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What kind of knife set to get for husband for birthday?
He wants the best knife set. I see knife sets everywhere I go, target has rachael ray knives, QVC sells designer sets. What is the criteria for choosing a quality set?
We have a ginsu steak knife set but he wants the whole deal of knives.
Not concerned about the knife holder because he wants to magnetic wall mount them.
Actually the "best" knives don't usually come in sets, both because they'd be way too expensive and because most chefs and cooks who know a lot about cooking actually use only a few knives (but good ones).
By far the most important knife, and the most expensive, will be the "chef's knife." They come in several lengths --I'd suggest a 10" unless he wants smaller or longer one-- and in various styles.
In addition to a chef's knife, most cooks will want a decent "paring knife," a long and serrated bread knife, and perhaps a "boning knife" if they'd use one a lot.
(Again, the only one that needs to be really expensive would be the chef's knife... good quality paring, boning, and bread knives can be purchased for a lot less).
...I might add a "cleaver" to that list too for a few specific uses but quite good ones can be found inexpensively at Asian stores and in other places.
The top brands for chef knives are Henckels, Wusthof, and Kershaw Shun... Victorinox Forschner knives are the best deal since they're less expensive but still have consistently scored top ratings in Consumer Reports and Cook's Illustrated.
You might also want to check out my answer in this previous question about buying knives:
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100506184258AASbr6J
Here are some other links that could help:
http://www.cheftalk.com/HTML/Education/knivesI.html
http://www.cheftalk.com/HTML/Education/knivesII.html
http://www.cheftalk.com/HTML/Education/past_articles/knife2.html
It can be a great idea to look up each particular knife you’re interested in at amazon.com too, then read the Customer Reivews for it. Lots of helpful info there.
I'd also suggest buying him a Chef's Choice electric sharpener (3-slots is best) if he doesn't want to go the whole "sharpening stone" and "honing steel" thing himself.
It isn't cheap but Chef's Choice is the only sharpener actually advocated by those who know about these things for people not using hand-held equipment:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=knife+sharpener+chef’s+choice
And if he doesn't already know the tips and tricks for chopping/slicing etc. efficiently with a chef's knife, check out the info in my answer in this question too:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091228100017AAFWDff
HTH,
Diane B.
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