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Originally Posted by SpartanAir
Hmm, well I think for someone like me who doesn't know much or have much experience with knives, I gotta start somewhere. I'm glad this thread exists so I can refer back to it. I tried out my chef knife last night and it was pretty good, mind you coming from the piece of shit knife set I had before it didn't take much to impress me.
It also depends on how much time one spends in the kitchen. I try to keep my meals simple or else it takes up too much of my time. But I'm gonna make good use of my Crockpot this winter and make big batches, for health and budget reasons. So I'll get good practice with my knife set; see how the chef and paring knives work, and maybe upgrade 
Just like anything I can see how specific and technical it can get. I've learned over the years to pay a bit more for quality and reaped the benefits. Tools, clothes, electronics...definitely makes a difference. |
I'm guessing the set you got was one of the Henckels Internationals? More or less the steel on those is as cheap as it gets for Henckels, it works for the most part but you just won't be getting a laser edge on it, nor will the edge hold for as long. It's fine if you keep up with the honing and sharpening. I've a set at home, it's worked for years.
The Fibrox knives suggested above are a good step up, and won't break the bank. The one thing to watch out for on Japanese knives with hard steels (ie. VG-10 on the Tojiro DP) is they're more brittle; a bent edge on a German knife would be a chip instead, drop the knife onto something hard and the tip snaps off (probably applies to most knives I guess). As long as you're careful and not cleaving bones with it, the crazy sharp edges are nice to have.
I'm using a Hiromoto AS at home, gets insanely sharp with little effort, it just might rust if you're not careful. Tradeoffs with carbon steels.