Ronco KN3005BLGEN Rocker 20-Piece Knife and Wooden Block Set

Amazon invited every customer to review purchased products, so here is mine. I only list the good and the bad.

Let me mention the good aspects of this knife set first:
1. You do get 20 knives, and some of them are usable.
2. The Rocker and the Cheese knife in my set were sharp out of the box.
3. The Rocker's handle partially extends to the top of the blade, making cutting hard food such as potatoes easier because you can push down on the part of the handle that's over the blade. Wish the Rocker's blade were at least one inch longer, and thicker.
4. The Cheese knife can be used as a light 6" santoku.
5. The bread knife, the sports man's knife and the 6 steak knives in my set have reverse-scalloped edges, which cut without tearing. Quite nice.
6. They have not rusted or stained after being lightly used for a month.
7. The blades are polished to almost mirror-like.

Now the bad:
1. All knives in this set, with the...Read more

I bought this item because of all the great review. I got it last week in the mail and was so excited to use it. It turned out that it wasn't as great as everyone said. I like to cook a lot and these knives are so flimsy that I could not even cut a cabbage with it. If you cook a lot and want something with good qulaity, spend a little more money on something better.

I bought this "Very dull" knife set for my husband for christmas. Our knives were getting pretty dull, and the reviews on the Ronco set were pretty good. The price is cheap, but the knives are "cheap" too. In this situation, you definetly get what you pay for! They look like they are heavy duty, but they are just made uf lightweight plastic.