Knife set and utensil set problem

16 years ago

Hello,

I've got two issues I need help with.

1) I bought a really nice stainless steel cookware set and I got matching stainless steel cooking utensils but they're scraping the pots and pans. Can anyone recommend a nice cooking utensil set that's not metal? I had some plastic ones but of course they melted.

2) I am so sick of scowering amazon.com for a knife set. We've been using some knives I got from the dollar store and it's getting on my nerves. The only thing is that the block needs to be black or silver to match the kitchen decor.

I'm begging for your help, lol.

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gizmonike
16 years ago
I like using wood spoons & silicone spatulas.

Years ago we began purchasing Henkels Four Star knives, individually, not in a set, so we could get exactly what we wanted. We had them in a wood block in our last kitchen, which we also purchased separately. We're not using the block in our new kitchen, because we now have many drawers and didn't want a block out on our island. We screwed a long magnetic strip, the kind usually hung on a wall, into a drawer next to our prep sink, and all our knives now live there. One advantage to the strip is that we can see & find a knife instantly without having to remember or guess where it was in the block. Another is that the strip is kinder on the knife edge & cleaner than using a block.
weissman
16 years ago
Yes, wood spoons are what you should use with good cookware.
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