Posts Tagged ‘Knife’

J.A. Henckels International Fine Edge Pro 3-Piece Knife Set

Amazon.com Review

A great gift, this set provides a cook with enough versatility to accomplish most kitchen jobs. The chef’s knife, with its broad blade and curved cutting edge for rocking through a chopping task, chops, minces, slices, and dices. The utility knife slices, cuts, and chops; its 5-inch blade is large enough to trim a chuck roast or subdue a head of lettuce. The paring knife cuts, peels, and cleans fruits and vegetables. Henckels’s International Fine Edge is an inexpensive cutlery line made in countries other than the company’s home of Germany. These knives don’t have bolsters, and their blades are thinner and less strong than those of the company’s premier lines. Handles are narrower and shallower, as well–a feature those with small hands might appreciate. –Fred Brack

JA Henckels 31419-001 The best meals begin with the perfect tools! This 3 piece set is great for cleaning, paring, peeling and chopping fruits and vegetables. Set Include (more…)

Henckels TWIN Signature Knife Block Sets

Amazon.com Review

This knife block set carries a useful assortment of standard knives for outfitting a kitchen. The set includes a 2-1/2-inch peeling knife, a 4-inch paring knife, a 5-inch serrated utility knife, a 6-inch utility knife, and an 8-inch chef’s knife, as well as a 7-inch hollow-edge santoku, an 8-inch bread knife, and a 4-1/2-inch steak knife. A 9-inch sharpening steel keeps their edges in order, and a pair of kitchen shears to snip herbs, flowers, or string is also included. Everything stores neatly in the attractive natural hardwood block. The knives feature high-carbon, stainless-steel blades that have been stamped from one piece of metal. The edge is cut by laser for a more consistent angle on the blade and hand-honed for sharpness. Blades have also undergone Henckels’s Friodur ice-hardening process, which further strengthens them and protects from discoloration. The ergonomically designed traditional-style polymer handles are securely fastened to the (more…)