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 United Cutlery Nylon Knife Carrying Case, 12 Piece List Price: Sale Price: $3.38 You save: $7.75 (70%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionFinding yourself searching for your favorite folder again? Organize your life with this 12-knife carrying case that can hold up to 12 folding knives. A sturdy nylon outer layer is enclosed with a felt lined inside with 12 mesh pockets for easily finding your favorite knife...  |
 AC 142 Carry All Chef's Knife Case Holds 8 Knives with Black Nylon Construction List Price: Sale Price: $19.89 You save: $18.00 (48%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionXYZ Brands - Carry All Chef's Knife Case Holds 8 Knives with Black Nylon Construction. Model: AC142. Measures 20in. x 7in. rolled, 18in. x 20in. open. Center storage area holds 8 straight knives measuring up to 18in... |
 Lansky Deluxe 5-Stone Sharpening System List Price: Sale Price: $29.71 You save: $20.28 (41%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionSharpen all of your knives with ease with the Lansky Deluxe 5-Hone Sharpening System. Lansky has provided the latest and greatest in cutting edge knife sharpening technology since 1979. The Deluxe 5-Hone Sharpening System is essential to have around the house for sharpening all kinds of blades... |
 United Cutlery Nylon Knife Carrying Case, 36 Piece List Price: Sale Price: $6.98 You save: $17.02 (71%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionFinding yourself searching for your favorite folder again? Organize your life with this 36-knife carrying case that can hold up to 36 folding knives. A sturdy nylon outer layer is enclosed with a felt lined inside with 36 mesh pockets for easily finding your favorite knife... |
 Victorinox 14-Piece Gourmet Cutlery Set, Fibrox Handles with Attache Case List Price: Sale Price: $389.95 You save: $259.85 (40%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionA superb set for the home or professional chef, this one offers 14 knives and other tools in a handsome black attaché case with latches and carry handle. The seven knives included are a bread, small chef's, large chef's, paring, shaping, boning, and carving... |
 Victorinox 24-Piece Gourmet Knife Set, Black Fibrox Handles with Attache Case List Price: Sale Price: $649.95 You save: $449.25 (41%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionThe R H Forschner by Victorinox Slicing Knife features high carbon, stainless steel blade, hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen. A special tempering process is used to produce an edge that can be resharpened over and over again, so the knife can keep its original sharpness throughout the entire life of the blade... |
 Topchef TC03 5-Piece Knife Set with Nylon Carrying Case List Price: Sale Price: $39.72 You save: $20.27 (34%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionAs Seen on Top ChefLaser-etched Top Chef LogoPrecision-sharpened cutting edgeIce-Tempered Stainless Steel BladeFull Steel non-slip surface handle for easy use |
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 Meyerco 5pc Starter Butcher Set Boning/Caping Knife Stainless Steel Blow-Molded Case Clamshell List Price: Sale Price: $30.48 You save: $25.59 (46%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionMeyerco 5pc Starter Butcher Set Boning/Caping Knife Stainless Steel Blow-Molded Case Clamshell |
 Sheffield Green Satin Lined Box For 11 Series 10-2/3 X 2 Inch Beautiful Stylish List Price: Sale Price: $21.11 You save: $0.97 (4%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionDimensions: 10-2/3" x 2". |
Whats the best chef's knife?
My boyfriend is the chef of a restaurant. His birthday is coming up next month, and I think that after 5 years romantic and sexy gifts are old news lol. I know that he would really love a new knife or knife set. I want to get him some really great ones. I see so many commercials and ads for knives that are super sharp and never get dull. Does anyone know of any really exceptional knives? Im looking for either 1 really great knife, but I'd really like to get him a knife set with a case, not a wood block.. Thanks so much 
It'd really help if you told us approximate budget. Expensive starts from 50$ for many people, but there's a lot of folks who pay 700-800$ for a chef's knife and are very happy with it(myself included)...
Another aspect to consider is that, pro kitchen work environment is rather harsh and abusive (to knives) coworkers can be a problem, I'm not a chef, but being a knife collector I know a lot of knife enthusiast chef's and they're as usual very reluctant to take really good knives to work. Well, depends on workplace.
Chef's knives can be anywhere from 5 to 12+ inches long. What he prefers and likes better is what you should get. 8-10 is best for multipurpose is very vague statement. At some point I liked 10", then as I got more efficient I prefer 12" chef's knives, but even if I use longer yanagibas or slicers, I don't feel I want longer chef's knives, at least for now. I've seen relatively short folks using 12" blades and being very comfy with them and 6" tall dudes feeling not so happy with 8" knives.
As far as western kitchen knives go, High end Henckels and Wusthofs are both made of X50CrMoV15 steel, and it is very unlikely anybody can tell the difference between those two, so it's purely up to you which one of those.
Alternatively, Messermeister uses slightly better steel, x55CrMoV15, and initial edges on Messermeisters are better than on Henckels/Wusthofs. And they're heat treated better , or so the rummor is. Either way, they will stay sharpen a little longer.
Here's the steel comparison graph if it helps - http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.shtml?nm=X50CrMoV15%2CX55CrMoV15
Globals are better performers that any of the above, but have more delicate edges. Well, more expensive too. But they're not as fragile as true Japanese kitchen knives, on the other hand those cut a lot better compared to Globals and western knives and stay sharper much longer. Just need more care and attention.
Shuns are much better IMHO than Globals, but they are also more delicate. A
And then there is more traditional Japanese knives(Shuns are more westernized) and I think those are the best in the kitchen, at least today.
Here's a few chefs knives reviews for you - http://zknives.com/knives/kitchen/ktknv/type/chefs/index.shtml
And Japanese guytos - http://zknives.com/knives/kitchen/ktknv/type/gyuto/index.shtml
Few hints what not to do:
Ignore general knife marketing BS:
0) Anyone who makes the claim that their knives never dull is running a scam. There is no metal or other material today that can stay sharp forever.
1) Forged vs. stamped - As knife marketing tells us good kitchen knives have to be forged, and have full bolster and tang. NONE of that is true. E.g. Stamped Globals are much better performers than most of the forged mainstream kitchen knives. Stamped Forschners are made from the same steels as Wusthoffs and Henckels and I'll bet 1000$ to anyone they won't be able to tell the difference neither in edge holding nor in cutting performance.
I bought Forged and stamped versions of the same chef's knife from Global, and I didn't get anything but extra weight and spent more money on forged knife.
2) Full tang - Another BS, Katana swords and bowie knives are not full tang, yet they can cut through armor and leather, so I really doubt you need more strength than that in the kitchen.
3) Bolsters make sense only on narrow boning knives to protect your hand from slippage, but on other wider knives blade choil area does the job, bolster just makes sharpening a nightmare.
4) Avoid both, Cutco and Furi. Both have very misleading and aggressive marketing, but as knives both are junk.
5) Avoid any kitchen knife that doesn't specify the steel, in 99.99% of the cases it's real junk despite of the shiny looks. "High carbon surgical" blah blah.. It's gonna be 420 or 440A and won't hold the edge worth a damn...
More on how to choose kitchen knives here - http://www.zknives.com/knives/kitchen/misc/articles/kkchoser/index.shtml
