Tax deductible, I presume.. 👍🏼My son is a chef.
He has just ordered a new hand made 'all purpose' knife.
Normal cost is apparently just shy of £300.
I keep threatening to get myself some 'good' knives but good to me would be 50 quid for a set.
Husband ??Cheap and cheerdul for me. I have no intention of buying anything that will last longer than me.
Just been googling it.I think I paid £25 for a John Lewis chef's knife about ten years ago, it's still perfect and still my main day to day knife.
Up to a point you do get what you pay for I think, i.e. a cheapo Wilko knife won't stay sharp and won't be as good as a well made one, but I'm not sure what a £300 knife does. That seems to be stretching the maxim a tad.
My son, as do a lot of chef type people will only sharpen by hand. A good stone will cost upwards of £30.A key thing as well is get a quality knife sharpener that is easy to use. That way your knives stay perfectly sharp and are easy to use.
I got one of these free with an order of cooking bits and is nice enough so far but I am not a chef or expert at cooking.
https://www.procook.co.uk/product/procook-nihon-x50-santoku-knife-18cm-7in
This one is a Nakini (spelling ??) Which is specifically for veg...... not all purpose as I thought.300 squid should buy the finest handmade steel cooks knife between Damascus and Toledo. Or a set of professional cooks knives made in Solingen. I would be happy with either.