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Best Steak Knives of 2024

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

Paul Hope, Consumer Reports Home & DIY Editor.

By Paul Hope
Home & DIY Editor

Updated by Kala Herh

Updated November 13, 2024

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six steak knives on orange background — Our team evaluated steak knives on their ability to cut three kinds of steak, each cooked to different levels of doneness.

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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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.