Cooking knives

[EvanG17]

What does everyone run for general use cooking knives. My wife and i have some offbrand junk from bath and body. And have been looking at something to replace them, but with all the options out there and so may iffy reviews i am lost. Iv looked at benchmade and MKC like most sportsman would. But damn the price makes a guy wonder if it is worth it. Any suggestions are welcome

 

[SWOHTR]

Shun and Wusthof are good.

Also I don’t run with knives. (Ha ha)

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Shun and Wusthof are good.

Also I don’t run with knives. (Ha ha)

Agree, I would add Henckel and Chicago cutlery to that list. Amazon has some good prices right now.

 

[copenmechanism]

The ones the knifemakers put out are super sexy, but you’ll probably do just as well with a Victorinox chefs blade as you will with almost anything. Just keep it sharp!

 

[WV Mountaineer]

The ones the knifemakers put out are super sexy, but you’ll probably do just as well with a Victorinox chefs blade as you will with almost anything. Just keep it sharp!

X2. They ain’t bad at all. They keep a good edge if you take care of them. Best bang for the buck going in my opinion.

I own some cheapo Damascus to some customs. The customs are far better. But, pay the extra for stainless if you can’t commit to taking care of carbon.

I’m lucky. My brother has got back into making quality knives again. So, I get what he doesn’t pass. All cosmetic. And he’s a perfectionists.

 

[PNWGATOR]

Victorinox as recommended by America’s Test Kitchen.

Mercer.

GREAT Japanese crafted cutlery available as well.

 

[Antares]

MAC is worth looking at.

 

[BBob]

Victorinox as recommended by America’s Test Kitchen.

Victorinox IMO is the best bang for the buck out there. I have a bunch of expensive Wusthof but the Victorinox gets 99% of the use. Low cost, easy to keep the edge in shape with a steel. Speaking of, the best steel I've used is the Kramer/Zwilling.

 

[Jmort1754]

Cutco

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

I've been real happy with my Victorinox chef's knife. Sharpen it a couple times a year and hone before each use.

 

[Skookum98226]

I have some Henckles 5-stars, and I really like these. I have also seen the ads for the benchmade kitchen knives, and they look awesome.

 

[MattB]

I think you exceeded the definition of the word “run” by applying it to kitchen stuff. That’s about like doing a grilled cheese “build”.

We have some fancy knives but for some reason I just love the Victronox.

 

[isItFallYet]

Watch 7 seasons of Forged in Fire, then make your own!

 

[sndmn11]

@jjohnsonElknewbie has interesting info about cutco.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Shun and Wusthof are good.

My daughter sells Cutco and they compete with Shun and Wusthoff and are a better value. PM me if you're interested in making an appointment. She does face to face Zoom calls and will get you what you need.

@jjohnsonElknewbie has interesting info about cutco.

Thank you @sndmn11 !

 

[Jason Snyder]

We have a set of Chicago Cutlery that we got for a wedding present 30 years ago.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

My new favorite is Victorinox. OK, really not new, but now my go to if I'm buying one.

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

We have Chicago cutlery and like them. Easy to maintain and use. While maybe not quite as nice as wusthoff definitely better priced.

 

[jayhawk]

I have Misen knives. They’re great for the price I think. Also only heard good things about victorinox

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I have a bunch of Chicago Cutlery that my parents gave me when I got my first place out of college. That was almost 40 years ago and those knives might be 60-70 years old. Still going strong.