HolySmoke77
Knows what a fatty is.
Looking to buy a great knife set with case and all. Any suggestions? I want something to keep all them together.
If I were to give you one piece of advice, don't buy a knife sight unseen.
They are highly personal.
The other piece of advice I can give you is focus less on a set and more on particular knives that you need and buying the "best" of each category.
I have a Miyabi, Forschner, Wusthof, and Victorinox.
It all depends on budget and level of performance that you want. I have many Dexter-Russel Sani-safes, but, they are not high performance knives, much like Victorinox, they are affordable, easily sanitized and work well enough.
I happen to like Shun, Global and Miyabi for the next step up. Wusthof knives would also be in that group. I don't like how Global handles are, so I no longer own any.
For my money, and if I was interested in having a once-and-done set, I would buy in pieces, and get a knife roll AND blade guards. Also, I would skip a couple of knives and get a decent sharpening system, be it something like a Wicked Sharp or some stones. In that case, I would buy the best Chef's knife I could afford, a decent paring and utility slicer, a decent santoku or nakiri, and a quality better slicer. I love my MABA Wusthof Grand slicer for large slicing jobs. Also, I do not regret the splurge I made on a Wusthof carving fork, I got the straight one, makes carving meat so much nicer
If I were to give you one piece of advice, don't buy a knife sight unseen.
They are highly personal.
Sur La Table is a great store to go to, and interestingly most of the knives there are the same price as Amazon or other retailers - with the exception of BB&B which is cheaper with a 20% coupon if you have one and they have the knives you want.
The other piece of advice I can give you is focus less on a set and more on particular knives that you need and buying the "best" of each category.
I have a Miyabi, Forschner, Wusthof, and Victorinox.