Cutlery! Another cutlery article on the internet!
No, it isn’t. There’s millions of those already. And they always follow this formula:
Good knives are important because bla bla bla steel grade tempering craftsmanship. You obviously appreciate a good quality knife because you’re super discerning with your l337 culinary skilzzz. There’s Japanese and German style knives–which are best for you? I will provide you the main differences in a cookie cutter paragraph repeated verbatim across every link on the search results first page. And here’s an arbitrary list of expensive knife manufacturers that I found online, too, with convenient links to Amazon. Of course I’ve used them all, at $100-$600,000 per blade, that’s totally believable. I swear I know what I’m talking about. I’m an expert. (We may earn a commission on the included affiliate links. And by using this site you agree to internet marketing trackers, I mean cookies, which need to be enabled for the best experience.)
Nay! This is simply me bragging about my own collection!
Liz bought me a couple knives from the Wüsthof Classic Ikon line. And after using them I immediately decided that the cheap Cuisinart collection I’d had since college needed to be retired. And with the help of some gift cards granted to me for completing a major project at work I now have these:

That is all.
Or I could now transition to knife technique, as if people really don’t intuitively know how to grasp a knife in different ways for control vs power, as the multitude of professional (utility-grade line cooks as Applebee’s) chefs seem to think of the masses.
Or there’s always the flame wars regarding sharpening techniques…
–Simon

Good knives are important because bla bla bla steel grade tempering craftsmanship. You obviously appreciate a good quality knife because you’re super discerning with your l337 culinary skilzzz. There’s Japanese and German style knives–which are best for you? I will provide you the main differences in a cookie cutter paragraph repeated verbatim across every link on the search results first page. And here’s an arbitrary list of expensive knife manufacturers that I found online, too, with convenient links to Amazon. Of course I’ve used them all, at $100-$600,000 per blade, that’s totally believable. I swear I know what I’m talking about. I’m an expert. (We may earn a commission on the included affiliate links. And by using this site you agree to internet marketing trackers, I mean cookies, which need to be enabled for the best experience.)