Recommendations on a starter kitchen knife for the wife?

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: torpid
That Henckels deal is what you should buy. No contest at the moment. Once in a blue moon you can get the Forschner block set for ~$100 which IMO would be a better choice, but otherwise you want that Henckels set. I prefer the Forschner chef's knife for ergonomics - Wusthof and Henckels chef's knives aren't quite the right shape for the rocking motion I use generally. But for $125 you would be stupid not to buy the henckels twin set.

sold out

was gonna buy another one as a gift too

Too bad for the OP I guess. That was a great deal.

 

[Ns1]

If you missed out on the walmart one, this is also decent

http://www.foodnetworkstore.co...roupName||Price||Color

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

Obligatory:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete

 

[nageov3t]

my mom's been asking for the same thing ever since she saw my knives and I was planning on buying her these two knives for christmas:

chef's knife -- http://www.amazon.com/Global-8...&qid=1228318262&sr=8-1

paring knife -- http://www.amazon.com/Yoshikin...&qid=1228318347&sr=8-3

if you have one in your local area, I highly recommend Bed, Bath, and Beyond + the 20% off coupons I get five of in my mailbox every week.

 

[GasX]

If you have a good Chef's knife or a Santuko, you can do 90% of all kitchen tasks with it. GET A GOOD ONE!

A bread knife is a nice to have and a cheapie is fine.

A paring knife is a handy tool - I got one of these at Williams and Sonoma for about $10

You now have all of the knifes you NEED.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: vi edit

You definitely want a multi-knife set. You don't use the same type of knife for every purpose.

yan can cook does

I have used my santoku for things that *should* be done with a pearing (I had the santoku about 9 months before I got the pearing). I used that knife for everything except when it could get damaged (frozen/bones mainly).

Do you need more then one knife? No, but it doesn't hurt anything but your pocketbook.

Santoku knives are SO versatile. It's amazing.

 

[D1gger]

I have a few of these ceramic knives and they are best knives I have ever used. They stay sharp indefinitely and feel great in my hand.

Kyocera Ceramic Knife

Two Knife Gift Set