Carving Set
What style kitchen knife would you recommend if I can't afford a whole set?
When I went to the store or to cutlery websites, they had kitchen knives such as paring, chef's (various lengths,) utility, santoku, slicing, boning, bread, carving, bird's beak, and more. Which knife is the most versatile? What brand do you like? What is good steel for kitchen knives?
A santoku and a chef's knife (also known as a French knife) are the two types of knifes that are good, multi-purpose knifes and the most frequently used in professional kitchens.
For a beginner, I would recommend getting a French knife, boning knife, paring knife, a bread knife and a steel. The other knifes you mentioned are a bit more specialized, except for the utility knife. Utility knifes can be used for anything, but so can a French knife... so you really don't need a utility knife. I have never owned one and really don't see a need for them. Unless you plan on working in a professional kitchen and/or going to culinary school, then just stick with the four knives that I mentioned.
The good, professional brands include: Henckel, Wustof, Global, Forschner, Mundial, etc. (to name a few). I personally recommend buying a Global French knife and trying it out. If you like it, you can buy a few more Globals. They tend to stay sharp for a long time. Global steels are good, too.
I also suggest that you buy a good whet stone and practice sharpening your own knives. Its not that hard to do if you practice. Steels are used to "straighten" a blade; not sharpen a blade. "Straightening a blade" means that you use a steel to bring back a good edge on an already sharp knife. Steels do not work on dull knives. There a lot of good knife sharpening videos on youtube if you don't know how to sharpen one.
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