Farberware Pro Stainless-Steel 8-Piece Knife Block Set

by Farberware

Product Features

• Knives include 8-inch chef's, 8-inch slicer, 8-inch bread, 5-inch utility, 3-1/4-inch paring Set also includes shears, 8-inch sharpening steel, storage block
• Stainless-steel knives with satin-finish stainless-steel handles
• Sculpted bolsters for balance and control
• Lifetime warranty against defects
• 18/8 Stainless Steel Handles

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 12.2 x 5.6 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NPHJ
• Item model number: FPP8N
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,775 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

With sleek, contemporary, satin-finish stainless-steel handles, the stainless-steel knives in this 8-piece set equip the kitchen for every essential need. As part of the handles, sculpted bolsters give the knives balance and provide control. The five knives include an 8-inch chef's knife for rocking through chopping tasks, an 8-inch slicer for carving roasts and poultry, an 8-inch bread knife with a serrated edge for slicing crusty loaves, a 5-inch utility knife with a serrated blade for tomatoes and other soft vegetables and fruits, and a 3-1/4-inch paring knife. Accompanying the knives are an 8-inch sharpening steel to keep edges aligned and 8-inch kitchen shears with a bottle opener between the handles. All pieces fit into a stylish hardwood storage block slanted for easy access. The knives are dishwasher-safe but should be hand washed to preserve edges. --Fred Brack

What's in the Box
8-inch chef's knife, 8-inch slicing knife, 8-inch serrated bread knife, 5-inch serrated utility knife, 3-1/4-inch paring knife, 8-inch kitchen shears (with bottle opener), 8-inch sharpening steel, hardwood knife block

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for your money, May 20, 2002

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A. Alsherri "al" (University, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farberware Pro Stainless-Steel 8-Piece Knife Block Set (Kitchen)

I am a collector of quality pocket and hunting knives but also I appreciate quality kitchen knives.
I am a very busy person and therefore I don't like to write reviews. However, I read a naive nonsense review about this set and I have no choice but to say the truth for the sake of justice and truth. The knives are sharpened from both sides and of very good quality. Actually the knives except the serrated ones are thin up to an inch from the edge. This will make it easy to sharpen them. I saw this feature in high quality knives such as "BUCK" hunting knives. What the reviewer said is simply wrong. The only knives sharpened from one side are the serrated knives (only 2 knives out of five knives). All serrated knives on earth from very expensive to cheap ones are serrated from one side. Why? There is no need to sharpen it from the other side and it is technically impossible. Check this for yourself. The reviewer used the wrong knife for the wrong job. This set worths more than [money] and if you take care of it, it will last forever.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works for me, April 30, 2003

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stacey elliott (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Farberware Pro Stainless-Steel 8-Piece Knife Block Set (Kitchen)

I have spent alot of time looking for inexpensive good quality knives and with these I found them. I never put knives in a dishwasher so I don't have the rust problem, dishwashers aren't good for washing knives anyways, they dull them. I cut up alot of veggies and meats and these knives hold up pretty good. I don't know how to use a sharpener, as the set comes with one, but haven't had to with these. I would recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't use on coconuts, April 27, 2005

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Elle Allen "citizen earth" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Farberware Pro Stainless-Steel 8-Piece Knife Block Set (Kitchen)

For non-professional knives, I think these are pretty dern good. Easy to sharpen, easy to handle (very light), and very easy to keep clean and sanitary, being all one-piece stainless steel (I hand wash). Not good for hacking apart coconuts... quickly transforms chef knife into serrated.