Reply #11: Get High carbon steel [View All]

[imenja]

Stainless is not nearly as sharp as high carbon steel. The Henkels professional line is good--I have some and like them. Many cooks prefer Wusthof. I had originally planned to get Wusthof, but the the Henkels professional line was on sale. Many of the other Henkels lines are not high carbon steel.
Because the knives I chose are so expensive, I didn't buy a whole set. I bought only three knifes--a bread knife and two different sized chef's knives. I find three is enough to do everything.