SHAN ZU Damascus Kitchen Knife Set, 7-Piece Professional Knife Sets for Chefs, Japanese Super Steel Damascus Kitchen Knife Set With G10 Handle Knife Block Set

Carefully packaged with lots of bubble wrap and cardboard. Each knife was packed individually in a cardboard sleeve and bubble wrap with little plastic tips to protect the tips of the knives. Absolutely beautiful and makes an elegant statement on my kitchen counter. The wood block is gorgeous with fine, tight grain wood and thoughtfully recessed routing around each knife slot. This way, the block top is kept pristine and any nicks made inserting knives in the block top won’t show. I have never seen this thoughtful feature on any other knife set of any price. Also love the engraved logo on front. Nothing glued on to loosen and fall off. The knives themselves are beautiful works of art which are super sharp, well made, full tang, with good weight and comfortable grip. Cutting is a breeze! I like that this set has all the basic knives I need without extraneous knives I’d never use. Only downside is that the set is tall under my kitchen counters and I’ll have to slide the block forward to remove a knife. Slightly inconvenient, however, that is hardly a deal breaker. Looking forward to using this set for years to come!

Extremely nice quality and sharp. The knives have good weight and balance to them. Well worth the money

Beautiful and sharp! They feel amazing in hand and very well made. Cole with Customer Service is the best at answering any questions or concerns you may have.

Made with Damascus Japanese steel (67 Layers Steel). Razor sharp blades. Frosted glass fiber G10 handles. Solid wood storage block. The quality and beauty are unmatched. I fully expect these will last a lifetime.

Rust super fast and it chipped within 2 weeks

High Quality -Razor Sharp

This is a very nice set of kitchen knives. They are well balances and fit in my hand just the right way. The handle is comfortable and makes slicing with it very smooth and effortlessly. The blade is well harden and was sharp when I received them. They also sharpen nicely and I appreciate a good quality knife. This set is just that. I think the price was reasonable for such a good quality set of knives. I would recommend these to others.

If you’re looking for authentic Damascus knives don’t buy these. They’re far from it, they are sharp but don’t stay sharp with normal usage. If you’re tired of getting scammed buy false advertising like me, stay away from this knife set.

Prezzo elevato per un articolo molto elegante e di buonissima qualità. Solo il tempo confermerà la fattura, ma le lame sono sorprendenti. Più che consigliato!!

Bought the set in Oct 2023 in the sale... So glad I did. I thought I had got sharp knives before but this set redefined what I think of as sharp ! I'm an old dude and have been cooking daily for most of my life. I'd got into the habit of compensating for less than sharp knives by changing the way I cut things. Let's just say that once I started using this set, I had to relearn some skills to save my fingers and nails ! I use the Santoku and Chef's knife almost daily ( normally one or the other ) on veggies and meats and they will retain a good edge for around a month before I think about honing them again which (though I'm no expert in any way) shows that the steel is a good quality and holds an edge well. On sharpening them... Despite my best efforts with previous knives, I never got on with whetstones, so I use the Horl 2 rotating drum sharpening system. I used it once to set the edge to 15 degrees (which took a while for each knife even though I think that's what they are ground to from the factory), then I honed it using a 3000 and 6000 grit disk and leather strop (from the premium kit) monthly. That gets the knives paper slicing sharp, though I've never yet got a blade "hair shaving" sharp using any method, so that's a me thing I guess. Short version is that for me, this set plus the horl means I always have super sharp knives to cook with, and can even look almost like a pro chef when I'm chopping and dicing sometimes ! Final word - You won't be disappointed, but don't forget to hone them regularly using your preferred method... I have never used the honing steel which came with it, as I have heard bad things about honing steels in general, and find the regular honing I do negates the need to use it.

Antes de comprar estos cuchillos me estuve informando muy a fondo. Los tipos de acero, la forma de la hoja, la virola, el nervio, cómo se afilan etc. Después de probar estos, creo que es absurdo gastarse miles de euros en cuchillos de Solingen tipo Zwilling o Wüsthof. Los chinos (nos guste o no) fabrican hace años de todo y en todo tipo de calidades. Llevo poco tiempo con estos cuchillos así que ya veré en cuanto a durabilidad, pero por lo pronto, por 200€ por un juego completo con su bloque en madera de acacia es una compra fenomenal. Usa tablas de cortar de madera de roble (nunca bambú) para que te dure el filo, y usa la chaira (que no afila, sino que deja recta la hoja) después de cada uso. He hecho la prueba de cortar un folio con todos los cuchillos y van como la mantequilla. Literalmente afeitan y puedes tirarles un tomate desde el aire para partirlo en dos. El único pero: hay que estar 100% concentrado y con buena técnica de corte si no quieres lonchearte un dedo. Además he comprobado (a base de dejarlos de un día para otros mojados o semi-sucios) que tanto el acero de damasco (capas exteriores) como el núcleo de AUS-10 son realmente inoxidables. No se quedan con ninguna mancha. Casi compré los Shan Zu GYO pero al final preferí los PRO porque estos tienen la espiga completa y por tanto son más duraderos y además están mejor equilibrados.

Couteaux très bien, bonne rigidité, bonne prise en main, équilibrés (ça dépend des gens, de la taille des mains et de la prise en main de chacun par rapport au couteau), et évidemment aiguisés comme jamais au sortir de la boîte. Lors des premières utilisations, en coupant une pomme de terre (et en la tenant mal), la lame est venue buter contre mon pouce, c’est rentré direct, donc niveau tranchant … on est au top ! Pour garder le tranchant, il faudra le faire avec une pierre à aiguiser, mais ne l’ayant pas fait, je ne peux pas dire. Les couteaux sont à laver et sécher dans la foulée. Mais j’ai recommandé ces couteaux à d’autres personnes, ma mère en a achetés, et elle en est elle-même très contente aussi. Concernant le service client, vraiment au top : après plusieurs mois, quasi un an, je les ai contactés pour un couteau qui commençait à présenter des points de rouille sur un côté de la lame. Ils ont écouté mes remarques, et après vérification de l’achat par mail, ils m’ont renvoyé un autre couteau (4-5 jours entre la prise de contact et la réception du couteau). Aucune lourdeur administrative, pas de problème de compréhension (même s’ils ont sûrement utilisé un outil de traduction), vraiment rien à redire, service client digne du service client Amazon (c’est pour dire). Ils m’ont aussi indiqué qu’ils renforceraient leurs process et vérifications afin que cela ne puisse se reproduire (évidemment, ce n’est probablement pas avec une retour que la perfection sera atteinte, mais la prise en compte du retour d’expérience est primordiale pour s’améliorer). Bref, je recommande !

Hands down the best set of knives we've owned! Bought them for a present for family members as well! Top sharpness, sturdiness and long lasting. 2+ years without even sharpening!