Calphalon Traditional 2-Piece Chef's and Paring Knife Set

by Calphalon

Product Features

• Includes 3-inch bird beak parer and 6-inch chef's knife
• One piece forged construction for lifelong durability
• Full tang design for better balance and superior strength
• Hygienic fiberglass-reinforced poly resin handle will not absorb mositure, crack, split, or chip
• Lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000067FDB
• Item model number: KNS1TGWP
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,647 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Fully forged from single pieces of German high-carbon stainless steel, the two knives in this set provide a cook with the two essential blades needed in a kitchen and make a terrific gift. One is a 6-inch chef's knife with a broad, curved blade that's ideal for rocking through a chopping or mincing task as well as for all-purpose cutting. (The 6-inch length suits small-handed cooks.) The second is a 3-inch bird's beak knife with a short, sharply curved blade and pointed tip that's ideal for cleaning, peeling, and cutting fruits and vegetables and for shaping vegetables like carrots and potatoes. The blades are tapered from spine to edge and from heel to tip, with bolsters providing balance and safety. Additional balance and strength come from the full tang running through the handles, which are formed of hygienic, fiberglass-reinforced poly that won't crack, split, or chip and are attached to the tang with the traditional three rivets. The high-carbon stainless-steel blades take and hold a fine edge and they won't rust, stain, or discolor. Quality knives like these should be hand washed. They carry a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great at this price!, April 18, 2003

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C. Jesse Imbach "Herr Chef-san" (Napa Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calphalon Traditional 2-Piece Chef's and Paring Knife Set (Kitchen)

Of late, Calphalon has tried to extend their market by putting their good name on flatware, baking equipment, and most recently, knives. Calphalon made thier name by making one of the finest lines of anodized pans in the world - so one would assume their other products would be equally good.

I have purchased three sets of these knives, including a full block set, and I find them to be good, albiet heavy, general purpose knives of a VERY hard stainless steel.

I buy them as gifts for my up-and-coming chef friends because they are well priced and well made. They are not, however, truely fine knives.

Their particular type of stainless - which is not listed on the blade as is the case with most fine knives - is challanging to sharpen to a true beveled edge and does not stay sharp as long as my WMF knives.

They are heavier than many other forged knives and made of thicker metal which is fine for most uses, but they do sacrifice some flex.

One interesting note is that while the advertising on these knives proclaims "German Stainless", the stickers that are all over the box and knives say "Made in China". Perhaps the metal is shipped there...

Overall, I would say that they are perfect for the light duty serious cook. They'd make a nice gift for the just-out-of-college-and-I-want-good-knives kid. They wash well, they cut well (professionally sharpen them first - they arrive dull), and they are really well priced.

For the price, good knives....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great knives for the price, February 13, 2004

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pat "pat's opinions" (weatherford, tx usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calphalon Traditional 2-Piece Chef's and Paring Knife Set (Kitchen)

The previous reviewer said these knives arrive dull. My thumb disagrees. Sliced very cleanly through it! In spite of my wound I really like these knives. I thought they were well balanced and had a nice edge on them. I have only Chicago Cutlery and Cutco to compare them to. Calphalon Cutlery beats them both by a long shot. Probably ought to professionally sharpen them once a year and use the sharpening steel before each use.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bird beak paring knife, August 31, 2006

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Janice L. Archer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calphalon Traditional 2-Piece Chef's and Paring Knife Set (Kitchen)

I love mine. Am looking for another so I have a back-up