Sabatier Reviews

I'm kind of quirky - I have to get ALL the fat off of the chicken before I cook it. With a knife, my chicken usually looks "hacked up" when I'm done. With these shears, the fat is easily removed, and the chicken still looks beautiful! I highly recommend this timing saving product!

Used them for Thanksgiving. Great for carving our turkey. Easy to use. They don't slip in your hands. Good buy.

These Sabatier poultry shears have four great features (among others): (1) Made in France, by Sabatier, a 160-year-old house of cutlery design and manufacture; (2) Ergonomic--your hand doesn't get cramped from cutting up large amounts of poultry; (3) Hygienic--they go in the dishwasher, so any Salmonella or other bacteria are eliminated; and (4) Great Buy.

My J.A. Henckels's chrome-plated poultry shears are beautiful but so hard to sanitize because they cannot go in the dishwasher. Use these Sabatier poultry shears, along with a good quality boning knife, and you will never want to buy those expensive packages of cut-up chicken again.

I just love these plates! My husband bought them for me because I love dachshunds and one of the plates pictures one. The plates are very sweet--just the right size for little appetizers or desserts. The pictures have a nice, detailed quality to them. The illustration style is cute, and very French!

I was pleasently pleased with the sharpness and balance of these knives. I agree with the other reviewer, the point is too sharp and can cause the blade tip to bend without much effort. For the price I would highley recommend this item.

Although made in China, they still carry the Sabatier name and obviously maintain the reputation. While not the greatest knife on the planet (can never beat good German Steel), they are a fantastic knife at a phenomenal price. They are sharp enough out of the box to do the job, and hold their edge well. I have eaten at several steakhouses, and in some of them, I would have liked to see a knife of this quality.

They are well balanced, and require little effort to cut through a steak, or any other meat.

I would buy another set without question, especially with a deal like this.

My only complaint is that the serations on the tip of the knife cause it be "pointier" than necessary, and can easily be bent into a small "hook." This is a minor annoyance, and if you take care of them, and don't go stabbing things, you can avoid it.

After reading up on what great knives Sabatier made, I was ecstatic to find this set so cheap. I bought it over [online store] (brand new) and upon opening the box, I found that the wooden block was poorly assembled. It was not aligned and you could see the leftover glue residue on the block. The are also decieving, saying that you get 12 items. I thought that meant 12 knives, turned out to be 11 knives and 1 block. On the wooden block however, there are 12 slots for 12 knives/scissors, not 11. The handles are ok, not the most comfortable, I grew up with Cutco knives (which are really sharp and have the most comfortable handles ever but with a hefty pricetag: 800). The Sabatier knives are pretty sharp compared to the cheap store knives. After using this set for the past few months, the best thing I got out of it were the shears. They are very sharp and can cut almost through anything. I think next set of knives I purchase will be from Henkels.

I bought this set for my best friend who'd recently been delving into the world of cooking. She was struggling with her junky $12 set of knives and was lusting over my Henkels Pro-S series. Judging from the description on this Sabatier set, I figured they'd would be an adequate starter set for her. Turns out, they're great! Not the perfect balance compared to my Henkels, but the knives have good heft and construction and the blades hold an edge. My friend was ecstatic and prepared a vegetable platter for my New Year's party just to show me how cutting cauliflower, carrots, and almonds with the knives was like slicing through warm butter. She's happy, and I'm happy. I'll probably buy another set of these for my dad's apartment. He's got some terribly junky knives, too!

I love to cook when I ever get some free time. But, it was a chore to do the type of cutting and chopping that I needed to do to get the food prepared properly to cook and serve. A friend mentioned that it might be the 'junk' culery that I had accumulated in my cutlery drawer. I saw this Elite set on sale at Amazon and figured that it would be worth a try with some good knives. Boy, was I ever right! The difference in the kitchen is unbelievable! The parer cuts and feels great in my hand. The Chef knife chops like I never thought I could! It's even more fun in the kitchen now when I cook with these Elite knives. I can't afford the expensive French cutlery, but, the Elite forged knives are as close as I can get to the best without breaking the budget. Highly recommended if you like to play 'chef' in the kitchen and can't really afford the French Sabatier. The Elite set is worth every penny I paid for it!

All these Sabatier Elite Knives are NOT symmetrical, uneven, NOT well balanced, NOT smooth at all and NOT straight on both handle and blade. I went to a local store and looked at 3 new sets on the shelf, none of them look identical. The salesman said they are hand crafted. Umm.. So the look really disturb me. Compare with Henckels International Classic, Henckels are perfect on the blade, straight and slick, handles are not perfect but far more even and symmetrical then the Sabatier Elite.

Cutting and Slicing feels smooth and effortless, really beyond my expectation and worries. I will keep the set.

Well, it's not quite.
I was excited to get my first set of decent knives. These come from a reputable brand, and a 7-piece set sounds like the right amount of pieces.
Well the set I received look like it missed quality control. The steel is totally misshapen and flawed on every knife. The chef's knife, for example is crooked and has a few pits in the tang. It's still functional, and it's still high carbon steel (I hope), and it's still triple riveted, but someone wasn't doing his job, and these should be sold as factory defects. These knives are made in China and have synthetic handles, so I guess you get what you pay for. Don't think you're getting a deal, though.

If it were worth my time and effort I would return this knife. It won't cut anything straight. Must be a defect in some aspect of the design... to look at the knife it seems fine. No matter what you do... the knife curls to the left when you try to cut through something. I put it in my tool box for cutting cords, twine, etc.! Save your money.

This item was included as a free gift when I ordered a set of Sabatier knives.....I did not receive it....I am very happy with the knife set...but would like to have this item or a substitute as advertised....thank you....pam johnson

This knife is OK... for the price I won't complain. The wide teeth make it difficult to start cutting some types of food.

I bought this along with the 8", the 6", the parer and the Santoku (what a dog!!!). I have previously reveiwed the 8" and the 6" and I can't add much more to this one other than it's 2 extra inches of "mess"...Pass on this over priced but beautiful piece of steel.
Some people love this knife...be objective when you consider it.

We love to look at but hate to use...a 2 mojo*z for this big ol' loud barker!!!

Honestly I don't like this knife and its almost entirely due to the handle. I found the handle uncomfortable and the balance to be off. The fact that this is a stamped blade, as opposed to forged, also didn't help matters any. At the price they are asking for this chef's knife I'd expect a forged blade at the very least. Honestly, I'd pass on this over priced and overly trendy knife for the Wusthof Grand Prix at the same price or a bargain chinese cleaver.