Need to replace our daily driver steak knives. The wife is going to throw these in the dishwasher when I’m not around. Would like to grab 8 for $100 - 120 or so, or less if there’s a deal. Every time I see something promising on Amazon, there’s a string of “these fell apart “ reviews along with 5-star reviews. Old set was generic LaGuiole , though made in France, that held up for 10 years, but handles are beat from unsupervised dishwasher exposure. Any suggestions? If not, I’m tempted to just cheap out and rotate them every 4 years.
Might look at some of the Victorinox. The Fibrox handles will survive the dishwasher, and it's in your price range. They sell as a set of 6 for whatever reason.
If that is true just buy some cheap stuff and throw them away every year. Do you really need 6-8? Otherwise, the Tojiro DP line is good stuff.
commercial grade , can handle commercial dishwashers. You will have money left over to buy yourself a new knife https://www.webstaurantstore.com/am...-pom-handle-and-rounded-tip-case/124KNF8.html
These Henckels are our daily users, been washed in the dish washer for about 15 years and they still look new https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/henckels-stainless-steak-knife-set-6-pc-1425465p.1425465.html
Growing up we used old hickory. (Have a cheap walmart beand right now and they wont die.) Not sure how nice or if they still make them. Would be cool if they are still USA made.
I like the ones from Long Horn Grill, it takes a few trips to put a set together but the price is right.
The Brazilian made Tramontina (maker of arguably the best machetes out there) make wooden handled steak knives (Porterhouse/Churrasco) that are high quality, and won’t break the bank either, they can be had for about $5 each. I had a set when I lived in Peru and was happy with them, didn’t have a dishwasher when I lived there so I can’t speak to how they’d holdup to daily dishwasher wear and tear.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I can say that the Tramontina line is well reviewed and seems to be a great value, especially if you are looking for the larger “steakhouse” type knives, which tend to be $$$. I was looking for more of a daily driver, so they have a slimmer version. In addition to actual wood, they have a handle option called “polywood” which seems to be a resin based coating they claim can handle dishwashers. I’ll report back when they arrive. Once again, the forum delivers!
I was going to post the exact same suggesting. We've had ours for approx. 16 years and they're still going strong. They're one piece, all stainless.
They still are or at least all that I have seen the last few years are. Several of the local hardware stores carry an assortment of Old Hickory. There seem to be some differences from the older stuff, but I think they are still a great value and solid tools. You just have to remember to hide it under the bread in the to go box.. Seriously, that seems to be the way to go from what I've observed others do and what friends in the restaurant business have talked about. Just try not to dump the plate at the front door, spilling bread, multiple knives and forks and napkins (I've seen that twice).
Hi folks. I'm getting married next year (woo!) and my lady and I are putting together a registry on findgift.com, which lets you be specific when you want and not when you don't want. The first item on the registry is steak knives. I'd like something that will be good and will last but I don't want to screw my family and friends with a super pricy gift. Some googling led me to this piece which has some ideas best steak knives for the money. Does anyone else have a suggestion of good knives (I gather non-serrated is the most desirable--I've never owned these things mind you) for double-digit dollars to put on our registry?
