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" Look for knives that feel good in your hand. They should have some heft, and the blades shouldn&amp;#039;t bend easily. The best knives are forged, but stamped knives, which are cut out of a sheet of steel, can take an edge well and are more reasonably priced. Avoid a set, particularly one with 12 or more pieces, unless you absolutely know that you&amp;#039;ve used every shape in the knife block before. If you have to ask if you should buy a boning knife or a bird&amp;#039;s beak parer, chances are you don&amp;#039;t need one. By buying fewer knives, you can invest in better-quality ones. Knives Brands to Consider Low-priced: Chicago Cutlery, Forschner High-priced: W\u00FCsthof, Henckels What You Need  8-inch cook&amp;#039;s knife: If you can buy only one knife, this is the one to choose. It&amp;#039;s long enough to slice, heavy enough to mince, pointy enough to pare or core, and has a heel to cleave bones. It&amp;#039;s an all-around workhorse as long as you keep it sharp. Paring knife: Look for one with a blade that&amp;#039;s about 4 1/2 inches long instead of one with a traditional 3-inch blade. It makes the knife more all-purpose, so in addition to peeling apples or mincing shallots, you can use it to slice fruit, mushrooms, and cheese or occasionally debone chicken breasts. Bread knife: By using this serrated cutter to slice crusty bread, you&amp;#039;ll put less wear and tear on the edge of your cook&amp;#039;s knife. And unless your cook&amp;#039;s knife is sharply honed, you&amp;#039;ll find yourself using your bread knife to slice tomatoes.  Very nice to have: A long, thin slicer to use when you need to carve a turkey or a ham. Knife Sharpener Brands to Consider Chef&amp;#039;s Choice, Smith&amp;#039;s Edge, W\u00FCsthof What You Need Handheld or electric sharpener that keeps the knife at the correct angle as it sharpens. Most important piece of advice given here: Use it! And toss the butcher&amp;#039;s steel \u2014 holding a knife consistently at the correct angle requires expertise most of us don&amp;#039;t have. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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