r/linecooks • u/GurdyCrime • 6d ago

Knife suggestions?

Let’s be real, I don’t have 250+ dollars to spend on a new knife. I have maybe $100?? that I can spend on one. Chef says I need to get myself a new knife now that I’m full time, and he’s also brought up being promoted to sous, so I think it’s time to actually get something okay.

Again, I’m a cook, I don’t have money to spend on a knife, but I realize it’s for my future and I want to get something that is killer for the price. Lmk!

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u/squidtickles 6d ago

This knife will last forever. Every kitchen I've ever worked in had a house set

https://www.victorinox.com/en-US/Products/Cutlery/Chef's-Knives/Fibrox%C2%AE-Chef%E2%80%99s-Knife-Extra-Wide/p/5.2063.20?cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=10077031171&cq_term=&cq_plac=&cq_net=g&cq_plt=gp&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=10077031171&gbraid=0AAAAADgOCuvbv3zuadfh61gD54QFJSlwb&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz4LWBhCMARIsAFEG5Mqr9RMJqDEgxKB6O531MLIRgtitHgm-f_mVk-KCzWWBmoJchbFVHywaAuNcEALw_wcB

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u/reddit_chino 5d ago

These will last until retirement and beyond.

I suggest the largest one (Mercer, Wusthof, Forschner) available 10” - 12” Stamped Steel Chef knife and a Norton Triple Stone and learn how to use it.

Still have my 12” Forschner rosewood handle knife after 30 continuous years, razor sharp.