Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Cuisine Stainless-Steel 8-Piece Knife Set with Block

 (9 customer reviews)

These are a beautiful set of knives that are perfectly balanced and have a nice solid handle. I found that they felt more secure in my hand than the thinner and more square-shaped "three-rivet" handles in the Henckels four star line or the Wustof classic line. Every single knife from the large chef's knife, to the small paring knife feels substantial and well engineered.

I also love the fact that the set comes with a terrific Santoku knife, unlike most block sets. It makes a great all purpose chopping, dicing knife.

I bought a 10-piece set of J.A. Henckels International knives at Costco, and when I brought them home, I was very much impressed. But then I thought about the knife selection and the large block, which I didn't need, and I returned them for a refund.

I ended up buying this 8-piece Twin Cuisine set from J.A. Henckels of Germany. And I must say ... there is a huge difference. The Twin Cuisine set is much heavier, much sharper, much better ergonomically. Although the International set (which is the value line made in Spain) was very nice, the Twin Cuisine knives are simply in another league. If you can find them at a good price, they aren't much more expensive.

I can see this set being my base for a lifetime.

The only piece missing, possibly, is an 8-inch serated utility knive, which is great for cutting bread. Maybe I will add that to the collection.

I purchased the Twin Cuisine 8-piece block set, and I must say that the knives are fantastic. My critique, however, is of the block set as a whole.

The 8-piece set comes with the 3-inch kudamono parer and the 4-inch parer.
I don't need both of these knives.
The set came with the 5" Santoku when the 7" would be much nicer. I wish I would have done my homework prior to my purchase. But don't get me wrong, these are awesome knives.

The knives that were included with the set were chosen to entice me to purchase additional pieces. I would recommend looking into the possibility of buying open-stock knives more tailored to your own needs in the kitchen.