/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>8180934
price-wise, it looks like

8" chef (my gf is 5'6, ~140lbs)
3.5" paring
9.5" bread
sharpening shit
magnetic strip

is going to be ideal. i figure sharpening shit doesn't need to be the same brand as the actual knives, and i can also grab some shears of a regular inexpensive brand as well

does this 3-knife proposal seem like a good gift?

i'd actually be saving some money there so i might be able to grab a nicer cutting board too, all the ones we have are plastic ikea pic related

also, if i'm getting something like a Shun or Miyabi that has a "damascus" pattern on the blade, will a magnetic strip ruin that pattern?