XINZUO Kitchen Cutting Knife Set of 5 Piece,67 Layers Hammered Damascus Blade,Razor Sharp Japanese-Style Chef Knife Set with Pakkawood Handle,Gift Box

These knives are awesome. Great variety of sizes, attractive, sharp and just heavy enough. I've had them over a year and used them everyday and they still can cut through anything.

I have seen several negative reviews about edge retention and want to clarify for other potential users these unqualified reviews are written bry unknowledgeable people. First thing, very few people outside of top chefs and high quality knife aficionados understand proper knife edge angles (proper edge angle is determined by intended task). Second, very few people know how to sharpen a knife, some knives are made of soft steel and are meant to be sharpened often and quickly using a sharpening steel, like knives used by butchers, they constantly touch up the edge during use. Other knives are made with high hardness steel and must be sharpened on a fine grit wetstone and in some cases stropped on leather if the edge is very thin, like high quality chef's knives, hunter's skinning knives and straight razors. The edge is very thin and is easily dulled if you cut food on a hard surface like granite, a good wood cutting board is the proper cutting surface. If the edge is in good shape you can maintain it by regular stropping and only have to hone the edge on a wetstone as the edge wears. Sharpening is a skill, most people are accustomed to the cheap kitchen knives (soft steel) and use a steel or even even ceramic sharpeners to put an edge on them. These methods will ruin a high quality hard steel edge. So if you buy this set, i recommend learnimg proper sharpening techniques for maximum satisfaction. I was always told "its a poor carpenter who blames his tools."

The fit and finish isn't perfect but still feels high quality. I haven't compared it to VG10 steel but it does feel harder to sharpen than German medium hard steel. Holds an edge well and looks beautiful. I really like this set because I find that the Santoku and a Nakiri would be better than if they gave me a bread knife which I believe doesn't have to be a premium knife nor high carbon steel.

The knife set is beautiful and very very sharp. Great additional purchase if your budget allows: a magnetic wood board to organize them. Bought as an anniversary gift and although they've gotten plenty of use, haven't needed to sharpen them yet. Versatile! Recommend cautiously hand washing them to keep them in top shape.

To simply state, the blades came in perfect condition not bent or edge blemishes. The knives have kept their sharpness after many uses from veggies to meat. The blades are not too light or heavy and most certainly out perform my older JA Henckels set. Cutting regular potato or sweet potatoes or anything that is hard is a breeze. I am looking forward to getting the steak knives! The finish look on the blades are amazing, can see the layers and the wooden handle is a perfect match. Good stuff!

Love the knives, really sharp and have stayed that way after using. Good value and look great in my kitchen on a magnetic wood stand.

They are good looking and sharp. Yes, they may loose their sharpness after some use but they can be easily sharpened. The keyword here is EASILY. This is an essential attribute of any high quality high carbon blade. You can make it super sharp and you can sharpen it fast.

Good nice sharp knives but not big enough for me looks much bigger in the picture but still nice sharp knives

Satisfied

excelente, equilibrado , peso y corte satisfactorio

Das Küchenmesser Set macht richtig was her! Geliefert in einer schicken Präsentationsschachtel, einwandfrei verarbeitetete Materialien, edles Erscheinungsbild mit den Pakka-Griffen und dem Hammerschlag Damast, schön ausbalanciert und echt "sauscharf"!

Dopo un anno di utilizzo devo dire che fanno bene il loro lavoro, sono un cuoco e gli uso ogni giorno, ovviamente trattati sempre in modo professionale (mai lavastoviglie e sbalzi termici continui), messi a confronto anche con coltelli da 300 euro spesso rendevano meglio. Ripeto se vengono trattati in modo profesionale sono un ottimo prodotto. L’unica pecca mi si è crepato il manico in legno di 2 coltelli dopo qualche mese di utilizzo, ma per il resto la lama è d'acciaio ed è veramente ottimo.

Update The customer support team of the supplier is fantastic and the additional stars is for them. They promptly got in touch to see how to best resolve the issue. They also seem to be eager to improve the product. So, one can trust them while buying the product. Thank you. Original: Looks great and was really fantastic during initial few uses. However, within 2 months of ‘occasional’ usage, the edge of knives became uneven and upon closer look it appears that the edge chipped off at a number of places. I know how to use these knives and am careful with it, so it was not due to bad or rough usage. Not sure whether I got a bad batch or this how all their knives are. Extremely disappointed with the quality, as it is quite expensive and was hoping get a long life out of it. Feels like a large sum of money went down the drain.