Customer Reviews

Wusthof 8518Grand Prix II 8-Piece Knife Set with Block

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I am not the prince of France nor a professional cook, as the earlier reviewer claims to be. I am an IT professional who likes to cook for my husband and friends and family on the weekends. Since I'm not a member of the French royal family (is there such a thing anymore?) and a mere humble, midwestern lass of various Euro-American decents (a "mutt"), I must carefully stock my kitchen with the best items I can afford. In short, I HATE buying things twice. That's why I buy Wusthof knives. I already owned a Classic 8" cooks knife, a paring knife, and 6 steak knives from Wusthof. I bought the Classic knifes like 15 years ago, when I was much younger and didn't care for my knives as well as I do now. Fortunately, I bought quality back then, and with a little honing and some sharpening, my older knives are working like new again. Every tool in my kitchen should be this durable and forgiving.

This Grand Prix 2 is a nice addition to what I already had. These are a comfortable weight and well-balanced. The Grand Prix 2 knives are a wee-bit lighter in weight than the Classic knives, but that's ok with me. My husband prefers the weight of the Classic series and I prefer the weight of the Grand Prix 2 knives. Life is good.

There are a couple of knives that aren't included in this collection that I still plan to buy. Fortunately, my block has a couple of slots left open. I really want a Santoku knife. This would make my collection complete.

FYI... as of this writing the amazon.com price is $[...]. I actually bought this set from another website (a MAJOR U.S. retailer) and paid $[...]. Either price is a great deal (but I really liked saving the [...] bucks... sorry amazon).

Excellent knives. I would recommend this set with block. Such a great price. I will definitely be buying more of this brand.

We are very pleased with these knives. The sharpness, feel and balance is far superior to less expensive cutlery. The video on care and use was a nice plus.

After reading the reviews for this line of Wusthof knives, I was expecting more. I was kind of disappointed once I used the knives. After spending [...], I was expecting blow-your-mind, awesome knives, but I certainly was not blown away by these. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent knife set, but I didn't think they were super sharp out of the box. They feel fine in my hand, but nothing spectacular. Of course they are better than what you'd get at Wal-Mart, but definitely, in my opinion, not worth the [...]I paid for these.

I am merely a husband and father who does 95% of the cooking for the family, and I wanted to get some nice things to help me in the kitchen. I always reach for these first--I spent over 200 bucks for them, so I'm definitely going to use them. The 3.5" parer is the one I use the most. It does a good job for paring and cutting up veges. Overall, I'm kind of regretting forking out this kind of money for this knife set. I think if I had a do-over, I would rather live with what I have and buy a good sharpener.

My second set of Wusthof knives, this one as a gift. They love them.

These knives are really nice. I'm not a huge fan of cooking but these are pretty cool. They're crazy sharp and have a nice feel in your hand. Hand washing is recommended so that's a bit of a pain. I'll probably end up tossing them in the dishwasher eventually and see what happens.

I love it. Wanta-be chefs with sharp knives...watch out!! haaaha

It feels balanced, sharp and molds to your hand.