Serious question, who else got burned by that new 'chef's knife' subscription box?

Signed up for it last month, got a box with a 6 inch santoku and a tiny paring knife. Both were stamped steel, not forged. The santoku had a weird handle that gave me a blister after prepping 20 pounds of onions for a catering gig. The whole thing cost me 80 bucks. Felt like a total scam for anyone who actually cooks for a living. What's a good, real brand for a basic starter set that won't fall apart?

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park.max29d ago

Ugh, that sounds rough... Honestly, stamped steel isn't always bad though, some decent brands use it to keep costs down. The real problem is that handle design and the price they charged you for it.

jamie_price29d ago

Oof, that sounds awful (and park.max is right about the handle being the real crime here). For a starter set, I'd just grab a single 8-inch chef's knife from Victorinox.

morgan41014d ago

Man, park.max is right about the handle being the real issue. My buddy bought a knife with a weird rubber grip that smelled like a pool float. It made his whole kitchen smell like a chemical factory every time he used it. He ended up using it to pry open a paint can because it was useless for food. Some of these companies just pick designs out of a catalog without ever holding the thing.