"John Bailey" wrote in message
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Buy real knives, one at a time, a steel and a sharpening stone of your
choice, and you will still be using them while you still have a pulse. Buy
these and you will have wasted your money.

Shop around on the net and you will see the ranges and prices. If you have
a
good department store or cooking equipment shop you can go into and try
out
different handle designs, so much the better. A knife you never use is no
bargain, so get individual knives, not a set with half a dozen that you
will
only use on special occaisions.

This is good advice. Although I've accumulated a lot of knives, in practice
I mostly use a chef's knife, a small paring knife, a boning knife and a
serrated knife.