International Classic 15 Piece Block Cutlery Set

 (2 customer reviews)

Good quality knife set for the price. We cook a lot and were looking for good quality knives but didn't want to spend a ton of money. I would say this is a good compromise. We don't put our knives in the dishwasher but these say they are dishwasher safe, although they don't recommend it for the wear and tear it does to the blade and handle.

We've owned a lot of knives over the decades, many since we were married over three decades ago. Most of our knives were Chicago Cutlery, which we thought were good knives until we purchased the J.A. Henckels International Classic set. I bought the knife set for my wife for a Christmas present because she'd been asking for new knives. The International Classic had the forged construction with a nice handle I was looking to find.

Wow, what a difference from what we've owned! You almost feel like you could perform surgery with these knives they cut beef and poultry so nice and effortlessly. Heck, they slice room temperature white onions so easily your eyes won't tear up. I've sharpened a lot of knives over the years but nothing I've ever used has cut like this set. The knife set does not come with a bread knife but one of our daughters purchased the matching bread knife as a gift to complete what we felt we needed for the set.

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