Shears Reviews

These knives were exactly what I needed. I was looking for a 6" Chefs knife, a tomato knife, a good paring knife, and shears in a block set and this was it!

My previous set of knives were a set of stamped Henckels (I didn't know any better) and I thought they were great compared to the hand-me-down knives my Mother past on to me (miscellaneous mismatched knives of all kinds). But then I started noticing the quality looking knives they were using on the cooking shows and decided to try one. I ordered a Santuko Granton Edge knife. It's a great knife but I don't use it as much as I thought I would. What I did learn by buying it though was the difference between stamped knives and good quality forged knives. I liked it so much I bought these and all I can say is WOW they are nice.

First of all they are sharp! They cut through meat like butter and the tomato knife is sharper than it looks (I was slowing cutting through a tomato and sliced a bit into my finger, ouch!) They feel like strong sharp quality knives in your hand and they look so classy sitting on my counter in the quality oak block they came in.

There are three extra slots to put future knife purchases in but you will not be able to put a bigger chefs knife in the block. The 6" chefs knife slot is the biggest(widest) slot in the block. I bought the 9" bread knife to go in the set and that fits perfectly. Anything as slim as the bread knife (but not any longer than 9") or slimmer would fit fine.

So, if you are looking for a GREAT buy on a QUALITY set of SHARP, CLASSY looking knives, buy these. You will not be disappointed:-)

These is an excellent knife set. Best ones that I have ever used.

I graduated to this set after using a Henckels Fine Edge set. While this is the standard of the Wusthof line, the Henckels Fine Edge is the low end of Henckels and therefore cannot be compared. However, this set is of excellent quality and performance. The price has gone up since I purchased my set, but I still think this is a good deal. The chef' knife is on the small side, but the block has a few extra slots to expand the collection. My next purchase will probably be a Wusthof Classic Santoku or larger chef's knife.

Wusthof's reputation for quality knives, coupled with easy cleaning, sold me on this kitchen shears.

Contrary to the description, no plastic cap or screw removal is involved... over the normal cutting range of motion, these function just like any other quality kitchen shears... but thanks to some very nice machining of the joint, they come apart if the blades are opened all the way to 90 degrees.

The bevel machined into the joint seems to clamp the blades together as the shears are reassembled, ensuring that the blades fit closely and cut well. The handle is comfortable and symmetrical, so it should fit left or right hand equally well.

Perhaps shears aren't quite so glamorous as forged knives, but this is a well thought-out product and well worth the price.

These kitchen shears are everything I was looking for. They come a part for easier cleaning, which really comes in handy when I've cut into something sticky, and will also be nice when they need to be sharpened. And best of all, they're Wusthof, so I know they're the same quality as the knife set I have. I love them- and so did my Mom- I'm buying one for her for Xmas!

you should always go for the best. They are things that can last you a life time with the right care and if you get the best, then you've got yourself the finest cuts, the best weighting, a sharp blade... for life.

I received my knives in this 6 piece block set with the kitchen shears last year. Each knife is amazing in it's solid weighting (you should never even try to cut with a poorly weighted knife -- you're working against it) and ability to hold an edge. Even so, it comes with a knife sharperner.

If you can't afford the 6-piece block set, the three most essential knives are the Chef's knife (for dicing, mincing, etc.), the paring knife, and the kitchen shears. The paring knife is the best, when i first received my knife set I spent a few days just seeing what the knives could do. I had *no* problem making small rose-florettes out of grape tomatoes. The tomato test is important because tomatoes are tough-skinned but tender fleshed. A sharp knife should cut through the tomato without flattening the tomato. The paring knife not only treated the tomato like hot butter, I also had absolute control over it (and thus was able to make patterns in it -- like a rose florette). The other knives are equally remarkable. Look at some of the other Wusthof reviews to see specifics.

My only complaint is that the wood block has 3 other holes for additional knives which make the set appear glaringly incomplete. Of course, I plan to fill those holes with additional wusthof knives. A filet knife would be a fantastic addition to my collection.

They truly are the pride of my kitchen.

Unlike some folks, we just keep one pair of shears in the kitchen. We started with an ancient pair of Wiss sewing scissors which eventually got rusted and gunked up so bad that they wouldn't work anymore. Since we use shears in the kitchen for many different tasks (opening packages, snipping herbs, cutting up chicken), I was determined to find a pair that would be heavy-duty enough to cut through the tough stuff, be easy to clean, and hold a decent blade. A handy feature of this product not mentioned in any of the other reviews is a serrated bottle opener (kind of like pliers) located near the handles.
We've had these shears for a couple of years and they've met all of our criteria.

With the lifetime warranty, how could you go wrong, it is after all a Wusthof. Chef Char of Chapel Cafe Ministries, La Mesa- CA

These Wüsthof Grand Prix Kitchen Shears are an excellent addition to one's collection of quality knives and kitchen tools. I keep these kitchen scissors handy by storing them in a Wüsthof oak wooden slant knife block that has a special slot for them. I use them almost every day for household tasks - from opening plastic bags and cardboard boxes to cutting cheesecloth for making bouquet garni or waxed-paper rounds for lining cake tins. The handles are ergonomic, so that your hand doesn't get cramped when using them, and hygenic, so that they can be kept sanitized, since they're made from one piece of specially-molded plastic, which is the same plastic as the handles of Wüsthof Grand Prix knives. I wash my kitchen shears by hand, dry them immediately, and place them back in the knife block, so they stay relatively sharp in between professional sharpenings. They are made in Germany from the same high-carbon, no-stain steel as the Wüsthof Classic and Grand Prix lines of knives. The only drawback that I've found with these kitchen shears is that they are slightly bulky to use, as compared to Joyce Chen kitchen scissors, which I use for snipping herbs from the garden. The Joyce Chen scissors never seem to need sharpening, and they hold a keener edge than these shears. Also, I don't use these Wüsthof kitchen shears for cutting up poultry; I prefer using my J. A. Henckels chrome-plated poultry shears for that task. All in all, these kitchen shears are a good kitchen tool that will last a long time, and they are safe for use by older children, too.