/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>ctrl+f "MAC"
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>tfw you're on /ck/ instead of doing your HACCPs

Really all you need are 4 items. The first is a good french (Chef) knife, as big as is comfortable to hold - this is where you spend your money. My best advice is to go out and try as many as you can: there's an astonishing range of profiles and handles out there. When in doubt, Swibo/ F. Dick knives can be had for practically nothing and are great for learning with (and you can grind those fuckers down into boning knives one day, cool shit no?). The second is a pairing/ petty knife - feel free to cheap out here as long as the steel is alright, my $10 Kershaw (3" High Carbon Stainless model 9900) has served me well for the last 5 years. The third is a breadknife or slicer that you can use for bread - I'm a huge fan of the MAC SB105 because it's double duty, but any breadknife is fine for home use. The fourth is a good steel, diamond or ceramic depending on how brittle your knives are. Learn how to keep your knives in good working order.

Sharpening is a whole other deal and frankly, unless you're really set on doing everything yourself a professional sharpening a few times a year is going to be better and cheaper.