Customer Rating: 
Summary: Finally, quality affordable knives
Comment: The Henckels steak knives we purchased through Amazon are beautiful. They are of great quality, they cut beautifully, and, most importantly, after many washings in the dishwasher, they are still shiny bright! I can't believe we waited 35 years to find such a nice product. Our daughter also owns a set and recommended them to us. They need no special care and I am proud to put them on my table.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: I like them so much, I bought another set
Comment: I bought these knives prior to Christmas. I am really surprised to see poor reviews. Maybe I got lucky. I will say, the balance seems to be slightly off. But, man are they sharp! I love using these knives, put them in the dishwasher every time, and have had no problems whatsoever with rust.
Customer Rating:
Summary: sharp and economical
Comment: Despite another reviewer's experience, these knives are quite sharp. To compare them to plastic cutlery is ridiculous -- either the reviewer was being facetious or has an axe to grind for some reason. Notice that that review mentions that the buyer picked up his set for the same price as Amazon but at his local grocery store. How he knows that he even bought this same set of knives is beyond me.So, I'll repeat: These knives are sharp. I don't find the handle particularly comfortable, but it's okay. My set arrived looking brand new -- no scratches.
Good value for the money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Get them only if its for looks
Comment: I have a Henckels block with a varied assortment of 11 knives but the 4 slots in the bottom for the steak knives remain empty. Though I have a complete set minus steak knives of the much higher quality 4 stars, I bought this exact same steak knife set from a grocery store chain locally in town for the same price it is listed here on Amazon thinking "what a great deal for Henckels knives!". I'd been looking for a good deal on a set of Henckels steak knives knowing that at any knife shop you could expect to pay upwards of 2 hundered for them.After unpacking them from the box and cooking up a steak I found that these knives are only slightly better than a plastic untensil available free from a Boston Market. After two cuts into my meal I abandoned the so called Henkels steak knife for the 4" paring knife in my block. I will tell you that they look nice, but in my mind the image was severely cheapened by my attempt to find any kind of good use for them (other than give to people I dont like that are over for dinner!). They pretty much just float around in the standard utensil drawer with the forks and spoons now. I think 2 of them are even lost. Another thing I want to add is someone left one over the weekend in the bottom of the stainless steel sink and it rusted on the bottom and left a rust knife outline where it sat.
I read most of the other reviews on here and noticed a good portion are favorable. I just wanted to share my experience with this product and let you decide what you think based on all the facts. In my opinion, these are only Henckels knives in name and not quality.
Conclusion: A great wedding gift for your EX that gets married to someone else.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Problems with the finish of the handles
Comment: When I ordered these knives, they arrived with many noticeable scratches on the handles making the look as if they had been used for several years. Amazon promptly sent a replacement but the new set has the same problems. Unfortunately I'll have to return these knives because they are not acceptable for a nice dining table, especially for new knives.
