"Polly Esther" > wrote:

>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?

Buy them a meat grinder and they won't need steak knives! LOL

I have several sets of expensive steak knives that were gifts but
mostly I use a paring knife, I don't like using serrated knives, they
ruin a good steak by making a shredded cut. Steak knives are really
only serrated to keep them from dulling on ceramic plates. I don't
care that my set of paring knives dull, they are easy to dress with a
few swipes on a steel. I bought mine more than twenty years ago and
was able to get them one at a time in any color so I have one with a
natural wood handle and four with red handles. The one with the
natural wood handle is in the knife block, it's my most often used
knife

Can't buy a better set of steak knives for this price:
http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/...knife-set.aspx
Same:
http://www.amazon.com/CHEFS-Colorful...wood+handle s