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 Victorinox 5-Piece Chef's Knife Set, Molded Handles List Price: Sale Price: $72.95 You save: $27.05 (27%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionVictorinox Cutlery is the knife of choice for professionals and consistently receives high accolades in product testing. This "best-in-class" commercial grade cutlery is now available for home use. Victorinox knives feature high carbon, stainless steel blades, hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen...  |
 Victorinox Forged 8-Piece Knife Set with Block List Price: Sale Price: $332.99 You save: $285.01 (46%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionVictorinox, makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife, has been crafting fine cutlery since the later 1800's. The Victorinox master cutlers have applied their unique ingenuity and techniques to design the highest quality, forged cutlery line... |
 Victorinox Forged 6-Piece Steak Knife Set List Price: Sale Price: $239.99 You save: $172.01 (42%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionVictorinox, makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife, has been crafting fine cutlery since the later 1800's. The Victorinox master cutlers have applied their unique ingenuity and techniques to design the highest quality, forged cutlery line... |
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 Victorinox 7-Piece Knife Set with Block, Rosewood Handles List Price: Sale Price: $174.61 You save: $130.49 (43%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionRH Forschner by Victorinox is the knife of choice for professionals and consistently receives high accolades in product testing. This best-in-class commercial grade cutlery is now available for home use... |
 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 Forged 17-Piece Knife Set with Block List Price: Sale Price: $699.95 You save: $608.15 (46%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionProtect your knives by storing them in 17-slot Bamboo Knife Block from Victorinox. Constructed of premium grade, bamboo stock which is more durable than maple. Block has a natural finish to protect it from stains and splatters... |
 Victorinox Forged 4-Piece Serrated Steak Knife Set List Price: Sale Price: $195.98 You save: $133.62 (41%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionVictorinox, makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife, has been crafting fine cutlery since the later 1800's. The Victorinox master cutlers have applied their unique ingenuity and techniques to design the highest quality, forged cutlery line... |
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If you were to choose a single keeper kitchen knife set below $350, what would it be?
I am thinking along the lines of Wusthof vs Forschner vs Henckels vs Anolon. Any particular product line you recommend (or not)? Talking about a block set rather than a single knife, I was surprised how few professional knife set reviews there were on the web. On the other hand, no one suggests a good way to keep your knives sharp and at hand without a block holder. Besides, we often cook as a family, so we certainly need more than a few knives. Forschner is recommended by Cook's Illustrated, and I wish they had larger sets. Putting a set together from open stock looks like a more expensive option. Is it?..
I do not have a set of knives from a single manufacturer. I purchased a number of individual knives (about 12 really good ones) and yes it was much more expensive. However in addition to the 8” standard blades I have 10” and 12” chef’s knives, a 12” slicer and a Japanese Santoku as well as several others that can not be bought as part of a set. I acquired them over the years not all at once so I didn’t feel the ($800 total?) pain. If you are going to buy a set and want to keep the cost to under $350 I’d recommend one of the sets below. I have some knives from each of these makers and they are very good.
1. 9 piece set of Wusthof high carbon stainless steel knives with forged, not stamped blades, $349.99 at Amazon )
2. 8 Piece Cutlery Oak Block Set Stainless Steel w/Forged Black POM Handles R.H. Forschner by Victorinox (also with forged blades), $299.99 with no S&H at AllHeartChefs.com http://www.ikitchen2000.com/prod/db/prod.php?prodNo=H0235671000 (Don’t buy the set from Amazon they are stamped)
Both of these sets are made up of professional level knives and should last at least one lifetime, you can probably leave them to your grandchildren 
. The Wusthof knives may be a little tougher but the Forschner blades may be a little better balanced and seem to handle a bit easier. But the differences between the Forschner and Wusthof sets are so small that it’s really a toss up. Both sets have kitchen shears and a 10” steel. BTW you can’t sharpen a blade with a steel, it corrects the shape of the edge not sharpens it. The Wusthof set comes with a larger knife block (17 slots, six of which are for steak knives) so you have room to add blades later.
Which set is better? (Shrugs his shoulders) I really can’t say and I’d be happy with either. So you should go to a high end kitchen retailer and look at them, see how they feel to you etc and then buy on line.
How to keep them sharp is always an issue! You could learn to use a hone, sharpening stone etc. but that’s a high level skill and you’ll ruin your good knives learning it! There are several manual sharpeners that will do the job for a while but eventually you’ll have to get a pro to refinish the edge. IMHO it’s cheaper and easier to buy a good electric sharpener and do the sharpening when and as you need it. I believe that Chef’sChoice makes the best sharpeners. I have the Chef’sChoice 110 sharpener, it’s an older model but it does a great job after you learn how to use it. The newer version is the Chef’sChoice 130 sharpener. It costs more than the 110 but the blade guides are magnetic and definitely work better so there’s no learning curve. You get a perfect edge the first time you use it. Lots of dollars (ask for it at Christmas?).
Good luck with the search and Happy slicing!
