KitchenAid 16-Piece Knife Set with Block, Red Handles

 (70 customer reviews)

We received a gigantic wood-base set of Basic Essentials brand knives for our wedding two years ago, and by now they are all discolored and rust-spotted and icky-looking despite only hand-washing them and trying to be careful with them. So we decided to try this set out when we saw it at this great sale price. I have a lot of other KitchenAid stuff, so I figured it was a good buy. Here are my thoughts:

PROS:
- KitchenAid brand
- Good assortment of USEFUL sized knives (the last gargantuan set had literally 5 or 6 knives that were so bizarre or unwieldly in size or shape that we never used them once, like this weird little hooked cheese knife, or this GIGANTIC butcher knife - everything seemed to be too big or too small, so I'd feel ridiculous using a huge knife to cut a tomato or something)
- Full-tang cutlery (except the steak knives) that is well-balanced and comfortable to hold without fear of slippage
- The smaller compact size of the block,...Read more

This is NOT your typcal budget cutlery set...
The price does not reflect the quality of the actual product. This is one of the best values in cutley I've ever seen. I own sets that have cost me alot more $$, but NOT of the same quality for the money that I have spent. The edge retention of the steel, as well as the fit and finsh make this set worth every penny invested. If you want a set of cutlery that will withstand daily/home use and continue to give the expected performace you can rely on, this is the answer. On the other hand, if you want "trophy/display" cutlery, keep looking.. and be prepared to spend alot more. If my set were lost, damaged, or stolen today, I would be back on the Net tomorrow reordering this same thing. Even though cutlery/knife storage blocks are usually a sidebar to the sets themselves, this one is well thought out. With the knife slots in a horizontal, instead of the typical vertical position, removal and reinsertion of the knives are somewhat easier...Read more

I had been using old, dull knives to cut vegetables, meat, bread and everything else. I wanted to treat myself to a nice knife set, so I picked this one. I'm blown away by this set! The weight is perfect for chopping and the blades are nice and sharp. The funky red color looks cute in my kitchen too. The only negative is they're not dishwasher safe, but luckily they do clean easily by hand. Overall, I'm thrilled to finally have a knife set to be proud of.

REVISED: At the time I purchased this knife set, Amazon was having a problem picturing the correct set. They had mixed up the images with this set and the KitchenAid KA1PR16N Cook's Series knife set. It looks like Amazon has finally sorted out the problem.