"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:00:25 -0600, Polly Esther wrote:
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>>> We are blessed with grandchildren who are setting up new homes and, of
>>> course, kitchens. I've been thinking about what kitchen Christmas gift
>>> would be useful and realized that I frequently reach for a 'steak
>>> knife'.
>>> Not many steaks served here and I don't know if these young ones 'do'
>>> steak
>>> very often either. The question - if I ever get to the point - can any
>>> one
>>> recommend a set of steak knives that they've bought recently and can
>>> recommend?
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>> I would recommend getting them a 6" wide blade chef's knife, a 14" x
>> 9" (or so) bamboo cutting board, an 8-9" skillet, and a 6-7" 2-3 quart
>> sauce pan.
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>> That should be a minimal kitchen.
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> I hadn't thought about it before but those are exactly what I use most

Not me. I tend to use smaller knives, rarely use a cutting board. Well, I
guess that I do. I use the pullout one but I never cut right on it. Use
paper plates for that. Use a much bigger skillet but do use my 2 quart pan
a lot! Also my pasta pot and my new Dutch oven.