>>2338161Is weight a concern?
If so, CRKT minimalist.
If not, KaBar has tons of great slicers. Warthod just slightly over budget, but I promise its a sick fucking knife, and unique. Right on on figuring out 1 long radius curve is the best blade shape.
I see you said generally on slicer side. I personally hate straight lines on a blade. Spyderco rarely does straight line blades for a lot of reasons.