The Ultimate Test Kitchen à La Carte Knife Set:
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Some knife blocks just can’t cut it. Here, we pare it down to the essentials.
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Buddy on the left at 2:30 working real hard at cooking that air……
If you don't know how to sharpen a knife, don't spend a lot of money on knives. All knives get dull over time and you will want a new one because you don't know how to sharpen it again. And I mean learn to sharpen it properly, not with a cheap store bought sharpener you slide the knife through. In addition to ergonomics and shape, makes an expensive knife better than a cheap knife are things like choosing knives with edge geometry suited for the way you use them, the blade steel used which affects ease of sharpening, edge retention, corrosion resistance.
Anyone out there a Global chef's 8" lover? Was given one 5 or so years ago and my steel tune it up perfectly!
I'am always wondering for who ATK is cooking for, or in other words, what happens to the food?
I have bought your chose knives and replaced those of my cheaper set. Most impressed with your choices.
So you didn't bother including Cutco in that lineup??
Personally Charity shops are the best for cookware if your prepared to wait and keep your eye out.
The way the scissors cut through that chicken corpse makes me hungry.
i would love a list of the best picks that they put in their own sets
This video needs to be updated. Not that block sets have improved, but just to let consumers know that they are getting current information. I suspect that some are passing up the video because of its age, not bothering to watch its still-relevant content.
The victorinox chef's knife is coming back to Amazon tomorrow for $39.95. just thought someone might like to know because these old videos have things that were discontinued a long time ago like the never burn stock pot that I want it's a goner!
Spend 450 dollars on a masamato ks 240 mm chef knife and fibrox pairing and bread knife. All you need. I don’t want to spend more time flattening stones and sharpening cheap knives than I do cooking.
Love the knowledge… the hair? Not so much.
STOP WITH THE EMAIL SUBMIT BEFORE YOU SHOW WHAT KNIFE SET IS FOR US. NOW YOU LOOSE.
Wüsthof are really awful for frecuent use irecomend victorinox for professional use.
Here's a list that helped me out.
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In the end, I went with #9.
5:24
None of those sets had a really good all-purpose bone Chopper cleaver. One good Chinese Cleaver one good chef knife one good bread knife. And one good paring knife that's all you need.
What is with 7, 8 or more piece sets? I use 3 knives. 4 if you add the cleaver. Sure, I have multiple copies , brands and customs, but the basics do everything just fine.
I'm surprised Cutco didn't get a nod. Then again, they were very secretive about most brands tested.
I don't understand why these videos are so incredibly vague. "We bought some knives. Various ones did better than others. We disliked some and liked some, too."
Great video
This video needs a warning on it. I’m horrified by watching an animal cut up.
Thank You.
I have bought a couple of knife sets and I have bought a few separate knives however I have to still sharpen them to my satisfaction regardless of the manufacturer..
Three reasons why not:
1. The odds are a given user doesn’t need all the knives they’re buying in one of these sets.
2. A block may not be the best application for a particular kitchen, e.g., maybe a magnetic strip would work better.
3. A variation of the Swiss Army Knife caveat: in a set, some knives may be good and some mediocre; buying this way gives no control over selection.
just a nakiri for daily vegetables and have a spare chef knife for meat slicing, big piece of meat seems much cheaper than chopped meat.
not all food stores seem to sell whole chicken/fish or meats, some specialized meat knives would probably be more bothersome than useful
Normally, I like these reviews but this one was worthless! How about some names!!!
I think maybe you need to update the product for review now.
I love Chicago Cutlery!
How do Cutco knives compare?
How should the a la carte pieces be stored? In a drawer is ok?
An honest test I think. There are bazillions of crap knives out there and you just need a few. If ATK settles at 6 including the kitchen shear, plus a generic block, I am fine with that. Just make sure all your knives can be sharpened over and over again, by yourself or you let a professional do the work.
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To go through all that and say they don't recommend ANY of the sets they tested and offer a better alternative speaks well of ATK's commitment to honest evaluations.
04:05 That said, I disagree with their recommendation even "with reservations" of the Wustof set. Those bulky bolsters make it difficult to sharpen that end of the knives. In addition, proper sharpening takes metal off the edge so over time the bolsters will hit the board before the cutting edge. There are much better options available.
Thanks for this information! Is this all still up-to-date? Can you do a more recent video to show some of the best performing knives if they have changed in the past 8 years?
Well, it's not the manufacturer's fault "most home cooks don't know how to use [honing rods]". It takes about 3 min. to learn how to use one, they're hugely useful, good on any manufacturer including it in a set.
Is there a boning or pairing knife review?
What brand scissors I couldn’t catch it to buy better sharp please let me know thank you I love your channel he gave me and help me make a decision to buy a Brevell toaster oven air love it so far even though it’s a couple days old
I agree with you. Your tests are very thorough, very high standards and presented perfectly. Good job, keep it up
Thought so all along.
BTW, 'Shun' is pronounced 'shoon'. Dunno if the presenter was saying 'shun' to make it less confusing…