DP Gyutou - 9.4" (24cm)

If you’ve got 100 pound I’d sink it all into one nice Gyuto and avoid cheap Chinese dropship knives like the ones you’ve mentioned, unless your partner truly doesn’t care about quality/performance and values aesthetics above all else. Something like this Tojiro DP would be an outstanding gift https:

First of all, really nice gift! And good compromise to get the Aliexpress version and an actual good knife as well. I found one on Ali for ~€35, brand is XITUO. This gives you around £160 for the good knife. You're looking for a general purpose knife. Main questions for me would be, what size is mos

Skip the set — it is the most common mistake home cooks make and I will explain why. Most knife sets include 6-8 knives where you realistically use 2. You end up with a block full of average knives instead of one or two genuinely good ones. The money is better spent on fewer, better blades. What a h

Get the Tojiro DP/Classic 21cm gyuto, or 24 if you have bigger hands and cut big things. The 21 is in stock here: https://www.boroughkitchen.com/products/tojiro-classic-chef-knife?variant=41412598661252 The 24 here: https://japaneseknifecompany.com/product/tojiro-dp-vg10-gyuto Then decide what other

santoku will be less expensive so go with that with an entry level budget if you already are leaning that way. here are some nice options. https://cuttingedgeknives.co.uk/products/sakai-takayuki-moonlit-waves-santoku?_pos=8&_fid=83ba9df99&_ss=c https://cuttingedgeknives.co.uk/products/hatsukokoro-hika