Knife set culinary school: these knives are a must

Did you apply to culinary school? Cool! You will need good knives. The basis is, according to us, a good three or four-piece set with the essentials: at least a chef's knife and a paring or utility knife. These are the knives you will need during your training. The real must-haves! You then complement them with other knives. As such you mix and match your own set, because, of course, every chef is different.

The basis

We start with the basics: your basis set. We made a list of five sets that contain the real essentials. Good knives for amazing prices. The list is followed by recommendations you can add to your set.

The additions

If you have chosen your basis set you can start to add other essentials. This is mix & match, so you can decide for yourself which knives you will use and which you won't. We recommend the following:

• A vegetable knife and a peeler. With the Zwilling Twin Grip 3-piece knife set you immediately own both.
• A filleting knife. The Zwilling J.A. Henckels Four Star Fillet knife 7" is one of our bestsellers. It feels great in hand.
• A boning knife. The Zwilling J.A. Henckels Four Star Boning knife 5 1/2" is simple but effective.
• A honing or sharpening steel. These two are sometimes confused. You use a sharpening steel to sharpen your knife, and a honing steel to maintain the sharpness of that knife. In this topic you can read more about the differences. For the honing steels we recommend the Zwilling J.A. Henckels Honing steel 10". And if you are looking for a sharpening steel, you could consider the Skerper Basic ceramic sharpening steel, 24.5 cm, SH003. Because it is a ceramic steel it won't remove as much material as a diamond-coated sharpening steel. As such you make sure your knives stay sharp, without removing too much material every single time.
• You probably also need to take your knives with you to school. A knife bag is the perfect solution.