Anonymous wrote:Knoves are personal. Go to Sur la Table or Williams Sonoma and ask to try them. If you don't you won't know if the handle fits your hand, if it's comfortable or if the weight is right for you.

A well fitting knife is a pleasure. Othersie, it is just a heay piece of sharp metal

++ agree - you could just buy some off recommendations, but if you have the chance to hold them and feel the balance, that would be great. And pay attention to your cutting style and where your fingers lie to check comfort. I like different brands for different knives. I have a wustof bread knife, a shun Santoku, and a miyabi chefs knife for example. Consider if the knives will be used by right handed /left handed people. D shaped handles
are not ambi. And also, knives shouldn’t go in the dishwasher, but some are really not supposed to go in the dishwasher and will discolor if they end up there.

Knoves are personal. Go to Sur la Table or Williams Sonoma and ask to try them. If you don't you won't know if the handle fits your hand, if it's comfortable or if the weight is right for you.

A well fitting knife is a pleasure. Othersie, it is just a heay piece of sharp metal

Get a German chef's knife, Wusthof of Zwilling Henckels, a 6" or 8" or 10", or one of each of those sizes. Then pick up a bread knife, a paring knife or two. And we have a couple Japanese petty knives that we use 75% of the time for almost everything.

And buy that Chefs Choice knife sharpener posted upthread.

If you're in NoVA, the weekly farmer's market on Saturday morning in Vienna has 2 tool sharpeners present. One of them even does house calls, I just forget the number.

OP, I have Wusthof. I also have a cleaver I bought from H-Mart or Lotte. And a set of Japanese knives from Costco. The Japanese knives were a fraction of the cost of the Wusthof, and by far, the best knives I have. Even my visitors want to know where I got them.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m still using the Henckels ProS knives I bought 25 years ago. I sharpen them once a year or so and they are as good as new. I have a 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch chef’s knife, bread knife, small serrated knife, paring knife boning knife and a honing steel.

How do you sharpen your knives once a year? I've asked here before but I have a drawer full of dull knives - even the nice ones DH brings home from Japan.

Ace Hardware stores sharpen.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m still using the Henckels ProS knives I bought 25 years ago. I sharpen them once a year or so and they are as good as new. I have a 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch chef’s knife, bread knife, small serrated knife, paring knife boning knife and a honing steel.

How do you sharpen your knives once a year? I've asked here before but I have a drawer full of dull knives - even the nice ones DH brings home from Japan.

I bought this after seeing it recommended on ATK:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0018RSEMU/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

Yes. For those of us who aren't total knife geeks but want an easy and reliable way to sharpen regularly.

And like others said, there isn't a "best". There are a variety of good knives, and you need to find the one that you like, which might be expensive or might be cheap. I too love my $15 Victorinox paring knife but have a more expensive, Henckels chef's knife, because for a chef's knife I life something heavier. Your preferences will likely differ from mine or those of others here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m still using the Henckels ProS knives I bought 25 years ago. I sharpen them once a year or so and they are as good as new. I have a 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch chef’s knife, bread knife, small serrated knife, paring knife boning knife and a honing steel.

How do you sharpen your knives once a year? I've asked here before but I have a drawer full of dull knives - even the nice ones DH brings home from Japan.

The Williams-Sonoma near me offers a drop off service (at least they used to). I used Knife-Aid every few years now.

Or get a whetstone from Amazon and watch an YouTube video... its actually pretty easy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m still using the Henckels ProS knives I bought 25 years ago. I sharpen them once a year or so and they are as good as new. I have a 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch chef’s knife, bread knife, small serrated knife, paring knife boning knife and a honing steel.

How do you sharpen your knives once a year? I've asked here before but I have a drawer full of dull knives - even the nice ones DH brings home from Japan.

I bought this after seeing it recommended on ATK:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0018RSEMU/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m still using the Henckels ProS knives I bought 25 years ago. I sharpen them once a year or so and they are as good as new. I have a 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch chef’s knife, bread knife, small serrated knife, paring knife boning knife and a honing steel.

How do you sharpen your knives once a year? I've asked here before but I have a drawer full of dull knives - even the nice ones DH brings home from Japan.

The Williams-Sonoma near me offers a drop off service (at least they used to). I used Knife-Aid every few years now.

Anonymous wrote:I’m still using the Henckels ProS knives I bought 25 years ago. I sharpen them once a year or so and they are as good as new. I have a 10 inch, 8 inch and 6 inch chef’s knife, bread knife, small serrated knife, paring knife boning knife and a honing steel.

How do you sharpen your knives once a year? I've asked here before but I have a drawer full of dull knives - even the nice ones DH brings home from Japan.