Few kitchen gadgets and fancy cookwares are as intimidating to purchase as chef’s knives. For starters, they appear intimidating—after all, they are knives, sharp, pointy, and ready to cut… your food. Anyone who has ever shopped for knives knows that selecting a set and sifting through the features will keep you on the edge: There’s a lot to think about when it comes to brand name, weight, style, and balance. With technical terms like “German style” and “Damascus steel,” landing on a set can feel like something out of Hell’s Kitchen unless you’re a trained culinary expert.
We’ve found it: a user-friendly knife set that’s straightforward and easy to use for home cooks without sacrificing quality. With its line of professional-grade knives designed for the everyday cook’s skills and bank account, new direct-to-consumer (DTC) cooking brand Kilne has figured out how to make shopping for knives way less confusing and intimidating. You can chop, slice, pare, dice, and mince with tools that are a cut above the rest for $165.
Kilne, Essential Knife Set — $165.00
This three piece set includes three knives (an 8-inch Chef’s knife, 8-inch bread knife, and a paring knife), which hang on the magnetic Acacia wood strip that comes in each kit.Shop Now
Kilne knives: an honest review
As an amateur home chef who enjoys cooking but truly has no business on her own cooking show, Kilne knives are easy to use and understand. I received the brand’s 6-Piece Knife Set ($210), which includes the same three knives as the Essentials Set, plus a 7-inch multi-use knife, a sharpener, kitchen shears, and an Acacia wood storage base.
The Knife Set — $210.00
This 6-piece set includes four knives, a honing stone, and kitchen shears, all which fit neatly in the wood block that takes up virtually no space on your counter.Shop Now
