Henckels Four Star Knife Set

Pros: Sharp knives, look nice, bonded handles, block has room to expand
Cons: None, you get what you pay for!

Many years ago for Christmas I received a knife set. It wasn't the fanciest of knife sets but it seemed to work well. Or so I thought! I always knew I was a good cook, but cutting with knives wasn't really my specialty, I figured I was just lame with a...

Pros: They will last forever!
Cons: Make sure they are made in Germany.

Updated December 27,2001:

As I was finishing my Christmas shopping this year, I ran across several nice small accessory sets of Henckels knives. The price was the quite low, and frankly surprised me. The biggest surprise was the little label...

Pros: Classy looking, sharp, well balanced, built to last
Cons: Premium price

I have owned the Henckels Four Star 7 Piece Knife set for nearly 6 years. They have performed admirably over that time and I don't have a single complaint. I personally purchased the 7 piece set and use 5 of the pieces with regularity. Based on my ...

Pros: Durability, Performance, Stay Sharp
Cons: I have no fingers remaining on my left hand

Outdoorsmen's wives HATE it when their men come home and "borrow" knives from the kitchen. I know this from first-hand experience. The guys ruin them. A knife is borrowed to skin some rabbit/deer/moose and then stays in the shop as the...

Pros: sharp, durable, fine quality, well weighted
Cons: set did not include all of the knives I wanted

Every book about cooking equipment I've read has said that the most important equipment you'll purchase for your kitchen is your knives. I wholeheartedly agree. Before marriage, I owned a really crummy set of Farberware serrated edge "never needs ...

Pros: Easy to handle, hold up well, sharpen easily and great overall quality
Cons: Can be expensive but they do last forever so I think it is worth it

When my husband and I got married we didn't register for a specific knife set, we just left it up to the giver. Our friends chose the Henckels 4 star 7 piece set for us and we are very impressed by it! They are good quality and heavy duty knives but at...

Pros: Keen edged, easily rehoned, very useful
Cons: expensive, handles can be slippery and can be damaged, must be hand cleaned

When in University I worked at a Bloomingdales. I sold knife sets and became enamoured of the Henckels Four Star line of knives. I decided I would get a set when I had the chance. Years later as I was getting married I purchased the Four Star Set. The...

Pros: pinnacle of sharpness and quality
Cons: expensive

Henckel makes the finest knives in the world, hands down. Actually, strike that - you DON'T want your hands down when you're using a Henckel - you want them up in the air! These knives glide through chicken and beef as f they were gelatin, and the...

Pros: Quality, Elegant Design
Cons: None

For reasons that I still cannot comprehend, we never had GOOD kitchen knives in our household. Maybe it was because we really didn't have a lot of money, maybe it was that I was too cheap, maybe I was just oblivious to the need for such equipment. At...

Pros: Holds an edge, comfort of use
Cons: Expensive

As a Southerner, which means my Momma is always right, it was tough to buy my first Henckel back in '83. After all, my Momma don't use no high priced, foreign knives and her cooking is as good as any I have ever had in my life. But the yuppie in me won...

Pros: easy to hold, keeps a sharp edge
Cons: price

I was given a set of the 4-star Henckel knives as a wedding present 3 years ago. My husband and I were very pleased then and continue to be pleased to this day. My set includes a Wood Block with a 2 3/4" paring knife, 4" chef's paring...

Pros: Full tang, balance, quality construction, durability
Cons: Price

I collected a number of knives over time, and I'm glad I did. It seems the best way to try out various brands. Once I gave the Henckels Four Star knives a trial run, though, I was hooked. I've purchased one at a time from a number of high quality ...

Pros: stay sharp, cut effortlessly
Cons: expensive

The J.A. Henckel knives are truly the best knives you will ever use. My wife and I got a set of 4 star Henckels for a wedding present. The knives get used everyday and are as sharp as the day we received them 5 years ago. The 4 star block set comes...

Pros: Excellent quality and an old, well established company that will back them up.
Cons: None - except for initial price.

We purchased a rather large set of Henckel's Four Stars knives in the late 1970s. The set consists of seven knives from the 4" parer up to the 10" slicer and included the steel and cleaver in a storage block. As I recall, the set cost us around $350 on ...

Pros: Professional Knives WORTH every Penny Lifetime Warranty
Cons: A little pricey if you don't shop Around

I have a set of Four Stars and I use mine every day. I absolutely love them. I used to have the Tupperware T Chef Series Knives (another forged set) but got rid of them for these. One I was always a little of a brand snob and EVERYONE in the culinary ...