We need a blacksmith

I've had the same Swiss Victorinox set for 6 years now. I ought to get them professionally sharpened, but with regular steeling they've held up great. All straight edge, only the bread knife is serrated.

Probably cliche, but I sold Cutconknived back in college (20+ years ago) and my Mom's are still good, and I have a set and love them too. Handles are some kind of composite material, but no issues at all.

I have really enjoyed my knives from Made In. This set checks your boxes: https://madeincookware.com/products/the-knife-set/olive-wood

WÜSTHOF is pretty descent: https://www.bagarenochkocken.se/p/wuesthof-classic-knivset-6-delar_26398

I have a set from this guy and I love them. https://ikigaiknives.com/ I bought them 5 years ago. A few months ago a knife fell off the counter and the point chipped after hitting the tile floor. He ground a new point into the blade and refused to even charge me for the return shipping.

Victorinox 8" chef knife

Global: great quality fair price for Japanese steel.

I’ve had cutco for years. I used to work for them and they legit have a good product.

Any knifes made in Solingen, Germany are the real thing. Especially from small manufacturers that still know their crafts. Tradition going back to the Middle Ages. I like Mühlenmesser and here the raw metal ones. They stay sharp for generations if used correctly. (E.g. never scrape anything off the...

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