Real nice knife for the kitchen 6"-9" blade

[Buckfever]

I am new to this and have had folders for hunting.  This is for my wife so she goes wow is this knife sharp and easy to use!  I don't want to throw $$ away but I will spend some if its a one time purchase.  Thanks  Buckfever

[Joel]

Pretty hard to pin down one make, there are a number of different companies who produce high end kitchenware at high end prices.  Just do a search on kitchen cutlery.  I"m an inveterate collector of old kitchen knives, and find mine at Salvation Army, Goodwill and flea markets/yard sales.  I'ts amazing the number of good knives out there carrying the old Case, Cattaraugus, William Greaves etc names that are available for a couple of bucks.  I suspect if you were to invest in a good knife sharpening system that would keep the knives she has nice and sharp, that might also be appreciated. Best knife in the world is useless unless sharp(to state the obvious).  Again, a search on knife sharpeners will disclose a goodly number of different brands at various prices.  Stay away from those that advertise a "hollow ground edge" though. Stupid idea.

[TimWieneke]

If you can get one, David Boye is very well known for fine custom kitchen knives.

Tim

[armory414]

For store-bought knives, I really like J.A. Henckel.  If you are handy and want to make your own, check out blades from Koval Knives.  You can buy blades, handle materials, and hardware to put together an entire set if you want.

[Will52100]

Also look at Texas Knife Maker's supply, they have a good asortment of kit blades, and they offer cryo temp on them too which I would suggest.

For the money, and for actual working, it's hard to beat the Old Hickory brand knives, long as you don't mind the metal discoloring.

[pastorp]

I worked over 20 years in meat markets when I was a young man. The industry standard for us was Forshner (swedish steel) and later Chicago cutlery. Both companies make a variety of blade styles and handle material. Their boning knives make great kitchen knives and they are not super expensive. The sugestion about a sharpening system is worth repeating as no knife will stay sharp forever without resharpening. Regards, Byron

[quigleysharps4570]

Spent 10yrs. in the ole packing houses in my early working years...Chicago Cutlery was my choice too. They have a wide variety that are good kitchen knives. My favorite potatoe peeling knife is their paring knife. It's a go getter. Easy to sharpen and reasonably priced.