Victorinox 7-Piece Knife Block Set
Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Buy Swiss Army Knife | Tags: 7Piece, block, knife, Victorinox | 5 Comments »
- Includes 3-1/2-inch paring knife, 4-1/2-inch tomato and bagel knife, 5-inch mini chef’s and utility knife, 8-inch chef’s knife, sharpening steel, kitchen shears, and slant hardwood block
- High carbon stainless-steel blade provides maximum sharpness and edge retention; conical ground through length and depth for a wider break point; ice tempered to sustain sharpness longer
- Blade stamped from cold-rolled steel; bolsterless edge for use of entire blade and ease of sharpening
- Patented Fibrox handles are textured, slip resistant, and ergonomically designed for balance and comfort; NSF approved
- Hand washing recommended; lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects; expertly made in Switzerland
Product Description
Designed to outfit the kitchen with basic and specialty cutlery, the 7-piece set from Victorinox provides established and aspiring chefs with top-of-the-line tools. The set includes a 3-1/2-inch paring knife, 4-1/2-inch tomato and bagel knife, 5-inch mini chef’s and utility knife, and an 8-inch chef’s knife. For keeping blades in prime working condition, a sharpening steel is included. Kitchen shears round out the set, and a handy, attractive hardwood block neatly s… More >>
Victorinox 7-Piece Knife Block Set
Four knives plus a sharpening steel, plus a pair of kitchen scissors, plus a wood block holder equals seven pieces.
It is good you can actually see the set here on Amazon as the box it comes in is a little misleading because there is a knife in every slot in the photo. Part of consistent quality cooking is good equipment and these knives are excellent tools. They are extraordinarily sharp and the handles are durable and comfortable are easy to keep clean and sanitary. One other note – the paring knife does not bear the Victorinox markings. The pair of kitchen shears, as I recall from the box, are made in Italy and do not bear the Victorinox markings, either — so they are not exactly like other shears or scissors from the company. They are still solid, sharp, and useful, though. I am not really sure why you would want a 5 inch and a 8 inch chef’s knife as they are not that different in size.
From what I can tell, the set consists of the following:
Victorinox 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife(but it doesn’t have the markings)
Victorinox 125th Anniversary Limited Edition 4-1/2-Inch Tomato/Bagel Knife(without the 125th anniversary stuff)
Victorinox 5-Inch Mini-Chef’s Knife with Fibrox Handle
Victorinox Fibrox 8-Inch Chef’s Knife
Kitchen Shear, 3 in., Black Nylon Handle
Victorinox Cutlery 9-Inch Round Sharpening Steel, Black Plastic Handle
And the block
Still, a good set for the price at this time ($110.00 US) and it would make a good gift or starter set for a household that does not have a good set of knives.
Rating: 5 / 5
These knives are an outstanding value for the money. I’m not a chef by any means, but I am a dedicated home cook who wants good tools that are satisfying to use. The knives in this set are exactly that, and at a bargain price.
I agree that this is not the best looking set of knives you’ll ever own; calling their design “basic” is almost generous. Whether or not you will ultimately like the fit and feel of the handles is a purely personal decision. One of the best pieces of advice someone who is a professional chef ever gave me about choosing knives was to try them out. Everyone’s hands are different, everyone’s preferences for how knives feel in their hands are different.
As to whether I would give this set as a gift, it would depend entirely on what I was trying to accomplish with the gift. If I wanted to give something that looked high-end and showy, maybe not. If I wanted to give someone a set of very functional, very effective, very well handling knives, you bet I would.
Rating: 5 / 5
These knives are extremely sharp. I cut a potato with a knife and then 20 minutes later looked down and had little cuts on my fingers. Someone else I know also tried to cut with these knives when they saw them on the kitchen counter.- They also cut themselves and this person is used to cutting with sharp utensils.
They are definitely sharp. The block is nice. It could have had more of a variety of knives in it but it’s a nice set.
Someone mentioned the plastic handles…
I compared this with another knife block set I have and the other set had more of a heavy metal handle. This has a smoother grip and a hard plastic type of handle- don’t think it really makes much of a difference though.
Contains a decent amount of knives and a nice set of scissors.
Overall, it’s a good set, the best, not sure, all I know is they are very sharp.
Rating: 4 / 5
O.K., I’m not a pro in the kitchen but I do cook. If you want the very finest knives, Google some of the better Japanese brands. If you want a very good set of knives with block I can’t think of a better purchase. I can’t speak to their sharpness longevity but they sure are sharp out of the box! The Chef’s knife is especially useful. I bought an OXO Santoku knife and it was a great disappointment. I think highly of OXO’s products but this knife arrived dull, dull, dull so I ordered the Victorinox Santoku and it arrived sharp, sharp, sharp.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was reluctant to purchase this knife set because I did not think I would use many of the knives included. I already own a small paring set of the same brand which I use non-stop! Since purchasing this set, I’ve actually found I use most of the pieces and it has empty slots for my other paring set I bought separately. These knives are lightweight (which I love) yet not flimsy and very sharp. Only disappointed that none of the sets include the Santoku knife. Will have to purchase that separately.
Rating: 4 / 5