Recommend some kitchen knifed for around £70

[mpk]

So any ideas for the above question, had our cheap set for years now and have some vouchers to spend from our wedding. Anybody bought or used any that will keep an edge well around this price ?

 

Cheers

[oscarsdad]

You won't get a set for that price but a couple of global knives would be the best - I have a set and they are the best knives available in my opinion.

 

Anthony

[billytheghillie]

buy kyocera ceramic knives, japanese, razor sharp best knife on the market just google kyocera

[mpk]

buy kyocera ceramic knives, japanese, razor sharp best knife on the market just google kyocera

 

Bit random but how do you re-sharpen them or do they not need to ?

[Newsportshooter]

I use Sabatier knives and they are great, hold an edge well and are easy to resharpen. Look on Amazon you get a good set for that money.

[highseas]

victorinox for me its all i use, have done since the farm shop very good knives.......got the scares to prove it

[deershooter]

I use these they are very good

 

www.amazon.co.uk/henckel+knives

 

Deershooter

[DSPUK]

I have had various knives including sabatier and surprisingly have found John Lewis do some good knives at resonable prices - they can be bought from Waitrose's - treat yourself to a good steel - I have also tried all the gimmick knife sharpeners and found the steel the best. - Keep them sharp and it's easy.

 

Dave

[Dougy]

victorinox for me its all i use, have done since the farm shop very good knives.......got the scares to prove it

 

 

+1

 

for £70 you should be able to buy 7" boner 14" or 10" steak knife, Cook or Chefs knife, Carving knife and a steel all the knives you should need

 

No need to go for silly price tags all singin all dancin stuff just no need

[Pheasant Feeder]

Believe it or not if your on a budget, IKEA do some knives of a reasonable quality steel at a reasonable price,LINK they seem to hold an edge I've got some other ones i've had for about 12 years and they are still going strong. I sharpen them using their sharpening device,here a roller stone in a little guide, half a dozen strokes and its good to go, like any knife its easier to maintain an edge than let it go too far.

[kernel gadaffi]

I got a cheap set of 5 Judge Sabatier from Collectables for my sister, I was that impressed I went and bought some for myself.

[bakerboy]

victorinox for me its all i use, have done since the farm shop very good knives.......got the scares to prove it

I am with you, best knives in the Market, used them for years in the Bakery and still use them them at home, I still have a "French Knife" from my student days from 1964

Edited November 4, 2011 by bakerboy

[fortune]

I was asked to sharpen a set of kitchen knives and they were Sabatier make. I thought that they were very nice and were made of some high quality steel but I had no idea that they were SO expensive. I used a very fine water cooled stone and this produced a razor sharp edge without making the edge too acute.

Unless youve got a VERY deep pocket or are a tool snob most of these knives are over the top for everyday use.

 

http://www.kyoceraknives.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15

 

http://www.globalknives.uk.com/

 

http://wusthofknives.co.uk/

 

http://www.sabatier.com/default.html

 

http://www.victorinox.com/ch/category/Category/Professional-knives/2005?f=category&v=2/200/2005&m=add&

 

http://www.hartsofstur.com/acatalog/Henckels_Knives.html

 

They are EXPENSIVE

Edited November 4, 2011 by fortune

[Fatcatsplat]

Look at the makes mentioned and then wait for the sales - The likes of John Lewis, Debenhams and all the other reasonably high end chain stores suddenly get the big blue cross out on their knife sets - We picked up a set of 7 Sabatiers 2 years ago for 50 quid - Serious bargain!!

[markm]

Global.

 

The only knife you need.

[amateur]

Or of course you could buy from God's own county

 

http://taylors-eye-witness.co.uk/pdfs/sheffield_made_brochure.pdf

[nathanhutchison]

Ive use victorinox at home and work, great knives, and replaceable but as with all knives they will need put on a grinder after a bit..... if money wasnt a factor id go global as they look and sound good

[berties]

all the makes of knives are good that have been mentioned, the style of knife i get most use out of is a Santoku it is a riveted gustav and have it at home all the time,

the knives i use at work are a Victorinox rose wood cooks knife nice slim blade easy to stay sharp heavy enough to break poultry/game bones,comfy on the hand but not suitable for the dishwasher.I use a global filleting knife for filleting and trimming meat, a cheap serrated slicer for carving and slicing fresh bread have had global but lasts no better and a cheap victorinox plastic moulded paring knife ,I find on the whole the german knives last well and are easier than the globals to keep sharp and are more easier on the hand,be careful of a cheap set of globals as the market gets flooded with fakes,

you don't need a full set just think about the uses of the knives,you will not need many,I am a chef and always bought knives for vanity when I started,I have literally had all types porsche,Japanese iced tempered all the named knives but still go back to my named favourites,Im not saying I don't have a box full of specialist kit but I still only use a few knives

good luck with your choices

[PhilR]

When my wife and I moved into our first house 39 years ago we bought a set of Sabatier knives from John Lewis and they're still with us today. This reminds me I'd better get them out and give them a good sharpening.

[njc110381]

My personal favourites are Sabatier or Henckels. My mum did have a cheap Victorinox when I was a kid and that was very impressive for the price too. I have Sabatier at the moment, Henckels are good but not cheap.

 

Whatever you do avoid Pro Cook. I got some as a very kind gesture for christmas one year and I wish I'd kept the reciept. The blades wouldn't take a decent edge, then they started chipping on the edge!!! Biggest pile of **** I've ever owned - they cost over £100 for the set and to be honest £20 would have been a rip off!

[mpk]

When my wife and I moved into our first house 39 years ago we bought a set of Sabatier knives from John Lewis and they're still with us today. This reminds me I'd better get them out and give them a good sharpening.

 

Thanks for all your comments guys inwill have a look into the brands mentioned and probably just buy a few good knives and pop them in one of those magnetic knife racks

[vole]

I use £5 Chinese ones from Chinatown Manchester . Broad bladed square ends , they take an edge really easily compared to quality steel ones . Probably the kind you all get chased down the street with when you do a runner from the restaurant . Cross between cleavers and knives .

[artschool]

after seeing the kyocera factory on tv I am going to get a few of them next.

[DSPUK]

I don't fancy testing sharpness on my nails. - Makes me shudder just to think about it.

 

Dave

[Chris Bb]

Over the years I have bought all sorts of kitchen knives, most it has to be said, overpriced rubbish. I now have a knife block with five knives, all different makes, which satisfy 99% of my needs. A good long thin filleting knife which is my mainstay (a good make Sabatier, it has an edge like a razor), a long serrated knife (JML, cheap but surprisingly good), a short serrated knife (35 years old Kitchen Devil) which never needs sharpening, a short knife which is regularly sharpened and a Japanese style broad blade knife. Like Vole, I also occasionally use a Chinese cleaver/knife, cheap and takes a great edge. Finally and most importantly: a good steel, without that all knives are useless!

 

SWMBO has a general purpose knife which is so blunt it's virtually square but will she listen?

 

Basically, use knives and find out what suits you. Any knife that doesn't - chuck it, any knife that does - add to your collection. Make sure that handles are firmly attached to blades and fit your hand. And keep them sharp!