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Old 29 July 2019, 09:38 PM
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I'm not looking to buy a huge combat knife for my fam in the hood but a decent set of kitchen knives....

We bought a set from Tesco a year ago and I'm better using a spatchuler to cut the apples up.

Any links to great knives at a sensible price.
Old 29 July 2019, 10:39 PM
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Knife sharpener ?
Old 30 July 2019, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by RobsyUK
I'm not looking to buy a huge combat knife for my fam in the hood but a decent set of kitchen knives....

We bought a set from Tesco a year ago and I'm better using a spatchuler to cut the apples up.

Any links to great knives at a sensible price.
This is the problem! Anything that is a sensible price is not worth buying! If you get a great set of kitchen knives, they will last you a lifetime. When chopping becomes easier, then cooking becomes more fun, you won't regret spending a bit more and getting something worth while.

Ceramic knives are immensely sharp, but are also very brittle, so are limited on what you can cut with them and need a softer cutting board. Great to have in the toolbox, but as a rule I'd go for steel. Japanese steel knives are the ultimate, but come with a hefty price tag. You can get some great knives at a lower price (although still expensive) without sacrificing too much quality, which for most enthusiastic cooks will be more than enough.
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Opinel do some good kitchen knives, but I've always bought them at the factory in France where they are probably cheaper.
Old 30 July 2019, 03:36 PM
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Depends what you mean by a set of knives??

Sabatier are reasonable.

Can do most things with a santoku knife and a paring knife

https://www.mychefknives.co.uk/sabat...knife-set.html

Full range

https://www.mychefknives.co.uk/872-sabatier-knife-sets
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I find even cheap knives cut OK, as long as you have a sharpener (and use it regularly). In my experience, even reasonably expensive knives go blunt, and need to be re-sharpened often to keep a keen edge.

I have something that looks similar to this
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and it's made a massive difference to my knives.
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I have a similar one of these, it certainly leaves my knives seriously sharp
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Shark-Sharpener-Sharpeners-Sharpening/dp/B07N922YM1?pf_rd_p=dade37d7-e3a0-4059-92cb-cc164c4f343c&pd_rd_wg=wFSLP&pf_rd_r=F4RJ0NEXQBVZ0ATX6DW8&ref_=pd_gw_cr_simh&pd_rd_w=YVg4K&pd_rd_r=e22c97d8-f972-4a1e-97cf-6c4154a74e2b https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Shark-Sharpener-Sharpeners-Sharpening/dp/B07N922YM1?pf_rd_p=dade37d7-e3a0-4059-92cb-cc164c4f343c&pd_rd_wg=wFSLP&pf_rd_r=F4RJ0NEXQBVZ0ATX6DW8&ref_=pd_gw_cr_simh&pd_rd_w=YVg4K&pd_rd_r=e22c97d8-f972-4a1e-97cf-6c4154a74e2b

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I quite fancy a set of Damascus knives
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Check out Hiennie Haynes. www.heinnie.com

Love that place. Cracking service too. If anyone knows and stocks good knives, its this lot

Kitchen knives at bottom under knives section

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Just noticed one certain kitchen knike is £398 .

They have got some proper priced ones too
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
I quite fancy a set of Damascus knives

Damascus Torches don't come cheap!
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