When you buy a knife set, how do you know what knife is for what?

I bought a knife set in the butcher block, and I really don’t know which knife is for what. There are no instructions, and I’m clueless.

The smaller ones are probably steak knives. The big one with the pointy tip is probably for carving, the similarly big one with the blunt tip is probably a bread knife. I know what you mean though. My general plan is, if the one I pick up is cutting whatever it is I’m trying to cut, it’s good.

CUSTOM BOWIE KNIFE SET - 2 KNIVES 1 SHEATH HUNT FISHING $16.30

WINCHESTER 4-PIECE POCKET KNIFE SET - WOOD HANDLES -NEW $9.95

6 PIECE KNIFE SET $0.99

SET 5 pc KNIFE BLOCK Folding Acrylic w. KNIVES style $19.99

CHEF'S CUTLERY 19 PC STAINLESS KNIFE SET KITCHEN KNIVES $8.95

Reed Barton Silverplate Kings 1985 Fish Knife Fork Set $64.95

Nice Set Of 6 Antique A. F. Towle Small Canape Knives $9.99

3 pc. set Kerry Handles Miniature Pocket knives $13.98

A set of three folding knives sport knife Wholesale lot $88.00

Hobby Wood Model Knife & Tool Set, 22 Pieces, X-acto $5.00

CASE COCA COLA "RARE" RED BN PEN KNIFE W/ERTLTRUCK SET $78.05

BLACK LINEN MICARTA 3/16" KNIFE HANDLE MATERIAL 1 SET $7.99

New 20Pc Maxam Cutlery Set Knive Knife $32.58

DARK GREEN G-10 3/16" KNIFE HANDLE MATERIAL 1 SET $7.99

JADE MICARTA G-10 1/4" KNIFE HANDLE MATERIAL 1 SET $8.99

FORSCHNER Set Of 2 PARER KNIVES Victorinox Cutlery NSF $4.98

Set Of 6 Ginsu Stainless Handle Steak Knives NEW $9.99

WINCHESTER 2007-- LIMITED EDITION-- 3 POCKET KNIFE SET $8.97

THROWING KNIFE SET - 4 PIECE - 5.5" inch TARGET BLADES $16.99

Three Crowns Silverplate Salad Set Ladle Cake Knife $24.00

4 RONALD REAGAN COLLECTOR KNIVES IN DISPLAY GIFT SET $8.59

RACHAEL RAY FURI E/W 3 PC SANTOKU KNIFE SET IN BAMBOO $54.95

VINTAGE FRENCH 8"CARVING KNIFE SET/WOOD HANDLES-NEW! $24.99

ELK RIDGE Folder + Skinner Hook TWO KNIFE SET + SHEATH $9.99

LOT Stainless Knife Sets with Butcher Block Brand New $15.99

Brown Bow Ivory Wedding Bridal Cake Knife & Server Set $14.99

COLLECTERS BEAR KNIFE SET ,WITH KEY CHAIN $0.99

2005 WINCHESTER LIMITED EDITION YELLOW BOY SET OF KNIFE $19.95

Vintage BUTTERSCOTCH Bakelite Cutlery Carving Knife Set $9.99

6PC "KNIFE & FORK" SHERBET & PLT SET BY ANCHOR-HOCKING $9.09

TWO-HEARTS IVORY BRIDAL WEDDING CAKE KNIFE & SERVER SET $13.50

4PC "KNIFE & FORK" SHERBET & PLT SET BY ANCHOR-HOCKING $4.99

Knife Set - Set of three Case XX - 5" SS Steak Knives $2.00

New THROWING KNIFE SET 3 Pc Steel Thrower Knives Sheath $13.97

58 Nobility Plate-Knife,Fork,Spoon Set $19.99

Halloween Pumpkin Jack O Lantern Carving Knife Tool Set $4.95

Wolfgang Puck 17 Pc. Knife Block Set Steak Santoku NIB! $39.00

ANTIQUE SILVER KNIFE SET 4 KNIVES ROCKFORD 1875 16 DWT $9.99

VINTAGE STAINLESS POCKET KNIFE / MANICURE SET $5.00

NEW BRANDANI STAINLESS STEEL STEAK KNIVES 6 PIECE SET $24.95

Rough Rider Lockback Knife Outdoorsman Set Retired NR $7.00

NEW SMITH & WESSON BULLSEYE HATCHET & KNIFE COMBO SET $29.99

Set of 12 Antique Ceramic Poodle Knife Rest Satin Case $15.00

WINCHESTER CLIP KNIFE AND MINI TOOL SET $12.99

EARLY AMERICANS CUTLERY KNIFE SET w BLOCK BY CASE XX $49.99

Ginsu International Traditions 14-Piece Knife Set with Block, Natural $29.17 Ginsu 04814 International Traditions 14-Piece Bakelite Knife Block Set stocks a kitchen with most cutlery needs, and packs all knives in a contemporary hardwood storage block. The set includes: an 8-inch chef's knife, an 8-inch slicer, an 8-inch bread knife, a 5-inch boning knife, a 4-1/2-inch utility knife, a 3-1/2-inch paring knife, and six 4-1/2-inch steak knives, plus a pair of shears....

CorningWare French White 12-Piece Bake-and-Serve Gift Set $71.35 Behold the latest incarnation of CorningWare's famed French White collection. Here we note that while the lids are still made of tempered glass, the dishes themselves are now constructed from stoneware. They still have the same classic styling that easily moves from oven to table, and here you have a complete set of baking dishes you'll use time and time again....

Ginsu 14-Piece Stainless Knife Set with Block $36.95 Any person that has ever tried to slice the golden crust of a baguette with a paring knife, or to peel an apple with a chef's knife, knows the importance of stocking a wide variety of cutlery in the kitchen. A single recipe may require four or five different knives to cut, dice, and slice with efficiency and ease. To cover this wide gamut, Ginsu offers a new comprehensive cutlery set. From the Int...

Deep Cuts $16.98 Special Edition two disc (CD + PAL DVD) pressing of the 2005 album from this Swedish brother/sister duo including a bonus DVD featuring videos and other multimedia fun. The Knife have an appetite for bright, quirky electro-pop and unabashed emotions. The result is Deep Cuts, a colorful album that makes up for an absence in subtlety with an immediacy that should surely reap some commercial rewards...

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) $37.97 ...

100 Fiedler Favorites [Box Set] $34.97 Perhaps I should start by admitting a bias: Many years ago, lying on Boston's grassy Esplanade by the Charles River on warm summer nights, I learned what a symphony orchestra should sound like, with Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra. Those concerts were free; these seven compact discs are not--not quite. But for any lover of light classical music, they are certainly one of the be...