Zwilling JA Henckels Twin Gourmet 15-Piece Block Set

Product Review

Zwilling J.A. Henckels TWIN Gourmet knives are precision stamped from a single piece of J.A. Henckels exclusive high carbon, no-stain formula steel. This assures excellent cutting performance and durability. The laser controlled edge is sharp, and stays sharper longer. In addition, TWIN Gourmet knives use our exclusive Friodur ice hardening process for corrosion resistance, a process that also contributes to cutting-edge retention. TWIN Gourmet knives feature a traditional 3-rivet design handle for strength and durability. The handles are smooth and comfortable to use. The fully visible tang is bonded to the handle, providing proper balance.

Product Features

15-piece set includes 8-inch chef, 8-inch bread, 5-inch serrated utility, and 4-inch paring knives; sharpening steel; kitchen shears; hardwood block
Stamped high-carbon stainless steel; Friodur ice-hardening results in superior cutting performance
Hand-honed, laser-controlled edge, and balanced full tang
Contoured handle made of Novadur polypropylene
Hand wash recommended

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(21 customer reviews)

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful

A little misleading, January 5, 2011

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This review is from: Zwilling JA Henckels Twin Gourmet 15-Piece Block Set (Kitchen)

The picture of the knife on the box of this product shows the words Made in Germany. The product is actually made in Spain. Zwilling knives in Germany are known to be of a superior quality...so this is a little misleading.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

Great deal for the price, March 18, 2011

Anders Johnson (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zwilling JA Henckels Twin Gourmet 15-Piece Block Set (Kitchen)

This set is a cost-effective solution for making sure you always have a suitable decent-quality knife for the task on hand, but none of the included knives really qualifies as the kitchen knife of choice. For that, I would recommend a FORGED 8" chef's knife with a bolster (Henckels offers one for about $100 Zwillilng J.A. Henckels Twin Four Star 8-Inch High Carbon Stainless-Steel Chef's Knife), which would fit nicely into any of the few spare slots in the included block (none of which will fit a typical meat cleaver, incidentally).

The steak knives are a high point of the set. Note that they are serrated, which could lead to future sharpening difficulties. It goes without saying that the bread knife is also serrated.

There's nothing here that will impress an enthusiast, but for the rest of us, it's a...Read more

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Knives are good except shears, July 11, 2011

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The knives are very good quality and I love using them. However, I am very disappointed that the shears has NO logo and No indication that it is Zwilling JA Henckels. It seems that the shears is just a cheap NO BRAND shear added to the block set. The block set is supposed to be made in Spain, as I stated before the Shears has NO indication that it is made in Spain as well. So you never know where it comes from. Therefore, it is NOT a real Zwilling JA Henckels block set (seems misleading)!