Carving KnivesMany prep knives don’t have to look great since they’ll never leave the kitchen. Carving knives are different, since many chefs do enjoy carving and serving at the dinner table. A good carving set also needs to look the part, elegant as well as efficient.

For carving at the table a long slender knife blade and a matching long-tined fork are the best choice. Top manufacturers offer carving sets in many styles, some of which are certain to match any dinner theme. Older classic styles have their own charm whether or not they match the steak knives and tableware precisely.

One of the primary choices in carving sets today is the style of cutting edge. Serrated knives remain serviceable longer than plain edged knives in average grades of high carbon stainless steel. The cutting action of the serrated blade won’t be quite so smooth as a good plain edged knife and will eventually dull. Most plain edged knives are easily restored with a honing steel and don’t require service by the factory when the edge wears. Top quality modern steel holds an edge far longer than standard quality blades of either type. Blades ground in the Asian style, with narrower bevels and harder steel, require more care and special sharpening equipment for edge maintenance, but outperform the old Western designs in many ways, gliding through the cut without distorting the food.

Some of Our Favorites

To experience the best of the high performance blades, try our choice for the best carving knife from Shun in VG-10 stainless steel.

For classic Old World style and quality you can’t go wrong with the Henckels Twin Pro S Carving Set.

Slightly smaller than the Henckels set, the Wusthof Classic Carving Set offers similar high quality at a reduced cost.

See All of Our Carving Knife Reviews Below


Carving Knives

Mundial Olivier Anquier Carving Knife & Fork Set | Presentation Cutlery, Forged w/ Exotic Ironwood Handle

Carving sets may see more use in the kitchen, but where they make the most impact is the dining table. On...
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Mundial Slicing Knife for Meat Roast Carving | Full Tang w/ Antibacterial Handle, 10 Inch 5627-10

Mundial’s 10-inch Roast Slicing Knife from the professional quality 5600 series brings practical restaurant cutlery to the home kitchen. This Brazilian-made...
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Wusthof Meat Carving Knife & Fork Box Set | Forged Culinar Satin Finish 2 Piece

Wusthof’s Culinar Carving Set brings beauty as well as function to the dining table and is rugged enough for work in...
JT Hats
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Henckels Professional Kitchen Slicing Knife | Meat Carving Scalloped Hollow Edge

The Henckels Professional “S” Hollow Edge Eight Inch Slicing knife is the blade to use when carving medium roasts, turkey, or...
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Wusthof Meat Carving Knife, Solingen Chrome Steel | Full Tang Gourmet 8 Inch

The eight-inch Gourmet Carving Knife from Wusthof of Solingen, Germany, slices even large cuts of meat and poultry with precision. Laser-cut...
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Shun Carving Knife & Meat Fork Serving Set, Damascus Steel | Classic 2 Piece in Gift Box

Shun Cutlery’s Classic Carving Set brings that company’s famous VG-10 Damascus style stainless steel to the dinner service. The look is...
JT Hats
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Hamilton Beach Electric Serrated Knife Carve ‘n Set | Meat Carving Fork White 74250

Hamilton Beach’s Carve ‘n Set Electric Knife makes carving cooked meats and bread easy. You even get a carving fork and...
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Wusthof Classic Meat Serving Fork | 7 Inch Straight Forged Stainless Steel Tines

Wusthof’s seven-inch Classic Straight Meat Fork lacks the problems you’ll remember if you’ve used cheap carving forks. These long seven-inch tines...
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Wusthof Classic Forged Carving Knife & Fork Set | Comes with Presentation Gift Box

The six-inch carving fork and eight-inch carving knife in the Wusthof Classic Carving Set bring hand forged quality and strength to...
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Henckels Twin Pro S Carving Knife & Fork Set | Friodur Ice Hardened Cutlery

Built with one of J.A. Henckels’ best manufacturing processes this Twin Pro-S two piece Carving Set won’t disappoint. An eight-inch carving...
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Sabatier Laguiole Carving Fork & Knife | Stainless Steel Serving Set | French Cutlery

Laguiole knives forged in the small town of Laguiole, France, sport a trademark brass bee at the junction of blade and...
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Henckels International Classic Carving Knife Set | Stainless Steel Forged 2 Piece

The Henckels Classic series still uses the steel alloy developed by J. A. Henckels for its distinctive high performance cutlery. This...
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Best Carving Knife | Shun Damascus VG-10 Stainless Steel 8 Inch

In my experience, I’ve found little use for the traditional “carving knife”. In my view it’s a specialty knife. I generally...
Mike
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Dremel Pumpkin Carving Kit | Electric Knife | Tool and 10 Templates

Whenever I get a pumpkin carving kit, it’s always one of those mega-store cheap sets with the flimsy little saw knives...
Ken
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Pumpkin Carving Tools | Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Kit | Decorating Set

It’s October, and that can only mean one thing… Pumpkin Carving!! And remember how you got shown up at least year’s...
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Wusthof Gourmet 10 Piece BBQ Set | Steak Knives and Carving Knife

They call this thing a barbecue set, but shouldn’t a barbecue set have a spatula, wire brush, and tongs? Whatever they...
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Fruit and Vegetable Carving Tool Set | Watermelon, Curled Tomato etc. | F. Dick and Co.

Want to create some of those cute tomato flowers to go alongside your buffet? Or maybe a watermelon basket to hold...
Ken
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Best Electric Knife: Cuisinart CEK-40 Set | Carving and Bread Blades

Cuisinart, a pretty common name in kitchen appliances, makes this version of an electric knife that’s actually two knives in one....
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