Cutlery Reviews

I love this style -- we bought three sets. I like the flattened shapes and weightiness of each piece. Unfortunately, there are no utensils available to match this set -- if Marshall Fields DID make these pieces available, I would buy every one of them.

I just got my first set in the mail today and they are absolutly beautiful! The only setback is that it's only a set of 4 and there are no other utensils for the set that match, either way I'm on my way to order another set now, they go great with my coral glazed stoneware. Elegant and functional yet eclectic and not your mother's flatware!

Good looking and functional. The knife is wide and spreads well. the fork and spoon sizes fit with anything you can dish out. The hand forged look is really real and their are weighty and well balanced. I purchased several sets. Wish they had other utensiles in this style............

This knife is sharp, amazing see thru slices. A notch above the Boker Titanium knife. It comes with a sheath, which I use everyday to protect it. I use it to cut everything, from twigs to potato chip bags. It keeps it edge.

This ceramic Knife opens a new world in cooking. It's light weight, and sharpness actually makes prep work in the
kitchen something to look forward to. It is actually fun to use and the light weight feels like like it floats in your hand.
In slicing tomatos, it is possible to make the slices as thin as 1/32th of an inch, with total control. In decorating with
carrots, radishes, or any vegatables, and apples , oranges and all fruit, your creation is unlimited. This type cutting
equipment really spoils you from wanting to use other regular knives. I think we will see more of this type equipment in the future to match all other type knives found in any complete cooking or kitchen area. I notice some of the Master Cooks on the Food TV Network are already using them. For a new experience in the preperation of
food I would recomend these ceramic cutlery highly. Ray ...

This chef's knife is certainly a perfectly acceptable knife. It is very pretty with its titanium blade. That said, I have been rather disappointed. My husband, ever the gadget guy, has been unable to get an edge sharp enough on this knife to provide the effortless slicing that comes from a perfectly sharp knife, in spite of his continued efforts to this end.

The small size of the blade and smaller grip handle also feels limiting for quick chopping and dicing. I have been unable to get that great rocking action that I enjoy when I really get a knife going.

Actually, the size of the knife makes this a perfect utility knife, and that has become my use for it. For a chef's knife I prefer a higher performance knife that allows me to speed through my cutting and slicing quickly and effortlessly. If you are looking for performance, this isn't the knife for you; however, if you need a good utility knife with a bacteria-resistant surface that holds an edge nicely, I would definitely recommend this knife.

What a gorgeous knife. Unfortunately, it does NOT keep its edge as advertised (my Henckels are much sharper), and the lovely rounded handle makes it impossible to hold the knife while peeling veggies (assuming you peel an apple, for instance, while holding it). Try Henckels 4-star instead.

I have to say that I don't think you will find any professional chefs using these knifes, but for my kitchen it's great. I love Titanium and that plus the blue color matches my kitchen. I am familiar with Boker too. I think you will be suprised by how light it is (not something a pro would want). I'm sure you can find better knifes, but if you want cool, this is cool.

I was so thrilled to receive this large food processor for Christmas after having to use a 2 (or 3?)-cup Proctor Silex for 3 years. I almost gave that little chopper away.... Thank goodness I didn't!

My first day with the food processor started out wonderfully. I chopped tomatoes, apples, pears, lettuce - whatever I could find in the fridge that warranted a good chopping :). Then I made hummus. As soon as all the ingredients turned into a lovely paste, I heard a horrible grinding sound. The machine stopped. A suspicious smell of burning plastic wafted through the air. It would only work in spots after that - and then it just wouldn't work at all.

We exchanged the machine for a new one exactly like the first, hoping that the first one we got stopped working because of a manufacturing fluke. After washing all of the pieces (except the base, of course)and putting them all together, the second food processor made a short grinding noise and then wouldn't start at all. What a joke.

If you want to save time and spare yourself some aggravation, don't buy this product. I'm back to using the little chopper until we can find an affordable and functioning larger food processor. It may be less convenient, but at least it works. :)

This Food processor just didn't make it.
We had it less than two months and it stopped grinding while the motor continued going and it started to smoke.

I was able to get it to work a little longer but it won't turn off unless I slam my fist against the button or twist the top off. It is also a pain to clean. Food gets stuck under the stem and whenever I am blending liquids (ie eggs) of some sort, the stuff leaks out.

My daughter cut her finger on the slicer disc while taking it out of the dishwasher.

Maybe there is a better one out there.

When I went shopping for a food processor, I passed on the low-slung, low wattage belt-drive models. True, all I'm mainly doing is prepping veggies and meats before combining them in a slow cooker but I don't enjoy replacing cheapie small appliances on a regular basis. I prefer to get the best I can afford, instead of saving money on a throw-away gadget.

The Black & Decker FP1500 has a much more substantial look and feel than the rest of the B&D line. Although the specifications don't mention whether it uses belt-drive (bad), gear drive (better) or direct drive (best), the shape and the weight distribution of the base unit suggest it's one of the latter pair. The clincher for me, aside from its power and capacity, were those 5 magical words: "Removable parts are dishwasher safe."

The FP1500 isn't the quietest food processor on the counter, compared to those whispering workhorses from the likes of KitchenAid, Robot-Coup and, to a lesser extent, the latter-day Cuisinart line. But it also doesn't drain your checking account or credit card limit of 3 to 5 C-Notes. As a quick chopper, slicer and mincer, it's ideal and looks like it'll last a long time. Though it's not really up to, say, weekly batches of bread dough, a dough mixing blade is included. For about a quarter the price of a set of fancy knives, it'll get you through food preparation tasks quickly and, unlike those knives, it cleans up in the dishwasher.