"Denise~*" > wrote in message
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>> First question is why buy a set? What knife or knives do you need? As
>> with pots and pans many of us find that buying individual pieces gives
>> us a better chance of meeting our specific needs.
>
> I do pretty much need to replace most of my knifes, and I thought a set
> would accomplish this. Plus the cost for the set is right in my
> budget, -vs- just buying one Wusthof knife will kill my budget. I like
> that there are more slots in the block, than knifes that come with the
> set, this way I can put a couple of my old favorites in the other slots.
>
>> Why does it matter what the former prices were? That's not an
>> indication of quality or how they will fit with your needs.
>
> I have pretty much no clue about knife lingo, this is why I was wondering.
> Youactually answered this question below about the knife blades.
>
>> Okay, so it's 3 knives, one of which is a 6" cook's, versus 4 knives,
>> one of which is an 8" cook's, plus shears. The smaller set has
>> traditional (but synthetic) handles, the larger set molded polyprop.
>> The larger set has laser-cut blades, the smaller has ground, hand-honed
>> blades.
>
> I actually have a 3 stage electric knife sharpener that I purchased about
> a year ago. Does anyone know if one of these blade "styles" works better
> with an electric sharpener?

I wouldn't recommend using it on your Wusthof knives. When you buy high
quality knives, you should think about having them sharpened by an expert.
I purchased the Wusthof Classic set almost a year ago. I still can't get
over how well they perform compared to the piece of crap knives I was using
so I won't be using an electric knife sharpener. I'll have them
professionally done.

>> If it were me, I'd have to go to the store and try them out for how
>> they feel in my hand. Some knifes just fit, and others don't. If it
>> doesn't feel right, nothing else matters. This is even true for my
>> Chinese cleavers.
>
> I know, but the handles look pretty standard. I don't really have much
> difficulty with different shaped handles, with the exception of too small
> & they dont really look small. I'll take my chances.
>
>> Quality and longevity of both will be outstanding because they're
>> Wusthof. In terms of knife-making technology you'd have to think that
>> the ground and honed blades have the potential for greater sharpness.
>> But both will be plenty sharp enough, and both will require good care
>> to maintain it. So it comes down to, what do you need and do they feel
>> good in your hand.
>>
>> Personally, a 6" cook's knife is too small for me, I much prefer the 8"
>> size. And I've never had a serrated utility knife, that might be
>> useful.

The 8" knife fits my hand perfectly but my wife is tiny and the 8" is too
much for her. She has given me permission to buy her a Wusthof 6" chef's
knife. Like I was reluctant to do so. Kind of like when she "made" me
purchase a digital camcorder before Christmas. Yeah, real arm twister
there! ;->

> Good points
>
>> So I'd go with the larger set, but that's me, not you.
>> -aem
>
> Thanks for the help.

Wusthof is a pretty big investment when you consider that you are buy knives
but since I bought my set, I think it was one of the better investments I've
ever made.

Bret



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