My husband and I recently decided that we need to cook more at home. We were eating out and getting take out way too much. We ate way too many TV dinners and it was time to get healthy. So we decided to buy a decent knife set and a few cookbooks.

After having a look at all the knife sets that are available out there we decided to get The Chicago Cutlery Insignia 2 26 Piece Knife Block Set. This fantastic knife set comes with a 5.5 inch Utility kitchen Knife, a 5 inch boning knife, a 3.5 inch pairing knife, a 3 inch pairing knife, a 6.75 inch Santoku, a 4.75 inch Partoku, an 8 inch slicing knife, an 8 inch Chef knife and 8 x 4 inch Steak knives.

We had no idea what a Santoku or Partoku was when we looked at buying a knife set but after doing a bit of research we found out that both are similar to an Asian style cleaver – good for cutting up vegetables which is good because my husband and I really need to eat more vegetables.

The set also came with a cheese set including a board and a few cheese knives. The steak knives are a great bonus and are really good when the relatives come over for dinner. Having a new knife set and some cookbooks has really inspired us to eat more healthy food and we have even started doing exercise.

We both feel better about ourselves and you know what – cooking is actually cheaper as well. We save a lot more money and I think in the long run buying The Chicago Cutlery Insignia 2 26 Piece Knife Block Set will actually pay for itself.

I am super happy with our lifestyle decision now and am really happy that we are cooking at home. Making food is half the fun – all you need to do is take a bit of pride in what you eat.

If you really want to get some new knives I can recommend The Chicago Knife Block Set - but before you go and purchase one make sure you have a look at a review of one here The Chicago Cutlery Insignia 2 26 Piece Knife Block Set.