Knives...which brand?

**allycat06** · March 11th, 2011, 11:23 AM

So I'm on the hunt for some new kitchen knives. Which are some of the better brands (professional quality)? Any chefs out there who can give me a recommendation? I am leaning towards the Shun ones at the moment.

**nothing2lose** · March 11th, 2011, 11:24 AM

I like Wusthof Trident. Expensive but lovely

**~me~** · March 11th, 2011, 11:30 AM

Global Knives are excellent.
I have a set of Cutco knives I have had for over 10yrs and they are great as well. They also have a good service where I can post them and they will sharpen or replace a blade at no cost other than postage.

**LimeSlice** · March 11th, 2011, 11:31 AM

You can get the Mundial Block set fairly cheaply at the moment form House stores (well, you can here lol)

Wusthof are fabulous, but yes, very expensive for a full set.

Global do block sets as well and are amazing. Too light for me, but if you have small hands and like full cast knives, they are tops.

I use Mundials at home, and Wusthof at work.

Grab yourself a Victorinox Pastry knife, you use it for all veg prep, saves your cooks knife for specific tasks and will be perfect for everyday chopping, as well as bread etc. They are only about $50 but worth their weight in gold.

The cheap Victorinox paring knives are ace too, cheap and easy, they are super sharp and when they aren't, you just get a new one. They are about $10.

A good filleting knife is invaluable if you prepare a lot of your own fish. Best bet to get one of these is a really good tackle store, not a kitchen store

HTH

Oh, if you are going to bother buying good knives, make sure you buy a good steel (these will be exxy, but price dictates quality and performance) and a sharpening block as well.

**allycat06** · March 11th, 2011, 11:32 AM

Thanks for the suggestion n2l. My predicament is choosing between Japanese and traditional French style. Both have their ups and downs. Am reading some reviews at the moment and getting thoroughly confused! Guess I will just have to go down to a store and see which ones *feel* best. Choosing knives is a very personal decision lol!

**allycat06** · March 11th, 2011, 11:40 AM

Lime, my folks have Mundials and I'm not really a fan. They're a bit clunky for my liking. Will check out the Wusthofs...have you ever used ja henckles? Atm I just have some cheapy ones from Freedom (wedding present), they are a very similar style/shape to the Globals and fit my hand nicely but like you pointed out my only concern about the Globals is being too light. The Shun ones are supposed to be just like Globals only heavier. Oh decisions, decisions!

**LimeSlice** · March 11th, 2011, 11:49 AM

The Shun are AMAZING knives, well worth the spend. I had a Santoku that was stolen, but it was beautiful.

**RhiChiChi** · March 11th, 2011, 11:50 AM

I use Mundial & haven't got a complaint about them. I have the set in the block and have had them for about 11 years now.

**Mum2SweetCs** · March 11th, 2011, 12:03 PM

I have mundial at home because i like the weight of them. Like you i found the global knives too light for knives lol

I guess it comes down to personal preference.

**lisaandshaun** · March 11th, 2011, 02:34 PM

We use Furi knives. Great light weight, all one solid piece easy to handle. A little pricey but So worth it.

**~Jayne~** · March 11th, 2011, 04:56 PM

Allycat, I actually got my knife block & set through Tupperware. I had a really good party & I had enough in sales/bookings to qualify for it for free. At the time DH snorted & told me they would be crapola, but he soon ate his words. They were honestly the most brilliant knives I have had. Mind you, I had never had expensive knives like that before to properly compare them to. Comparing Kmart knives to expensive ones on the market isn't exactly a proper comparison - KWIM?

Good luck in your quest!!!

**nic** · March 11th, 2011, 11:15 PM

We have Furi knives too. But we got the ones with the grip on them instead of the full stainless steel (or whatever it is made of) We also got the Furi sharpener, it has 3 different stages (i think) and DH loves it. The knife block that came with it, pulls apart so you can get in and wash the inside out of any dust etc (we live in a very dusty area) but it's one of those one day jobs lol..

**alish** · March 12th, 2011, 03:24 AM

yep we have the furi knives too, the ones like nic, i have cut my fingers many times they are sharp as!!
my mum works at a homewares shop, not so expensive for me

lol