Inexpensive Kitchen Knives Sets to Use at Home

Chicago Cutlery is a great low cost knife set for people just learning their way around the kitchen or just needing to use a knife set on a daily basis. The walnut handles are nice looking and weighted well with the full tang metal. The set comes with a number of different knives: paring, chef's, bread, among others are included in this block set. They are made of a durable high-carbon stainless steel material and a sharpening rod to for future maintenance of the knives.

J.A. Henckels is one of the best brands of kitchen knife manufacturers in the world and the Everedge set is one of their cheaper models. I think the key to this set is the inclusion of the steak knives which many higher quality knife sets choose to ignore. With the Everedge, these knives are built to stay sharp for a good amount of time without sharpening, which is great news for those not familiar with sharpening kitchen knives. This is another great knife set for those just starting to set up their kitchens.

Like Henckels, Wusthof is one of the best kitchen knives brands out on the market today. Many of their more essential cooking knives are included, such as chef's, paring, bread and other knives. These are laser cut rather than stamped during the manufacturing process, meaning a sharper, longer lasting blade upon purchase. Maintenance can easily be done from home with an included sharpener. Best of all, the Wusthof company is located in Germany, where they have great technology for creating kitchen knives. This is a quality knife set, that can be had for less than $100, which is the perfect value for nice little gift.