global. Global is super nice (fingered a few a friend had) but these are top rated. I probably spent more than I should for knives, but getting new stuff for the new kitchen is addictive. Squirrel!

Shamed all the other knives into getting sharpened today. Broke out the Ken Onion Work Sharp and had a marathon session. I had one old hard chrome knife that took a ton of work. Hard ass steel so hopefully it will hold an edge longer.

[Squeeze]

It was these (Pro series) or Global and I wasn't finding a set I liked with Global. Global is super nice (fingered a few a friend had) but these are top rated. I probably spent more than I should for knives, but getting new stuff for the new kitchen is addictive. Squirrel!

Shamed all the other knives into getting sharpened today. Broke out the Ken Onion Work Sharp and had a marathon session. I had one old hard chrome knife that took a ton of work. Hard ass steel so hopefully it will hold an edge longer.

Over the past years I've dabbled quite a bit in the culinary arts and always wanted a nice set of blades for the kitchen. Maybe once we get the remodel done, I will splurge and get a set.

[Jer]

Over the past years I've dabbled quite a bit in the culinary arts and always wanted a nice set of blades for the kitchen. Maybe once we get the remodel done, I will splurge and get a set.

For what it's worth I've been quite happy with my Victorinox Fibrox knives. You can buy them here and there as need or sales dictate and you will end up with a set of knives that work quite well and last. Just upgrade a knife every few months with something like those or what he has and before you know it you'll have a full set over time. Buying the whole set at once is certainly nice but a little more of a strain on the utensil budget. If you don't splurge for a whole set at once that includes a block you can also get a wall-mounted stainless steel dohicky to slap them on for storage. Easy access when you need them and you won't have a bunch of empty slots in a block while you acquire your set to fill them.

[Hummer]

Very nice. Good knives are fundamental to efficient food prep and meat cutting. When we got a no-cost refi on our house about 15 yrs ago, the bank gave us a bonus gift, a 20 pc set of Henckels Pro S, and we've added a few to the set. They were just under $500 then, and now about twice that but worth every penny. When we visit the farm and have to use the old cheapie serrated knives, I just hate them. I keep looking for a special deal on a 20 or 26 knife block set, and one of these days....

[Jer]

I meant to say when I first saw this post that you may want to lose that honing steel. Those textured ones will destroy your edge and require more frequent sharping to keep the edge sharp. If you can find one, the smooth steels work much better for honing but take a few more strokes to straighten the edge so over the years it's become more difficult to find smooth steels. If you search forums where people know way more about knives than me they will often talk of how these textured steels play hell on knives. I'm not sure why trusted knife makers still include them with their sets if that's the case though. *shrugs*

[O2HeN2]

I'm not sure why trusted knife makers still include them with their sets if that's the case though. *shrugs*

Probably a sign that the marketing department is in charge of the product.

O2

[brutal]

For what it's worth I've been quite happy with my Victorinox Fibrox knives. You can buy them here and there as need or sales dictate and you will end up with a set of knives that work quite well and last. Just upgrade a knife every few months with something like those or what he has and before you know it you'll have a full set over time. Buying the whole set at once is certainly nice but a little more of a strain on the utensil budget. If you don't splurge for a whole set at once that includes a block you can also get a wall-mounted stainless steel dohicky to slap them on for storage. Easy access when you need them and you won't have a bunch of empty slots in a block while you acquire your set to fill them.

Using this (and several other) rev-a-shelf drawer inserts.

[brutal]

I meant to say when I first saw this post that you may want to lose that honing steel. Those textured ones will destroy your edge and require more frequent sharping to keep the edge sharp. If you can find one, the smooth steels work much better for honing but take a few more strokes to straighten the edge so over the years it's become more difficult to find smooth steels. If you search forums where people know way more about knives than me they will often talk of how these textured steels play hell on knives. I'm not sure why trusted knife makers still include them with their sets if that's the case though. *shrugs*

I don't use the steel.