16-Piece Knife Set, High Carbon German Steel Kitchen Knife Set with Block, Knives set with Knife Rod and Ergonomic Handle.

I gave a set of these to my mom for mother's day and she desperately needed a new set of knives. They are very sharp and she loves the selection, says she has a knife for everything. I sharpen her knives for her with a ceramic sharpening rod to keep a razor sharp edge and usually avoid the sharpener that came with set so I don't remove too much steel, which is perfect to maintain an edge. They should be hand washed as any carbon steel blade or tool should be. With carbon you get a more durable and long lasting edge with less sharpening at the cost of some of the non corrosive (rust free) properties of stainless steel. In my opinion it's a very fair trade off, however, if you loath hand washing you may want to stick with a standard stainless steel but they won't get or remain as sharp usually depending on steel type. I read some reviews saying they use on dishwasher which isn't the end of the world, but my advice for those that do, firstly remove from dishwasher asap and dry of remaining moisture from knives, and secondly keep very fine (0000 steel wool is the finest designed to remove rust with out scratching metal) steel wool on hand and when/if knives get rust very lightly rub steel wool on rust areas and make sure you do it on a wet knife avoid doing it dry as even very fine steel wool may scratch with out water for lubrication and again very light touch. All in all fantastic set of knives with a spectacular selection.

I haven’t purchased a set of knives in several years and I refuse to spend hundreds of dollars on a set. But I will say this new set doesn’t disappoint, we have only used them for about a week but they are extremely sharp, quite heavy and feel very sturdy!! The scissors are my favorite part you can cut literally anything with them, I feel as though I could use them in my garage as tin snips, although I wouldn’t.At my local state fair some guy was selling knives for about $2,000 for a set and if you put these 2 sets side by side you couldn’t tell the difference. Although it remains to be seen what they will look like in a year from now I have a feeling they will hold up just fine. No knife will keep an edge forever but the sharpener looks to be of good quality as well so hopefully they will sharpen well.I would definitely recommend purchasing this set, they will be a great addition to your kitchen for any home cook. Judging by some other reviews some pros use them as well.

Knives are holding up well 5 years in. Great look, good variety, only 2 small issues. 1: the kitchen sheer hole being positioned beneath the various function knives leads to slight slicing of the sheer handles. 2: The honing rod handle is flimsy, it broke early on in the ownership. No issue with the handles that are pinned, but it's a cylinder of wood around a rod of steel which feels like a design oversight.

The media could not be loaded. I was in desperate need of a new knife set, so after reviewing I chose the vestaware 16 piece chef knife set. This is a beautiful set of knives, the wooden handles are heavy and wash well. The knives are very sharp, and the scissors are great for cutting herbs, I used them on cilantro last night and was very impressed. I used the 7" knife to slice my chicken into pieces and it cut through like butter. The quality and overall look of the knives are definitely worth the price, they are replacing a set of Michelangelo knives I had purchased back in November, and they just didn't hold up well. I can't say how well they will hold up in a year or two from now, but I will definitely update my review and photos in a year. As of now I am very happy with my purchase, and if they hold up well, I will definitely be purchasing a set for my mom.

Good looking knives and they are sharp. We have had the knives for about 6 months and the wood is splitting on one of the handles and the knives dull in color after 3 or 4 washes. Good sharp knives for the price but not something that's going to last. Customer service reached out to us and gave us a full refund and we didn't even contact them. I'm assuming the knives we got where a fluke but you never know. Great customer service.

After searching for a couple days and reading several reviews I decided to purchase this knife set. We have owned these knives for a few months now and have been extremely pleased with our purchase. They easily cut fruits, vegetables, and meat. I make sure to hand wash them after every use so they don’t get rust spots. I would highly recommend these for the price!

So I like the set in general but now I have to find a way to polish the wood handles becausethey feel like they are going to splinter my hands in time. For the $$ I feel it should have beendone prior to sending to me.So in picture: far right is unfinished, the middle is better and the scissors on left is the wayI feel they all should be. Now to spend time finding what is best ....to me, waste of my time.

I have the same knife set for 16 years. My family would come over and always make fun of my knife set. They would say "get a real adult knife set" LOL I finally did!... It's like the best thing ever. I'm prepping vegetables With the sharpest knives :-) I don't know why I waited all these years.