Knife Block Reviews

I made the mistake of purchasing this knife set before I read the reviews listed here. Like several others, three of my knives had cracks in them near the rivets. In addition, there were obvious quality concerns in the construction of the knives. That's why I packed up these knives and sent them back to where I purchased them. In spite of obvious flaws, they are good knives and extremely well balanced, although I would have preferred a more ergonomic handle (it's kind of thin). In fact, I saw a Chicago Cutlery Centurion three knife gift set (same knives, different name) at [a local store] for [a low cost], so I purchased it. These knives had no cracks and clearly had higher quality construction. I guess they save the lower quality knives for their sets.

I consider myself a savvy shopper and usually do my homework before making a purchase. This includes reading any reviews I can find. I read the ones posted here and I must admit I stewed over making this purchase for about a week and finally came to the conclusion that what was considered a "higher quality" or more expensive set of knives such as Henkel or Wustoff wasn't needed in our household. We are the average busy family with no more than 3 or 4 meals a week cooked here. Thus, eliminating the need to spend more money. I have always considered Chicago Cutlery to be quality in my book, and I am very pleased with my purchase. I also want to note that I didn't have the problem with the cracked handles as some reviewers had stated. They were just fine, and I love being able to throw them in the dishwasher!

I have this set and I like it quite a bit. I prefer the bakelite handle with rivets to any other design (wood changes over time, regular plastic doesnt feel nearly as nice, and I don't care for the look of stainless handles).

I did not have a problem with cracked handles. I assume they will stay that way (I don't see how they could crack through normal use, since the blade is a full hilt design).

All these knives are straight edge (except the bread knife) with forged blades (better than stamped blades).

All in all a good set for people who don't want to spend lots of money on knives (like me).

I bought this item and it was broken. Getting a new one was a pain in the rear. Nobody knew how I could get this item if the current store did not have this item. buying from Taget was a real lousy experience. I usually shop at Walmart and unless I get a response from the email I set earlier I will start doing all my shopping at Walmart. Better service when returns/exchanges are done is greatly in need of improvement. A dissatisfied customer. James Snow

For all stainless knives these are very good quality. They ship sharp and ready to use. As with most forged steel knives (even high end ones!) they do need to be sharpened occasionally with the included steel. What would be nice is if the hilt had a bit more heft to them to balance the blade. They seem to be "hollow". I wonder why that is. But otherwise they perform flawlessly. A good buy!

We've had these for a few months now, so we've had a chance to use them. They look great and all but one were very sharp when they arrived. The part that says they never need sharping is wrong and should be corrected. They are very comfortable to hold. The block looks fine. They are very good knives and a good value.

Actually, a sharpening steel is not for sharpening at all; it is for honing. To hone a blade is to re-straighten the edge of the blade--a blade's edge can get bent over by use. Sharpening, on the other hand, is to create a new blade edge. I assume that the "never needs sharpening" of these knives means that with regular honing via the "sharpening" steel will eliminate the need to sharpen the blades in the proper sense of the word.