You are seriously overestimating the utensil requirements of most home cooks. A big knife, a small knife, a ladle, a cutting board, a spatula, a sauce pot and a

You are seriously overestimating the utensil requirements of most home cooks. A big knife, a small knife, a ladle, a cutting board, a spatula, a sauce pot and a nonstick frying pan will get lots of people really far. Aside: I also used to cook for a living, and these days my "roll" is just an 8" chef, a 6" utility (which for me doubles as a boning knife), a 4" paring and a steel.