HENCKELSDynamic Razor-Sharp 5-Piece Kitchen Knife Set, Chef Knife, Bread Knife, German Engineered Informed by 100+ Years of Mastery

I was looking for paring knives to go with a set of Victorinox Fibrox chef's knives, which are perfectly fine and often priced well, but they don't make matching paring models, which are perhaps the most commonly used of all kitchen knives. These (Henckels Solution 4" and 5.5") fit the bill. The finish on them is nothing special, but they're wonderfully light, and the thinness of their blades make them very slicey for light to medium duty work. The steel is probably not far removed from the 420 family of stainlesses, with a hardness of around 53. Their edge retention is okay, and they're very easy to sharpen. While I wouldn't recommend them for cutting through bones, or wheels of dry parmesan, they're fine for most everything else, and between the two, one could conceivably prepare most meals without wanting another knife. Unless you bake your own bread, this set and a 7+ inch chef's knife could do almost anything, and for $18, that's pretty great. At their current list price of $35, they'd have a lot more competition, but would still be worth a look.

This set of knives are very good, you feel like a chef, very sharp, it makes your cutting more fast and easy.

Sharp, not samurai sharp, but sharp. I would recommend a good wash when received. Stainless steel rust if you let them sit in water. Good handles. For the price, not bad.

I was missing a couplke of knives from my knife block and wanted to replace them. These were affordable for what i do in the kitchen and look nice.

Solid knives, use them almost everyday.

These are great knives. Never bought a bad Henkel.

Just got these today. The 2 piece solutions fine edge. They are light weight and very sharp! Hope they last a while!

Good set for the price. Gave them as a gift to a friend who is a chef and he loves them