Steak Knives Reviews

With Wusthof, quality is top of the line!
Rated #1 in Consumer reports magazine, well balanced,which makes cutting alot less of a chore. I would have liked to tried the Gourmet steak knife set first; because this was alot to pay for steak knives. I know this is a lifetime investment. A great looking blade design that caught my eye & I got the 4 piece Fillet Mignon classic set instead of the classic 6 piece set. Now when I eat a steak, it does not get sawed & smashed with a dull serrated knife. Now,where's the beef? & Pass the A-1 please!

I actually bought a cheaper version of these knives, and they are so nice that I can't even imagine how well this version must cut. I had no idea knives could be this effective. puts mass marketed brands such as henkels to shame.

Many people might scoff at a set of steak knives at this price, My only retort is to relate the story of sneaking around (because of my wife's non belief that there was a difference) and buying a set of the Wusthof Classic Steak Knives and using them for the first time. No matter what knife you have laying around and how sharp it is, the Wusthof is superior. It is the most obvious in steak knives because you use them everyday.
The edges are plain edged, honed by hand. These are NOT your STEAK HOUSE knives - no serrations. Your SLICING fine meat not disposing of a lost tourist in Texas!
Hand washing only, even with today's more sophisticated dishwashers with knife compartments preventing dinging and other damage to the blade, the high water heat and chemicals in the diswashing soap will ruin ANY knife. Think of the glass that you've had for years that you've run through the dish washer. Look closely and you'll see the glass is actually ETCHED from the detergent. And the old wood handled paring knives. Notice how they are duller and harder to sharpen? The dishwater temperature and chemicals from the detergent have damaged the steel. By the way, there is no SUPER steel that isn't known to all knife makers. Metallurgy is an exacting science, a formula to be followed, not magic with the Sorcerer and Mickey Mouse as his apprentice. Wusthof PROUDLY stamps the which metal their knives are made of right on the blade. It may be heard in a sales spiel from the college kid selling complete cutlery sets, that knives can be dishwasher cleaned. Nope.I don't put my saw blades, drill or router bits in the dishwasher either. They are precision edged tools just like your knives.

I'm very happy with this purchase everytime they come out for a meal. They feel comfortable, familiar like an extension of your hand, as all the Wusthof Classic cutlery do.
Good weight, balance and excellent hand honed edge. This knife is the one my wife reaches for first for her needs in the kitchen. Never argue with a woman with a knife in her hand. Especially a Wusthof!!

John Row

I have been collecting the wusthof classic knives and really enjoy using such quality pieces, except I didn't want the black handled knives on my table. I am very pleased with the simple brushed stainless design of the culinar steak knife on my table. It complements my stainless silverware (Yamazaki's Hafnia pattern)and is a real joy to hold and cut with. I am anxious to serve my guests so they too can enjoy using such a wonderfully made knife! My only request is to someday be able to buy a serrated culinar steak knife as well for the true steakhouse feel.

Not what I was expecting AT ALL. With the Wusthof name, you come to expect a certain standard of quality and appearance. These knives look just like something you might find at Wallmart (with the exception that the price would be even better). Very light and not appealing to look at. Frankly I am sorry I purchased these knives. I will purchase the Wustof brand again, but not their new, cheap "silver point" collection.

First off, let me say that I own a large set of the Wusthof Grand Prix knives. They're amazing. They are also expensive, and I wanted some steak knives that matched my kitchen knives. Here's where the Silverpoint series makes sense. These are perfect for cutting up a steak at the table, or anything else. In fact I occasionaly use them to cut things that I don't want to ruin my good knives on, because these are much cheaper.

These knives come very sharp... sharper after you hone them a few swipes each.

Here are the cons... They are much lighter than the GrandPrix knives... much... but for steaks... who cares.

Here are the pros... This set sells for as much as 2 GrandPrix steak knives... and they do exactly the same thing. They look exactly the same when resting in my block with my GP knives... and honestly, nobody notices that they are the cheaper version. Everyone has always been "Hey cool, your steak knives are exactly the same." Well... not exactly... but what they don't know won't hurt 'em. Oh... and since these knives have a straight edge, instead of a serrated edge, they don't tear your meat to bits, they slice right thru it. Buy 'em... they work great.

This 8-pc. set looks real nice, but the price when I checked last was $89.99. Amazon has the 4-pc. set, same knives, in a better box on sale for $29.99. Just order two of those. I got mine today and they're beautiful. Haven't used them yet and it will take some time to get used to their slim shape after using clunky steakhouse-type wooden-handle knives, but they look classy. I live in SW Florida and everything down here rusts. We have to buy stainless steel and I love the way these look and feel. I don't keep mine in a box, no storage space, so I don't care what the box looks like. I have magnitized bars attached to the wall behind my stove where I keep all my knives. The boxes that come with the 4-pc. sets, however, are nice aluminum boxes with a fancy latch. I'm going to give them to my grandchildren to store their treasures.

First off, let me say that we don't eat much steak any more (cholesterol problems). We're not steak knife experts who insist on some particular type of blade edge. We do NOT like big ugly steak-house-restaurant type knives on our table. And finally, we don't care a fig about how good or bad a storage box looks. Our knives are rarely stored for long because whenever we serve any meat or fowl, we've always put steak knives out with the flatware. And OH MY, this Wusthof set is *phenomenally* nicer than the equally simple but hysterically expensive black-handled ones from Germany that we've been using for decades. This is solid, sleek, hefty-feeling stuff. The design goes wonderfully with our other flatware ranging from fancy to plain (in fact, the steak knife is actually heavier than some of the flatware pieces sitting next to it on the table). And YES it DOES cut very well indeed -- which is all hub & I ask from any knife!

Excellent knives - very sharp, hold their sharpness very well so far (after about 1 year of constant every day use). I also like that the handle and the knife are the one whole, there's no plastic parts or rivets which can come loose or break over time. Oh, and people - do not judge these knives by the stupid box they come with, it doesn't matter if the box is made out of real wood or a cardboard, it has no effect on the functionality or reliability of knives. If you want to impress your stupid or simple-minded friends or relatives who will only be impressed by how the storage box looks like and not by the quality of the knives themselves, then you should just buy a cheapest set of steak knives sold here, then use the saved money to buy a better-looking box for those knives. Seriously, people, judging such excellent knives by the presentational box is, well, to say it politely, very illogical.

If your going to buy knives for this price buy the best knives of a cheaper company instead of these inferior quality "Steak" knives. Although well balanced and nice looking the blade is extreemely flimsy and cuts steaks very poorly. Following the purchase of these knives I recieved som Chicago Cutlery steak knives as a gift and since then the only times these have left the drawer is when I have had more guests than good knives.

Though these are the low end of the Wusthof line (and the cheapest), they are excellent quality. The blades are a little thinner than the higher-end lines, but this makes no difference to me as far as cutting quality. I eat a lot of meat and have been very happy with these knives. Wusthof makes a great knife!

We use and love the knives. Easy to handle, weighted just right. Shape for precise cutting. Continue their degree of sharpness use after use. Thats why we are looking to buy more.

I bought a whole block of these "silverpoint" wustoff knives thinking I would be getting a fairly decent knife considering their reputation even though it was their lower end. My husband and I are very disappointed. The knives are thin, flimsy and bendy...not good when you need to cut a very crusty slice of bread or anything else a little tougher. They aren't as sharp as I was expecting either. I would have been better buying a cheaper brand with a thicker, more solid metal part. I guess if you're going to go for Wustoff...go for their expensive knives, because in their case, you get what you pay for...and less.

If you are looking for a bread knife that will suit all of your needs, this is not it.

If you only need a knife for cutting bagels, muffins or soft, freshly baked breads, then this knife will work great for you.

The problem with this knife is that it is not nearly of the same quality as most of the Wusthof cutlery. It is a lot cheaper and it very flimsy. The product description says that it is a new construction that allows it to be thinner while retaining its strength, but it will bend easily if you are not very careful. Anything with a semi-firm crust will give this blade a hard time. It seems to me that it also dulled very quickly in comparison with other knives considering a never used it on anything tougher than a sesame seed bagel.

The smaller knife actually works great for cutting vegetables and I use it more often than the bigger knife.

My recommendation is that if you slice a lot of different kinds of bread, then you should get a higher quality Wusthof bread knife on plan to cut your bread at weird angles.

I agree with the 2nd. buyer, these are descent knives. I love mine & although they are a bit flexible it's not like I'm going to be cutting through tin cans or steel with them, lol. They slice through bread like butter and after trying basic cheap bread knives from cutlery sets I've owned in the past these are the best ones that work for my Breadmaker loaves of bread. I recommend these knives but would suggest waiting to purchase them if possible on another Amazon Friday sale like I did. I give them 4 stars!

My brother has always wanted a set of Wusthofs. I purchased these thinking they'd be heavy, wonderful knives. What I got were cafeteria-looking stainless knives that were very light and not attractive. The edges didn't look sharp, taking on the appearance of a butter knife. They will never even make it into my brother's hands. We didn't give them a chance when it came to performance but I need something that looks nicer and feels heavier to the grip. I didn't think these would fill his expectations for Wusthof knives.

I got these knives as a birthday present from a friend. While the set came in a nice wooden box (made in China) the knives are just so-so, they do not go through steak like butter as my friend had hoped, in fact they are in my opinion not worth the money it sells for. I would recommend Henckels' steak knive set, mind you the price for them is much higher.

I own some of these steak knives and they do just fine.
If you are after the top of line knives I would recommend the Culinar. Culinar is "fine cutlery" just one of the steak knives costs as much as the set of 8 of these stainless steak knives. These are great for the price and you don't have to sharpen them. The pattern is fairly plain so it will go with most flatware patterns.