Farberware Pro Forged 8-Piece Knife Block Set
by Farberware

List Price: $150.00
Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary

• 8-piece cutlery set with 3-1/4-inch paring, 5-inch utility, 8-inch chef's, 8-inch carving, and 8-inch bread knives
• Also includes 8-inch sharpening steel, 8-inch kitchen shears, and storage block
• Blades are forged from high-carbon stainless steel for superior strength and long-lasting sharpness
• Non-slip 3-rivet polypropylene handles with full tangs ensure balance and safety
• Dishwasher-safe, though hand washing is recommended; limited lifetime warranty

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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Farberware Pro Forged 8-Piece Knife Block Set

Customer Review: Not Bad, Not Great
Summary: 4 Stars

The balance is very good for the price. Better than Calphylon knives, but not close to the feel of a top of the line French/German/Japanese knives. This is particularly noticeable in the paring knife and utility knife. These knives are NOT heavy for forged knives. They are heavy compared to the stamped knives common in most kitchens, but are of average weight for forged knives.

The knives all have a number of detailing errors where the handles mold to the knife and bolster and a few minor errors in the stainless. And, they don't hold an edge quite as long as top of the line European/Japanese knives (or Calpylon)

The bread knife is just great and is the best knife in the set. It's as good a bread knife as you'd get in a top of the line German set. It's worth the price of the set. The 8" slicer is very good too. The 8" Chef is good but the width is more typical of an 8" stamped Cook's knife.

The scissors are very good. Better than the scissors you'd get with MUCH more expensive sets. I replaced a pair of Henkels scissors in one of my blocks with these scissors. And you can take them apart to sharpen.

The block is cheap (and that makes sense since this whole set is cheaper than a single good knife typically costs) and the steel is substandard but better than the steel you'd get with a cheap stamped set. The steel handle looks exactly like the Henkels "traditional/non diamond" steel with the same attractive chrome detailing but the steel portion is far lower quality than a German steel. IOW, it looks better than it sharpens but is still a pretty good steel.

In the end I liked these knives but I still gave most of them away (and the block and steel) to relatives who cook and needed decent knives. I kept the bread knife and the scissors.

If you have to pay list, this is a very good choice for value. However, I recommend looking at the Amazon "Friday Sale" and using Internet Shopping engines to find better European forged sets at deep discounts (they are out there if you are patient and have the time look). You'll probably have to spend between 1OO and 15O dollrs but the knives will be much nicer. If you dont' want to spend that cash this is among the best low cost options and far better than pressed knives including the pressed knives sold by Wustof, Sabatier and Henkels but made cheaply in China which sell in the same price range as this set.

If you have unlimited cash, buy the Wustof Classic Mega Set for 1.5K or so and be done with it! Dick, Henkels Global and Sabatier make excellent forged knives too.

Description of Farberware Pro Forged 8-Piece Knife Block Set

What's in the Box
8-inch chef's, 8-inch slicer, 8-inch bread, 5-inch utility, 3-1/4-inch paring, shears, sharpening steel, storage block

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