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I agree re: spending more on the knife, the thing is, not sure I can convince GF to do that, and also worry that he won't maintain it, therefore defeating the object of having one good knife..
But equally don't want to get him some knockdown tat, which aren't very good to begin with..
cornelius_blackfoot-
I looked at these and thought this would be better
japaneseknifecompany.com/products/knives/tuschime-gift-set-of-3-knives
Would he use all three regularly?
and also worry that he won't maintain it
It sounds like you might be buying the wrong present. It might be better buying a sharpening system.
Why don't you think he'd maintain it? Just not that sort of person? If not then I'd say just go for something like the original Sabatier set that looks nice and works well if he does end up taking care of it.
However, if he's someone who likes cooking and with some prompting and the right equipment would keep a knife in good shape, I would defo spend the £100 on one nice knife.
The best presents are things you can't justify buying for yourself. Most people could afford (and justify) £100 on a whole matching set for a kitchen. One really lovely knife that he'd never fork out for will be special.
Obvs just my 2p and all.
hugo7
I would probably get him one good knife rather than compromise on a set, a santoku is versatile enough to cover 90% of duties.
I still come back to the Akifusa Tsuchime range (also known as Tadafusa), I paid £175 from the JKC and someone on here picked up pretty much the same blade for well under £100 from a German website I think (maybe theirs was Aogami 1 instead of A2).
Looks like this: