Farberware Pro Forged 8-Piece Knife Block Set

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Product Features

• 8-piece cutlery set with 3-1/4-inch paring, 5-inch utility, 8-inch chef's, 8-inch carving, and 8-inch bread knives
• Also includes 8-inch sharpening steel, 8-inch kitchen shears, and storage block
• Blades are forged from high-carbon stainless steel for superior strength and long-lasting sharpness
• Non-slip 3-rivet polypropylene handles with full tangs ensure balance and safety
• Dishwasher-safe, though hand washing is recommended; limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 12.1 x 5.7 inches ; 6.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006352M
• Item model number: FPF8N
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #120,977 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Forged of high-carbon stainless steel, the five kitchen knives in this 8-piece set equip the kitchen for every essential need. The knives have wide bolsters for control and balance and finely ground edges. The five knives are an 8-inch chef's knife for rocking through chopping tasks, an 8-inch slicing knife for carving roasts and poultry, an 8-inch serrated bread knife, a 5-inch utility knife, and a 3-1/4-inch paring knife. Poly handles are attached to full tangs with three rivets for traditional style. 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 in a 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, 8-inch slicer, 8-inch bread, 5-inch utility, 3-1/4-inch paring, shears, sharpening steel, storage block

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality Knives, March 2, 2003

By	Tiffany (Mid-Atlantic region) - See all my reviews

These knives were rated by Consumer Reports as being a best buy. I used their recommendation when I made my decision to purchase them. The knives arrived and I am quite pleased with them. They are very study, have a fairly good grip, possibly a little heavy for me, but my husband thinks they are just fine. The blades seem to hold their edge well, and are quite an improvement to our old knives. This is the first time I actually own a matching set of knives and they look quite tidy, safely stored in the block. I would recommend these knives as they are priced reasonably and seem to do their job well.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, Not Great, February 5, 2004

By A Customer

I collect kitchen knives. I give away extras as presents and keep my favorites. I bought this set because it was the cheapest list price forged set available and I was curious about the quality.

The balance is very good for the price. Better than Calphylon knives, but not close to the feel of a top of the line French/German/Japanese knives. This is particularly noticeable in the paring knife and utility knife. These knives are NOT heavy for forged knives. They are heavy compared to the stamped knives common in most kitchens, but are of average weight for forged knives.

The knives all have a number of detailing errors where the handles mold to the knife and bolster and a few minor errors in the stainless. And, they don't hold an edge quite as long as top of the line European/Japanese knives (or Calpylon)

The bread knife is just great and is the best knife in the set. It's as good a bread knife as you'd get in a top of the line German set. It's worth the price of the set. The 8" slicer is very good too. The 8" Chef is good but the width is more typical of an 8" stamped Cook's knife.

The scissors are very good. Better than the scissors you'd get with MUCH more expensive sets. I replaced a pair of Henkels scissors in one of my blocks with these scissors. And you can take them apart to sharpen.

The block is cheap (and that makes sense since this whole set is cheaper than a single good knife typically costs) and the steel is substandard but better than the steel you'd get with a cheap stamped set. The steel handle looks exactly like the Henkels "traditional/non diamond" steel with the same attractive chrome detailing but the steel portion is far lower quality than a German steel. IOW, it looks better than it sharpens but is still a pretty good steel.

In the end I liked these knives but I still gave most of them away (and the block and steel) to relatives who cook and needed decent knives. I kept the bread knife and the scissors.

If you have to pay list, this is a very good choice for value. However, I recommend looking at the Amazon "Friday Sale" and using Internet Shopping engines to find better European forged sets at deep discounts (they are out there if you are patient and have the time look). You'll probably have to spend between 1OO and 15O dollrs but the knives will be much nicer. If you dont' want to spend that cash this is among the best low cost options and far better than pressed knives including the pressed knives sold by Wustof, Sabatier and Henkels but made cheaply in China which sell in the same price range as this set.

If you have unlimited cash, buy the Wustof Classic Mega Set for 1.5K or so and be done with it! Dick, Henkels Global and Sabatier make excellent forged knives too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good quality, May 10, 2005

By	D. Johnson (Escondido, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this set for my wife, and she loves the quality of these knives (so do I). They are very sharp and sturdy. The only weakness is that they rust easily. This is the only reason we didn't rate it 5 stars. The rust is easy to remove, but you have to stay on top of it.