For most daily needs: chef's knife, pairing knife, serated/bread knife. Possibly useful 'extras': kitchen shears, petty/utility, boning, slicing/carving. They do not recommend sets.
Kitchen shears but with a 4 ft chain to keep them near the sink to wash them, preventing so family stops taking them into other rooms and using to open shipping packing, cutting clothing tags, etc.
I consider good shears to be a daily requirement (they double as random available scissors as well). Specialty knives are really only worth it if you use it for its intended purpose at least once a week. We do have two chef knives as it allows simultaneous work to be done with my spouse, though.
More important is learning proper knife skills, including maintenance and sharpening. Even the best knives need to be taken care of.
The nice thing about these affordable but still good quality knives is that I can simply use them or be rough with them and it's all good. They sharpen up nicely and I don't have to baby them (right in the dishwasher they go, that's right, the dishwasher).
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For a practical guide to which knives to buy, American's Test Kitchen gives pretty good advice:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st6LggwoL_4
* https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/8204-three-esse...
* Under USD 75: https://archive.is/https://www.americastestkitchen.com/equip...
For most daily needs: chef's knife, pairing knife, serated/bread knife. Possibly useful 'extras': kitchen shears, petty/utility, boning, slicing/carving. They do not recommend sets.
Kitchen shears and a boning knife were “why did I wait this long” tools for me.
Kitchen shears but with a 4 ft chain to keep them near the sink to wash them, preventing so family stops taking them into other rooms and using to open shipping packing, cutting clothing tags, etc.
Two kitchen shears. I r for kitchen, one for rest
A pair of scissors for every room is what I subscribe to
Equip your entire family with pocketknives.
Especially when I have to prep green beans
I consider good shears to be a daily requirement (they double as random available scissors as well). Specialty knives are really only worth it if you use it for its intended purpose at least once a week. We do have two chef knives as it allows simultaneous work to be done with my spouse, though.
More important is learning proper knife skills, including maintenance and sharpening. Even the best knives need to be taken care of.
The nice thing about these affordable but still good quality knives is that I can simply use them or be rough with them and it's all good. They sharpen up nicely and I don't have to baby them (right in the dishwasher they go, that's right, the dishwasher).