I will enroll in a cooking course but don't know which knifes sets have to choose, these ones or Top Chef or another brand, but not too expensive?
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I dont know the quality of those other brands. But I would not think these were high enough quality for that. Good luck.
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That is not what I bought it for, I had a sushi chef tell me it was a good knife, but he didn't state whether it was something he would've used or not. I think sushi knives have sharper tips, but don't quote me I know nothing about the art of Sushi.
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Don't know the steel details. However, the boning knife performs as well as the chefs knife.I'm a butchers son. I would put either knife up against knives in the $200 plus range.
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Clay, you don't use a chef's knife to butcher a tri tip. Please don't buy a Global knife, they are terrible. I would get a Shun, Mac Pro or an Al Mar honesuki knife to do the base butchering, if you are breaking a sirloin and removing the cap (tri-tip). If you are buying the tri-tip as an end product then use a honesuki or European boning knife to remove the silver-skin and then use a good slicer to cut it into steaks. I have both Al Mar and Shun knives of varying quality and love every knife for a different reason. The Shun Kaji 9" slicer is a perfect tool for cutting steaks from any cut of beef.
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Chef's classic is lighter, lower, closer to base. Multiclad is SS, heavier. If you're getting the multiclad hurry...they're selling out and the prices are going up. You can get it ordered by going into Bed Bath and Beyond and if you buy it in-store you can use your 20% of discount, get a knife, and 2 bowls and covers with the set by mail.
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I don't yet own this knife, but do want to say thanks for this great question. Was just looking over the QA before ordering and it simply never occurred to me a sheath might be available. Duh. And boy, would that be useful. A search of Amazon brought up a lot of individual sheathes and sets, making me see why a recommendation would be helpful. :-) Since no one has yet made a suggestion, I'm going to pick one of the colored sets with sizes best for this and my other knives to order it with this knife.
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Not sure..but i bought these knives and im a chef...excellent quality..love them
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Have them sharpend at a machine shop or cutlery place,if true replacement is needed,your best option is having a shop make you a new set,its just carbon steel....
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I needed the set I purchased from Cuisinart and went with them. I feel both Tramontina and Cuisinart are good but after using the Cuisinart I have given away my Tramontina and other makers pots and pans and use the Cuisinart. Your milage may vary.
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Yes. Henckel makes some of the best quality knives on the market. They are the knives of choice for the aspiring chefs on Hell's Kitchen. I have given them for gifts and liked them so, that I purchased a set of the steak knives for myself.
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You need this knife if you eat/cook meat. You can buy a whole beef tenderloin (filet) for $6-$8/lb on sale at a big box store on sale and trim it yourself. That'll save you up to $100. You definitely need three knives in a Western kitchen: a French chef's knife; a flexible boning knife, and a bread knife, which you use for splitting cake layers, too. (Make sure the latter is 10" or even 12" long for that.) You can add a small paring knife and/or 6" utility knife down the road if you like. Never buy a knife set, by the way. Knives within any one brand aren't always the best of their kind. Moreover, you'll get knives you don't need and it'll be missing knives you do need.
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I recently sharpened my Santoku knife (the one with the little dimples in the blade to allow air to ease slices off the knife blade easier.) I had no problem sharpening it with the Chef's Choice 300. Just remember when sharpening a knife for the first time, you need to break the factory edge. It will take about 5 minutes per knife the first time. After that you can re-sharpen it in a minute.
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just buy some edge pro stones or something. congress tools has some stones but you'll have to look and decide for yourself what it is you want. chefknivestogo has several different stones that are designate for the edge pro but will fit this.
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Doesn't seem to be much difference in any of those respects. They are all great knives. For the price they are actually exceptional. I had purchased three to see in person, keep the one i liked best and gift the other two. I ended up choose the color I liked bestt..... That's what it came down to, because they were all great knives.
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This is only a wild guess, but I imagine it's the labor that goes into the finish. I bought the less expensive for my husband last Christmas (he loves to cook) and have been very satisfied. We use Barkeeper's Friend to polish it up now and then and it looks great. He has a few pieces of the more expensive type, but other than a small difference in weight, I can't tell any difference in the cooking ability. If you are a real gourmet chef, you probably won't be happy with any but the most expensive cookware. However, if you are like most of us, the less expensive will serve you well for many years. :) This is only a wild guess, but I imagine it's the labor that goes into the finish. I bought the less expensive for my husband last Christmas (he loves to cook) and have been very satisfied. We use Barkeeper's Friend to polish it up now and then and it looks great. He has a few pieces of the more expensive type, but other than a small difference in weight, I can't tell any difference in the cooking ability. If you are a real gourmet chef, you probably won't be happy with any but the most expensive cookware. However, if you are like most of us, the less expensive will serve you well for many... » Read More This is only a wild guess, but I imagine it's the labor that goes into the finish. I bought the less expensive for my husband last Christmas (he loves to cook) and have been very satisfied. We use Barkeeper's Friend to polish it up now and then and it looks great. He has a few pieces of the more expensive type, but other than a small difference in weight, I can't tell any difference in the cooking ability. If you are a real gourmet chef, you probably won't be happy with any but the most expensive cookware. However, if you are like most of us, the less expensive will serve you well for many years. :) « Show Less
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Price is the biggest indicator to be honest. Any of Wusthof or J.A. Henckels' line that are considered "affordable" are not being made in Germany period. A full knife block set of quality German forged (as opposed to stamped) steel would set you back closer to the 1k range, not 80 bucks. Although, to be honest knife block sets in general aren't the best idea--to get really good knives, you need to buy them individually.
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I use the Chef's Choice, model 130LE, Professional Sharpening Station, Limited Edition. I believe you can use any similar models. Americas Test Kitchen recommends the model 130 in their 2014 TV Companion Cookbook. They also recommend the knife you have.