Kitchen Knives

[theorganicgardener]

Hello,

Can anyone from experience recommend a good make of kitchen knives for chopping vegetables.

Thank you

TheOrganicGardener

[pastafreak]

My knives are rubbish. But, when visiting my daughter and her partner over Christmas, I used their Global knives. VERY sharp, good weight, easy to handle. Scared me a bit, as I've not used decent knives in a while.

[Toorak]

My friend has global knives and swears by them. I used to love my Kitchen Devil knives - they were incredibly sharp (dangerously so!) but I bought a couple recently and was less impressed.

[Redhelen72]

You need to try them yourself to get how they feel.
I love my sabatier v.
Over 30 years old and still going strong

[Canary42]

I usually abhor "celebrity" kitchenware but a few years ago my niece bought me a set of 'Anthony Worral Thomson' knives and I must say they've served me well (I keep them well sharpened with a steel).

I've been told Ceramic knives are good and never need sharpening, but my sceptical side rather doubts this.

[piggynose]

Why are global + Sabatier knives so pricey? Are they a cut above the rest?

[Redhelen72]

Well piggy there are others that are a lot more expensive. You pay for what you get.
As I said I have had mine for 32 years and they have been looked after

[piggynose]

Rh72, I have never bought any knives, I was given a set of knives 30 years ago when i did a catering course. They're not bad.

[Redhelen72]

My parents bought my knives when I started training as a chef they live in a roll are washed by hand and never cut citrus (I have a cheap serrated one for that job)

[Meg]

RH why should anyone not cut citrus with a decent, well sharpened knife. Does it blunt them quicker?

[douglas9401]

Meg, it can transmit lime disease.

[jourdain2]

My dad's old carving knife (1930's and sharpened on many a windowsill) is brilliant - but, alas, not available. The ones already mentioned are very good.

[bobbinwales]

His taking the pith meg but it made me laugh

[Meg]

So is it okay to cut lemons with them. I do have a decent set of knives and they do get properly washed after every use.

[Meg]

LOL Bob, I'm a bit slow on the uptake nowadays!! Would still like to hear Helens view, I value her opinion.

[bobbinwales]

we also got a 1920s or 30s carving knife that was my grandmas mums, sabatier I think, which is still good and as stood the tests of time... its had 2 new handles and 3 replacement blades though

[piggynose]

*Lyme disease

[gingejbee]

We have both steel (Sabatier V) and ceramic knives...the ceramic ones are used much more often and (yes, Canary) have never been sharpened.

[douglas9401]

Citrus - lime - hahahahaha ha.

It's like I've never been here sometimes. :-(

[DTCwordfan]

sabatier here and mine are of some age too....just a question of the occasional real sharp and then regularly honing them.

[jourdain2]

bobinwales - mine is all original!