| Buying the best kitchen knives can be a difficult | | | | time consuming as it sounds provided you have |
| task to accomplish with so many different brands | | | | an adequate knife sharpener. In fact one of the |
| and makes out there. The goal of this article is to | | | | best ways to ensure your always working with |
| make this task simpler and provide you with the | | | | the best kitchen knives is to simply sharpen them |
| know how needed to buy the best kitchen knives | | | | before you start cooking. It always surprises me |
| for your cooking needs. | | | | how many cooks forget to do this yet it only |
| Basically, kitchen knives come in two different | | | | takes 30 seconds and makes huge difference to |
| types | | | | the quality of the cooking. (Rant over) |
| Forged Knives | | | | However if you can't afford to buy a forged knife |
| Stamped Knives | | | | set (I feel your pain) then stamped sets are you |
| Forged knives are the best kitchen knives of the | | | | next port of call. These are much cheaper ranging |
| two in terms of quality and build. This is due to | | | | from £15- £200 and can still do adequate job |
| manufacturing process used to make these | | | | provided you pick the right ones. However I have |
| knives. They are handmade and crafted to the | | | | to warn you here there a lot of low quality knives |
| highest quality with extreme detail using high | | | | in this category that about as blunt as John |
| temperatures and hand molding. However these | | | | Prescott. (Non UK readers Google him you'll know |
| sets tend to be very expensive ranging from | | | | what I mean) Despite this over the years I've |
| £150-£1500. This is a pretty hefty price tag | | | | managed to find a few quality stamped knife sets |
| for most people however if your really passionate | | | | (not an easy task believe me!) that meet |
| and love your cooking then their well worth | | | | professional chef standards without burning a hole |
| making the investment. I personally as | | | | in your pocket. |
| Professional Chef use and swear by forged | | | | To summarise there are two types of knife set |
| knives. Once you get use to using the Rolls Royce | | | | forged and stamped. My advice is to buy the |
| of knife sets it's hard to go back to your ford | | | | forged sets as they really are the best kitchen |
| fiesta. (You have be warned) | | | | knives. Your next best option if you can't afford |
| It's possible to buy a quality forged knife set for | | | | them is to go for a stamped set. However be |
| around £500 which should easily last you a | | | | very careful and buy with caution as there are a |
| lifetime provided you take good care of them. | | | | lot of low quality sets out there. |
| Taking care of your knives isn't as boring and | | | | |