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.

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.

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

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.

Big choppy knife

Big thinner super sharp knife

Little knife

and bread knife.

I'm guessing these aren't the real names

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!

Can someone name their favorite chef's knife?

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 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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?