Knives: what you can't live without

[Anonymous]

Really, you must have a serrated bread knife, a big ole knife to carve turkey and slice the tenderloin, and a good veggie chopper. A tomato slicer would be nice. What's your list?

[Anonymous]

Agree on the serrated bread knife! The knives I use the most are my larger chef's knife and small paring knife.

The only two knives my mother owned/ used were a cleaver and a paring knife.

[Anonymous]

I learned how to us a knife from my grandmother, she used a paring knife and a utility knife.

When I had some disposable income, I bought some nice knives. A scalloped bread knife/carver, a serrated bread knife, a German chef's knife and utility knife, and a Japanese gyoto and petty knife.

I use the petty knife and the utility knife the most, and the others as needed. And steak knives, of course.

[Anonymous]

Pretty much bread, chef's, and paring knife. The utility knife is optional, but a good pair of shears is a must.

[Anonymous]

Serrated bread knife, large chef's knife, small paring knife (I like the small serrated Victornox ones).

Next in line, for me, is a good fillet knife. I prepare a lot of fish, and the long thin flexible blade is a huge help. I wouldn't put it in the "essential for every kitchen" category, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much bread, chef's, and paring knife. The utility knife is optional, but a good pair of shears is a must.

+1! Good kitchen shears are awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much bread, chef's, and paring knife. The utility knife is optional, but a good pair of shears is a must.

+1. This is what I spent my money on. Didn't bother buying other knives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much bread, chef's, and paring knife. The utility knife is optional, but a good pair of shears is a must.

This is my must-have list.

[Anonymous]

Can someone name their favorite chef's knife?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone name their favorite chef's knife?

Victorinox Fibrox 8-Inch Chef's Knife. It is Cook's Illustrated's highest rated chef's knife, and it's only $40. I use mine for everything and I love it!

[Anonymous]

Big choppy knife

Big thinner super sharp knife

Little knife

and bread knife.

I'm guessing these aren't the real names

[Anonymous]

My favorites are a Santuko (like a chef's), paring, serrated, and chef's (10 inch or above). I like having both a chef's and santuko despite similariy, but would choose the santuko over a chef's if pressed. I also have two serrated - one large for bread and a smaller one for tomatoes. Love them both, but use the smaller one much more given flexibility of blade size.

[Anonymous]

PP here - all of my knives are Wusthof. They are expensive, but last forever if well maintained.

[Anonymous]

Didn't we just do this thread like two days ago?

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/401617.page

Anyway, after the chef's knife and paring knife, this is my favorite: http://www.amazon.com/V-Lo-V163-9SC-PCP-Scalloped-Offset-Sandwich/dp/B004NG9BD4/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1406857272&sr=1-3&keywords=offset+serrated+knife" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> http://www.amazon.com/V-Lo-V163-9SC-PCP-Scalloped-Offset-Sandwich/dp/B004NG9BD4/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1406857272&sr=1-3&keywords=offset+serrated+knife
Lightweight, sharp, offset, slices tomatoes paper thin if you want. Comfy grip, good for bread, and it's cheap. Easy care and you don't have to baby it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone name their favorite chef's knife?

Victorinox Fibrox 8-Inch Chef's Knife. It is Cook's Illustrated's highest rated chef's knife, and it's only $40. I use mine for everything and I love it!

I have an 8" and 6" chef's knives. I'm short and have small hands and do better with a 6" in terms of comfortability for me. The 8" always feels more unwieldy.