Insignia2 18-Piece Knife Block Set with In-Block Knife Sharpener
by WORLD KITCHEN-ECKO
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: WORLD KITCHEN-ECKOBrand: WORLD KITCHEN-ECKO
Model: 1068062
Product features:
- 3- and 3-1/2-inch parer, 5-inch boning, 5-1/2-inch utility, 7-inch serrated bread, and 7-inch Santoku knife
- Plus, 8-inch chef's, 8-inch slicer, and 8 4-1/2-inch forged steak knives; shears; and block with sharpener
- High-carbon stainless-steel full-tang blades; heavy-duty forged bolsters
- Triple stainless-steel rivets secure ergonomic polymer handles to the blades
- Measures approximately 8 by 7 by 13 inches; limited lifetime warranty; hand wash
- Architec The Gripper 10-by-14-Inch Bamboo Cutting Board
- DMT CDT6 Diamond Ceramic Triangle Sharpener
- Chef's Choice 300/430 2-Stage Knife Sharpener w/ Bonus
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Insignia2 18-Piece Knife Block Set with In-Block Knife Sharpener
Customer Review: Completely satisified: good knives at their price point
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these knives a few months ago, when they were bundled with a mezzaluna, some cheese knives, some free Omaha steaks, and an Amazon bonus of a year's magazine subscription. I am completely satisfied that I got a good deal at the mid-double-digit price available then. They've got all the basics you want for a decent inexpensive knife set: they hold a sharp edge, got full tangs and bolsters, and of all of China Cutlery's (oops, I mean Chicago Cutlery's) models, the best type of handle (i.e. riveted polymer). The knives feel good in the hand, and there's plenty of them (16 total: 8 steak knives, 2 small peeler-parers, 2 sizes of utility knives, and 1 each of boning, bread, chef, and santoku).
If I were rating the set independent of its price, there are issues that would lower the rating to about 3 stars. The knives seem to discolor more quickly than average: one time when I forgot to clean them right away, the "stainless" steel stained slightly. The design of the kitchen shears earns maybe 1 star: they made the shears multi-purpose by extending the blades beyond the handles, adding what looks like a bottle opener and a screwdriver to the ends which get in the way when you use them as shears. Those with big hands will also find the handles of the shears too small. The storage block earns maybe 2-3 stars: the design is not tailored to the knives you get (the upper-left slot looks designed to hold a sharpening steel), and the slots for the steak knives are uneven, resulting in a cheap look to the set as it sits on your countertop. I get around the latter issue by just hiding them in a corner behind a microwave. :-)
Nevertheless, at the right price the knives are a good value.
Description of Insignia2 18-Piece Knife Block Set with In-Block Knife Sharpener
Chicago Cutlery Insignia2 18-Piece Block Set with In Block Sharpener includes 1-each 3-inch Parer, 3.5-inch Parer, 5-inch Boning, 5.5-inch Utility, Shears, 7-inch Serrated Bread, 7-inch Santoku, 8-inch Slicer, 8-inch Chef, 17-slot block with In-Block SharpenerCutlery
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