My knife block came with a chef knife that needs to be sharpened every day. Its pretty terrible. I do a ton of prep work because we cook a lot. I need a better tool for the job. I watched like 2 hours of knife videos on youtube. I cant believe i said that out loud. I cant tell whos being legit and who is being paid to review things etc. I just need to know what i have to spend to get a decent knife that i can sharpen once a week (or longer). This is one of those things that i have just lived with for 20 years...like not having an electric can opener. I finally bought one a few months ago and it has changed my life! I need to do something about the knife situation.

I see top rated knives from $0-thousands. Is there a $0-25 knife that will do what i need? Or do i need to go up to $50 or $300? I dont need it to cut through bone. Just vegetables and meat.

What do you have/like?