Ginsu 4 Piece Bakelite Steak Knife Set

If you're of a certain age, you probably remember the ultra-cheesy Ginsu commercials from the 70s and 80s, full of soda-can slicing and wood hacking and the like. I must say I hesitated to buy these because I still associate the Ginsu name with tacky infomercials. However, I needed steak knives and, frankly, the less you spend on steak knives, the more you have left to spend on steak. So I took a chance on a set of these. They're great! They feel good in the hand, they look nice, they're sturdy, and they're sharp as anything. I just put another set in my shopping cart, in fact.

Incidentally, my last set of steak knives was a fancy Henckels set. They were nice; they were sharp; they lasted a few years. But the fact is, none of these newfangled serrated blades can be sharpened, and the Henckels eventually got too dull to handle a sirloin. These will get dull too, I know, in a few years of hard use. But it won't hurt so much to pitch 'em when they only cost me $2.50 per...Read more

Absolutely 5 Stars for this set...sharp as a razor, fits the hand perfectly, full tang for strength, and comfortable handle...dishwasher safe.....and CHEAP..!!!
Only drawback it doesn't come with a wooden storage block....am VERY satisfied...!!

These knives are wonderful. They are always sharp and work well for all kitchen jobs, as well as for cutting meats. So far I haven't had any problem with the sharpness of each knife. They still seem to be as sharp as when I first bought them. Be careful around children-they could really hurt themselves, because these knives are super sharp.