Whether you’re a hobbyist, an apprentice chef, or a Michelin-starred chef, good knives are essential in any kitchen. With the various knife sets from the Iceline and Darkline series, every challenge becomes a piece of cake.
Manufactured by Tyrolit in cooperation with Stubai in Tyrol, the high-quality knives are available in different knife sets. Discover the ideal knife set for your needs.
Guide
Learn all about kitchen knives in our knife guide, how to find the right knife, how to care for, sharpen and store your high-quality kitchen knives.
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Tyrolit Life knife sets offer a versatile range of high-quality cutting tools at a discounted price that will delight both beginners and experienced chefs alike.
Each set has been assembled with great care and precision to ensure the highest cutting quality, durability and comfort.
It contains knives from the Iceline, but also from the striking Darkline knife series.
Both high-quality knife series provide the fundamental equipment for ambitious home chefs, as well as for professionals aspiring for stars and accolades.
Kitchen Knife Set as Basic Equipment for Your Kitchen
A kitchen knife set for beginners and amateur chefs provides the ideal basic equipment for your own kitchen. Depending on personal tastes and cooking habits, knife sets in different compositions are available – always with Tyrolit Life: universally usable knives for different areas of application.
Which knives belong to a universal kitchen knife set?
Chef’s knife
Vegetable knife or cheat knife (spick)
Bread knife, but also
a meat knife (ham knife or filleting knife)
The Tyrolit Life knife sets for amateur chefs include: Darkline
knife set “FOR STARTERS“, knife set “BEGINNER“, knife set “CLASSIC“, knife set “UNIVERSAL“
Tyrolit Life knife sets for ambitious amateur chefs
Ambitious home cooks often turn to professional-grade knives for their culinary pursuits. Yet, not every task requires the full array of knives found in a commercial kitchen.
More often, they seek the ideal tool for specific tasks, whether it be a cheese knife, ham knife, or steak knife. For instance, a high-quality filleting knife is invaluable for effortlessly processing meat in the kitchen.
As an enthusiastic home chef, you should consider working with exceptionally high-quality knives for special dishes. Your basic equipment can be augmented with the following knife sets:
Utility knives, chef’s knives in various sizes for perfect chopping cuts, Santoku knives, meat knives such as filleting knives or ham knives, paring knives, cheese knives, steak knives.
A professional knife set is intended for all those chefs who place the highest demands on their knives. After all, the right tool forms the basis for culinary delights that require a high degree of creativity, know-how and craftsmanship. The wide range of different dishes demands a lot from professional chefs: In order to be able to prepare each one optimally and efficiently, the right knives are the be-all and end-all.
While the professional knife set from the Iceline includes everything the chef needs for professional work, a set from the Darkline is particularly powerful due to the striking appearance, a stylish eye-catcher and a hardness level of 60 HRC.
The range of professional knife sets is intended to cover the wide range of applications in the catering kitchen and includes:
knife set “EXPERT” and Darkline knife set “FOR CHEFS“
For secure storage of your knife set, the Tyrolit Life knife block is available for purchase. Crafted from domestic oak wood, this magnetic knife block accommodates up to six knives, each with a maximum blade length of 23 cm.
Knives such as bread knives, chef’s knives, vegetable knives or paring knife, cheese knives, filleting knives, and santoku knives can all be comfortably housed within a single block.
The Tyrolit Life knife block features an integrated sharpener, providing a perfect 15-degree sharpening angle—ideal for European knives. The sharpener’s new Z-holder design offers two different grit sizes, enabling bidirectional sharpening for both right-handed and left-handed users. This ensures your knives remain sharp at all times.
Available in two distinct colors, black and silver, the knife block offers both functionality and style to suit your kitchen.
Proper maintenance of your kitchen knife includes regular sharpening with a sharpening stone to preserve its edge. A knife sharpener with various grit sizes and a 15-degree sharpening angle is essential for this: it ensures your knives receive both a coarse and fine grind, for optimal sharpness and stability.
Sharpening has always been a core expertise at Tyrolit Life: hence, the company produces knife sharpeners with a predetermined sharpening angle. They are easy to use and deliver consistently sharp results.
The proper care of your knife also involves cleaning and storage: clean your kitchen knives manually with warm water and a gentle detergent. Afterwards, dry it thoroughly and store it in a way that protects the blade, such as in a magnetic knife block.
Knife Set with the Right Accessories from Tyrolit Life
When buying a knife set from Tyrolit Life, choosing the right accessories is also crucial. After all, it depends on how durable your knives remain.
For example, buying a knife block is a good idea: as an aesthetic eye-catcher in your kitchen, it keeps your knives safe – at the same time, they remain within reach.
What would a knife be without a cutting board? The cutting boards with integrated grinding stone from Tyrolit Life are made of high-quality beech wood and offer the ideal basis for cutting and chopping. It maintains the sharpness of your knives and allows for effortless regrinding at all times, so you can always rely on a sharp blade.
The stainless blades are forged from a single piece of the highest quality stainless steel and optimally protected against corrosion through multi-phase ice hardening (to 56 HRC), using steel material 1.4116. The finely polished blade surfaces, along with balanced bevel lines along the cutting edges, guarantee long-lasting sharpness and top-tier cutting performance. Proper maintenance, including avoiding dishwasher cleaning and performing regular sharpening, also ensures that you will enjoy your Tyrolit Life knives for a long time.
What material are the Darkline knives made of?
Knives from the Darkline knife series are made of high-end stainless chrome steel: it gives the knives a long service life and sharpness through a special manufacturing process consisting of 64 steps. The knives have a hardness of 60 HRC, but remain extremely light, so that they fit well in the hand.
Which kitchen knives are recommended? Your basic equipment
The essential kitchen equipment includes a variety of kitchen knives. The specific knives you need in your kitchen vary based on your personal cooking habits. Typically, though, the following are found in many kitchens:
Chef’s knife with an adequate blade length
Santoku knife (originally from Japan, suitable as both a vegetable and meat knife)
Bread knife with a serrated edge
Paring knife or peeler
Ceramic knife
Universal knife or utility knife
Knife sharpener (sharpening steel or whetstone)
Which knives do professional chefs use?
Kitchen professionals use a wide range of different knives depending on the field of application. In addition to the utility knife, bread and Santoku knives, this also includes more special knives, such as
Carving Knife (Long Blade)
Filleting knife
Boning Knife
Garnishing Knife
What are Damascus knives?
Damascus knives are premium kitchen knives crafted from Damascus steel or Damascene steel. This specialized blade steel distinguishes itself through its unique structure and exceptional hardness. Typically measured in HRC, the hardness usually exceeds 60 Rockwell. Our Darkline series of knives boast a hardness rating of 60 Rockwell.
The distinctive pattern found on Damascus knives is the result of a complex manufacturing process. It emerges from folding and layering varied types of steel, which results in the creation of multiple thin layers, making each knife truly unique.
Which knife set for chefs?
When selecting a knife set, chefs should ensure it enables them to tackle a broad spectrum of tasks – hence, the set should offer a diverse assortment of knives.
Other considerations when choosing a professional knife set include durability and overall quality. The knife, as one of the fundamental tools of chefs, sees extensive use. A sharp and stable blade, an ergonomic grip, thoughtful design, and minimal weight are essential prerequisites.
Which knife sets are particularly sharp?
Particularly sharp knife sets can be made of specially hardened metals. For example, a knife from the Iceline knife series from Tyrolit Life uses high-quality stainless steel, while the Darkline uses high-end chrome stainless steel. Both knife series score with great sharpness, resilience and durability.
To maintain these characteristics, knife care is essential. This includes proper storage in the knife block as well as regular sharpening with the knife sharpener.
Iceline Stainless Steel Knife Series
The knife blades are crafted from a single piece of premium stainless steel, rust-resistant and protected against corrosion through a multiphase ice-hardening process to a hardness of 56 HRC (steel grade 1.4116). The finely polished surfaces of the blades and the balanced curvatures along the cutting edges guarantee enduring excellence in sharpness and cutting performance. The Iceline series is a 6-piece knife set available for online purchase.
