This is a wonderful set. I have never had this brand of knives before but a friend recommended them. They fit your hand so nice and they are so sharp and work so well. Love them.

These attractive knives are ridiculously sharp!! They slice thru steak, tomatoes, and apples quickly and cleanly. Having a sharpener in each slot means the edge is always crisp and ready to use.

Great set of knives, wish the set came with clever and filet knife. Great deal for the money though from a quality brand.

Knives are made in China with German steel, not in Germany like the Henckels professional grade knives, nonetheless they are very sharp and should last a lifetime. The Sharpening block will not sharpen the blades should they become dull, the built-in stones aid in maintaining sharpness.

Very nice knives, good quality except somewhat disappointed with with the steak knives. The serrated tip end of the steak knives just sort of tears the meat, while the blade further back cuts great.

Somewhat disappointed that most of the knives were serrated. They are sharp, however I would have preferred straight edge. After using my daughters Ninga knives, I realized the difference.

It takes up quite a bit of counter space. I feel there was quite a bit of wasted space in placement of the knives.

These knives are just ok. This is my 3rd set of Henckels in 25 years and with each set the quality seems to go downhill a little. The knives are smaller and lighter than previous sets which makes them feel kind of chintzy. Attached is an example of the same knife from my old set (the larger knife) and the new set.. basically looks like a glorified cheese knife.

I bought this set of knives for my wife as a Christmas present, assuming that the Henckels brand was still a quality blade. We have used this set of knives since Christmas, and unfortunately they are not worth the money at all. My wife loves the paring knife, but that is the only bright spot. The rest of the knives are just average quality, if that, with the exception of the steak knives - they may as well be butter knives. The serrated edges shred rather than slice meat, and there is no effective way to sharpen them properly. The "sharpening" feature built into the knife block does not work. In my opinion, there are far better choices, and I am now searching for them elsewhere.

I bought and send this as a gift and what a disaster.... knives became dull in just 2 or 3 times usage... the self sharpening not working... i was embarrassed for giving such a low quality gift.