Good quality kitchen knife at a reasonable price

[anonymous-user]

I'm looking for a 20cm (ish) kitchen knife for under £40 for general cooking. I've heard good things about Forschner, this one is only £20 but it's apparently great value.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox-Chefs-Knife-Bro...

I've also been looking at Tojiro knives, a 21cm is £52 - overbudget but I'm wondering if it's worth paying the extra. There's also an 18cm for £45 as well.

Can anyone recommend anything?

[dazco]

MSTRBKR said:

I'm looking for a 20cm (ish) kitchen knife for under £40 for general cooking. I've heard good things about Forschner, this one is only £20 but it's apparently great value.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox-Chefs-Knife-Bro...

I've also been looking at Tojiro knives, a 21cm is £52 - overbudget but I'm wondering if it's worth paying the extra. There's also an 18cm for £45 as well.

Can anyone recommend anything?

The only knives I can knowingly recommend are Global, but I can give you advice about where to buy. TK Maxx have some very good knives at some very good prices. Obviously stock changes all the time but they usually have something wonderful in. Same for pans too.

[anonymous-user]

dazco said:

The only knives I can knowingly recommend are Global, but I can give you advice about where to buy. TK Maxx have some very good knives at some very good prices. Obviously stock changes all the time but they usually have something wonderful in. Same for pans too.

Ah yes, had a look at Global but they are out of my budget. Good old TK Maxx eh? I'm a fan of theirs for ski/snowboard gear, I'll see what they have next time I'm in a town that has one.

[Stoatman]

http://nipponkitchen.com/acatalog/SD_Range.html

Any one of these up to your budget , I guarantee it will be awesome (Global sharpness and quality minus the cost !.

Edit : Didn't read your OP very well , go for it you will not be dissapointed

[anonymous-user]

Yeah that's the website I was looking at. I'm thinking about the 18cm one which I assume will be okay for vegetables and small cuts of meat, nothing serious.

[LooneyTunes]

Check out Victorinox (fibrox handled) knives.

I have a few of these and actually prefer them to the Globals I also have.

They're within your budget too: check out Nisbets for pricing.

[anonymous-user]

LooneyTunes said:

Check out Victorinox (fibrox handled) knives.

I have a few of these and actually prefer them to the Globals I also have.

They're within your budget too: check out Nisbets for pricing.

No one reading my posts tonight eh? Actually it is a bit confusing to be fair.

The link in my OP is to a Victorinox knife but apparently they make knives for Forschner. Good to know they are good though as it's only 20 quid.

Edited by MSTRBKR on Sunday 2nd October 21:48

[LooneyTunes]

Ahh... hadn't clicked through your link and had assumed it was to one of the more "consumer" orientated Victorinox knives rather than the fibrox ones.

FWIW, my butcher also uses these knives.

[uncinqsix]

http://japanesechefsknife.com/FKMSeries.html

A 21cm Gyuto from that range should just sneak into the budget. Every bit as good as a global but with a proper handle.

I bought one as a gift for someone and was very impressed at how good it was for the money.

I'm also a big fan of the Victorinox range as well. IMO unbeatable value for money and easier to sharpen than Japanese knives (you can steel a Victorinox, but japanese knives don't respond well to that).

ETA - The Tojiro linked to above are also very well regarded for the price.

Edited by uncinqsix on Monday 3rd October 10:09

[SAGgy chef]

Another for victorinox they do a serated knife classed as a pastry knife.
( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorinox-5-2933-26-Pastr... )
I've used these for many years, and for more than just pastry work. Superb carving knives and general chopping, as said before Nisbets do sell Victorinox and sometimes have them on sale.

[Stoatman]

Regarding steeling , if you go for a ceramic one Jap knives can be done ok :

http://www.chefs.net/prodpage.asp?productid=155

Far cheaper than a global one , I have it and it is good quality.

[Mobile Chicane]

I think that if you're buying cheaper knives, check out TK Maxx (as suggested) - or even supermarkets - for one you like the feel of, and then buy a good sharpener.

I have the Minosharp ceramic 3-wheeler (£45 when I bought it), and it will sharpen any old knife. Cheapo knives from Ikea, no problem.

[Dibble]

At the risk of incurring the wrath of PH, I've found the Ikea "Slitbar" range to be very good.

Mrs Dibble also has some Henckels knives. They're quite expensive (comparitively) but very good.

Edited by Dibble on Monday 3rd October 19:05

[Dibble]

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Edited by Dibble on Monday 3rd October 19:03

[Grayham]

Have a look at the Tesco professional range.

Seriously!

[AlpineWhite]

Have a look for Anolon knives. I bought one of their Raymond Blanc ones earlier this year for just under £30. I think it's ace; although in fairness it's the first decent knife I've ever had. Get a good sharpener too, otherwise you're throwing your money away! I ended up with a three wheel ceramic one (again, Anolon), although I'd like the man-points that go with real sharpening....

[captainzep]

I've got a bit of a mix of knives. I've got an old Global veg knife, 3 lovely Zwilling/Henckels knives which do most of the work, but also a couple of IKEA ones. My IKEA filleting knife seems very well made and a few swipes of the whetstone gets it super sharp. I use it for carving meat when I want really neat thin slices, feels good in the hand, -it's great.

As MC suggests, being able to sharpen knives really well probably ameliorates the downsides of cheaper knives in the short-medium term.