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Equipped with the most often used pieces of cutlery, this makes a great starter set or set to augment an existing collection. It includes two parers, 3- and 3-1/2-inch, a 5-1/2-inch utility knife, 8-inch chef's knife, 7-inch Santoku, 7-inch serrated bread knife, 5-inch boning knife, 8-inch slicer, shears, and a set of eight 4-1/2-inch forged steak knives. To house them all and keep them at the ready, the set comes with an angled 17-slot storage block with an in-block sharpener. Knives feature high-carbon stainless-steel, full-tang blades with heavy-duty forged bolsters. Triple stainless-steel rivets secure ergonomic polymer handles to the blades. The set measures approximately 8 by 7 by 13 inches. Covered by a limited lifetime warranty, the cutlery should be hand washed for care.
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3-inch parer, 3-1/2-inch parer, 5-1/2-inch utility knife, 8-inch chef's knife, 7-inch Santoku, 7-inch serrated bread knife, 5-inch boning knife, 8-inch slicer, shears, eight 4-1/2-inch forged steak knives, 17-slot storage block.
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Chicago Cutlery Insignia2 18-Piece Block Set with In Block Sharpener includes 1-each 3-inch Parer, 3.5-inch Parer, 5-inch Boning, 5.5-inch Utility, Shears, 7-inch Serrated Bread, 7-inch Santoku, 8-inch Slicer, 8-inch Chef, 17-slot block with In-Block Sharpener
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69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best knives not made in Germany,
By D.S. "DAZ" (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chicago Cutlery Insignia2 18-Piece Knife Block Set with In-Block Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)
I just got these knives and I love them. Regarding the rust problem, all quality knives are made of high carbon steel. They will all rust if left in water. This includes henckles, shun, wustof ect.
Regarding the spaces that others have been complaining about, high quality knives are forged out of a single piece of metal. It is impossible to get a uniform shape for every knife this way. Chicago Cutlery uses a poly handle that has uniform in shape (unlike wood handles), hence the spaces. These knives are very sharp. You can see how sharp a knife is by holding it loosely by the handle and pulling it over a tomato without applying pressure. I have done this with the sontoku from this et and it slices through like butter. Handles are a matter of taste. these are thick handles, I like them this way. If you like thinner handles go with Shun. Of coarse one chef's knife will cost you twice as much as this whole set. The only minor complaint is the steak knives. Steak knives should be serrated; the steak knives in this set are basically long paring knives. These are great knives and %99 of users will be just as happy with these as with a $500 set from henckles.
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great set of knives for the price,
By Bob "Bob in Big Bear Ca" (Big Bear, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicago Cutlery Insignia2 18-Piece Knife Block Set with In-Block Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)
I bought these to replace a set of Mundial 5100's that was lost. I wasn't expecting such high quality from this set, but Consumers Digest selected these above many sets costing hundreds of dollars more (including the Mundial set that they reviewd) and I have to say this set is more than I expected for the price. I am not claiming they are better than the Mundial 5100 block set, but so far they're pretty close.
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I haven't found anything to complain about. The handles and blades are perfectly matched with no gaps or any other errors that I'm aware of. The blades are sharp, but to get them to the point of slicing produce paper thin they do need a couple of swipes through the built in knife sharpener (which I found works better for these knives than my Henckle dual sharpener). After I sharpened the utility knife I was slicing onions so thin that you could see through them. So I tried cutting tomatoes with the same results with very easy pressure the knife slid through the tomato literally as thin as you could possibly want to slice it. I know that there are better knife sets out there but you are going to pay for them. This set is perfect for the average home kitchen and again for the money they can't be beat.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap knives get the job done.,
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This review is from: Chicago Cutlery Insignia2 18-Piece Knife Block Set with In-Block Knife Sharpener (Kitchen)
Bought this as my first set of knives. Appreciated the price. A little surprised at the craftsmanship. The knife handles are not made to perfection and there are some rough edges where the handle meets the metal blade of the knife. This does not cause much of a problem other than appearance. The knife block is well made. The slots for the knives go completely through the knife block allowing for ventilation, should you want it.
Pros + Price + Great starter knives + Convenient storage block Cons + Poor visual craftsmanship
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