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5 Best Steak Knives, Tested by Our Experts

We evaluated six steak knives to find the best for every meal, style, and budget

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Our team evaluated steak knives on their ability to cut three kinds of steak, each cooked to different levels of doneness. 
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If you’re shopping for steak knives, the first thing you’ll notice is how wildly varied their designs can be. We’ve seen them all in our years of dining and recent testing, from sleek and slender offerings in sterling silver to oversized knives with chunky wooden handles that make them look fit for pruning trees. 

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You’ll find models with micro-serrations and others with no serrations at all. And some have teeth so large they’d be more at home on a handsaw. Price also varies considerably. 

The steak knives Consumer Reports assessed ranged from under $1 to nearly $100 per knife. In most cases, a higher price did seem to guarantee better performance, but there were decent knives on the less expensive side, too. Almost all the knives we tried are available only as a set. The price below for an individual knife is approximate and subject to change.

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Paul Hope

Paul Hope is a Home & DIY Editor at Consumer Reports and a trained chef. He covers ranges, cooktops, and wall ovens, as well as grills, drills, outdoor power tools, decking, and wood stains. Before joining CR in 2016, he tested kitchen products at Good Housekeeping and covered tools and remodeling for This Old House magazine. You’ll typically find him in his old fixer-upper, engrossed in a DIY project or trying out a new recipe.