"A. L. Shaw" > wrote:
>I am rebuilding my kitchen equipment. I intend to purchase a new set
> of knives. Opinions about the best brands?

Another brand no one has mentioned yet is LamsonSharp (Lamson & Goodnow,
www.lamsonsharp.com). Made in the USA. You probably won't find them in many
stores though, so you'd have to buy them mail order, like I did. I bought
one to try out and was impressed with it, so bought a couple more.

Most of my knives are Sabatier or Thiers-Issard carbon steel, but I'm not
going to recommend that route to everyone... see, they rust if you don't
take care of them. Personally I like them because they are easy to sharpen
and I prefer the "French" shape (blade and bolster).