Sabitier
The inexpensive Sabatier set provides a cook with five essential kitchen knives as well as six steak knives for the dinner table. Included in the set is a 14-slot hardwood block for storing everything within reach on the counter, a rugged pair of kitchen shears for cutting everything from poultry to flowers, and an 8-inch steel for keeping knife edges aligned.Stamped from high-carbon stainless steel, the knives have durable synthetic handles that are shaped to snugly fit the hand. Finger slots in the handles ensure the knives can be safely controlled. The five kitchen knives are an 8-inch chef's knife; an 8-inch serrated bread knife for crusty loaves; an 8-inch slicer for roasts, poultry, and ham; a 6-inch utility knife; and a 3-1/2-inch paring knife. The six steak knives have 5-inch serrated blades. All the knives are dishwasher-safe but hand washing better protects their edges.
You won't be missing a single cutting tool with the 14-piece cutlery block set from Sabatier. It contains a 3-1/2-inch paring knife, an 8-inch chef knife, an 8-inch slicer, an 8-inch bread knife, a 6-inch boning knife, six 5-inch steak knives, a pair of kitchen shears, a sharpening steel, and a 14-slot block to keep them in. The knives are made from high-carbon stainless steel, which is the industry standard, and have full tangs, meaning that the steel goes all the way through the handle.
These knives feel a little lighter than professional quality sets, and won't hold the same razor-sharp edge, but for those looking for a complete starter set these will work just fine. The shears are a nice bonus when cutting through bones or joints, and they'll cut through bags and boxes and do a fine job of snipping herbs into a sauce. The sharpening steel helps to keep the blade true, and the block keeps tools handy and protected.