Knife Set Reviews

Having sharp, quality knives in the kitchen is essential. I have owned this set for a couple years and it is still in great shape. Good form, easy to hold and they stay sharp with the right care.

I am not a professional chef, but I am an avid cook and I found this knife set to be a bit disappointing. I purchased it with hopes of getting a good set of Henckels knives with a longwearing stainless steel handle. Instead, these knives feel VERY light, the shape is hard to handle for fast chopping or dicing, and the handles frankly just feel strange in your hand (they have a sort of a sandpaper texture.) I would only recommend these knives for someone who prefers beauty to function- they are attractive in the block on the counter. In my house, however, they never leave the block.

By far the best cutlery set you will ever own.
A+ in my book, even if this set was twice the price.

The same quality founded in all Henckel's family but with a very polished and contemporary finish at a very affordable price. It looks great in any Stainless Steel countertop, ideal for people who likes quality and beauty in the same object.

It's obvious that the people who have written these reviews are not professional chefs or even people who have used these knives heavily for any length of time. If they had, they would have noticed that the thick metal whatever-the-heck-it-is at the bottom of the blade does not sharpen. In other words, as the years go by (just a few years mind you) and you have to have your knives sharpened occasionally, the blade will wear down, but the thick metal part at the handle WILL NOT. What does that mean? It means that your knife will become somewhat bowed, and that you will no longer be able to cut all the way through whatever it is you are cutting. In essence, it does not make sense to make ANY PART of the blade thicker than another. It just won't wear evenly. Trust me on this, I've been a professional chef for 14 years. Even back in culinary school, we did not use these types of knives. They are for the occasional user and for show only!!!

I am not disputing the quality of Henckel knives! I love them. In fact, I encourage anyone to buy them... Just buy the GOURMET series, which is what any real professional uses. They'll last until the day you die, they are far less expensive, and they wear EVENLY. Unless you are just buying these for show and you want to look cool...then by all means, buy the pretty knives. Just try not to sharpen them more then a couple of times for the rest of your life.

I have used my new knives for about a week now and am extremely impressed with how easily they but through whatever I'm trying to cut through, and how perfectly they feel in my hand. Their weight, and extreme sharpness, allow you to exert very little effort in slicing through food. I compared them side-by-side to my other store-bought set of knives, and even after using the sharpening steel on the old set, I just couldn't achieve anywhere near the same degree of razor-sharpness as have the Henckels. Not that it matters to me, but the 8 steak knives are stamped, rather than forged, but they are still extremely sharp none the less. Unfortunately, however, the knives do not comes with any care instructions, nor instructions as to how to use the sharpening steel. It took some Internet research and some practice on my old knives to begin to feel comfortable sharpening these. In any case, you can't go wrong, albeit the price is pretty high for this set of knives.

I take exception to Mr. Michael George's (Scottsdale, AZ.) reveiw of this knife set, Henckels Pro "S" series and forged, bolstered knives in general.

If he has been a professional for 14 years then he should have learned the term "bolster" by now...and he should have been able to sharpen his knives properly without wearing the edge out...he's probably using an electric sharpener or sending them out. The culinary school reference is questionable also...Le Cordon Bleu uses Mundail knives...etc.

This a top of the line set and shouldn't be maligned out of ignorance. If you learn how to use the steel that is provided and a good fine stone then these will last you a lifetime.

We defend the honor of these mighty fine blades with 6 mojo*z

I have a Henckels block with a varied assortment of 11 knives but the 4 slots in the bottom for the steak knives remain empty. Though I have a complete set minus steak knives of the much higher quality 4 stars, I bought this exact same steak knife set from a grocery store chain locally in town for the same price it is listed here on Amazon thinking "what a great deal for Henckels knives!". I'd been looking for a good deal on a set of Henckels steak knives knowing that at any knife shop you could expect to pay upwards of 2 hundered for them.

After unpacking them from the box and cooking up a steak I found that these knives are only slightly better than a plastic untensil available free from a Boston Market. After two cuts into my meal I abandoned the so called Henkels steak knife for the 4" paring knife in my block. I will tell you that they look nice, but in my mind the image was severely cheapened by my attempt to find any kind of good use for them (other than give to people I dont like that are over for dinner!). They pretty much just float around in the standard utensil drawer with the forks and spoons now. I think 2 of them are even lost. Another thing I want to add is someone left one over the weekend in the bottom of the stainless steel sink and it rusted on the bottom and left a rust knife outline where it sat.

I read most of the other reviews on here and noticed a good portion are favorable. I just wanted to share my experience with this product and let you decide what you think based on all the facts. In my opinion, these are only Henckels knives in name and not quality.

Conclusion: A great wedding gift for your EX that gets married to someone else.

Despite another reviewer's experience, these knives are quite sharp. To compare them to plastic cutlery is ridiculous -- either the reviewer was being facetious or has an axe to grind for some reason. Notice that that review mentions that the buyer picked up his set for the same price as Amazon but at his local grocery store. How he knows that he even bought this same set of knives is beyond me.

So, I'll repeat: These knives are sharp. I don't find the handle particularly comfortable, but it's okay. My set arrived looking brand new -- no scratches.

Good value for the money.

I've used these knives before, and also a higher end line of steak knives made by Henckels. To be honest, both seem to cut steak perfectly fine. I do like the single piece construction of these knives over the higher end models, and they cost about half the price. I keep them in a knife block with my other knives, and I tend to use them for all sorts of small cutting jobs. They make short work of raw veggies as well as cooked steak, and they're a breeze to clean because of the one-piece construction.

The price is cheap because they are made without quality or durability .

These knives could be worse, but given the fancy name and reputation, they could be a lot better, too. The blades are not as stiff as you might like. Flexy blades scare me not out of fear of breakage, but rather that they are harder to control and more likely to cut something you don't want cut. Also, the Chef's knife has a pretty shallow blade, and you can't do the cool chef-chop without rapping your knuckles on the cutting board. For the money, there are better (though less prestigious) knife sets out there.

I GAVE THESE KNIVES 5 STARS, BECAUSE FOR THE MONEY I DON'T
THINK YOU CAN FIND A BETTER SET OF KNIVES. YES THEY GET DULL,
BUT ALL KNIVES GET DULL THATS WHY HENCKEL INCLUDES A SHARPENING
STEEL. USE IT, DON'T BE AFRAID OF IT. IN MY OPINION IT'S BETTER
TO BUY A LOW END PRODUCT FROM A RESPECTED COMPANY, THAN TO BUY
A HIGH END PRODUCT FROM SAY, BRAND-X. THE BOTTOM LINE IS DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON A SET OF KNIVES THAT ARE SO [COSTLY] THAT YOU ARE AFRAID TO USE THEM. GET THESE KNIVES, YOU WILL BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

For the price this set is ok. I prefer a heavier knife but my wife loves the set . She likes the feel and they are very sharp. Time will tell how they will stand up to heavy usage.

I purchased these knives in early June and have used them every couple of days and in just over a month, two knives already have what appears to be rust spots on them. As far as their functionality is concerned, they're pretty sharp and have been able to perform any task I've put them to (however, I have never used them to cut any meat product so I don't know how they handle steaks). I gave them a lower rating due to the fact that they've rusted already.