- Includes 8-inch chef, 8-inch bread, 8-inch slicer, 7-inch Santoku, 5-inch serrated utility, 3.5-inch parer
- Also includes 10-inch sharpening steel, 6 5-inch steak knives, and kitchen shears; full tang; ice-hardened stainless-steel blades
- Ergonomically designed SureGrip Santoprene handles provide a soft yet confident grip
- Housed in a handsome birch wood block
- Hand wash with mild cleanser; lifetime warranty
Buy Cheap Anolon Advanced 15-Piece Knife Set with Block
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A block set is not only an economical way of purchasing all your cutlery needs, it also allows you to keep your cutlery in a safe, attractive location that is easy to retrieve any time…. Read More >>
J. Matheu
May 18, 2010 at 5:14 am
Love the weight and feel of these knives! I feel very confident when using them that they are not going to slip out of my hands because of the great grips!
O. Greene
May 18, 2010 at 6:16 am
This is a decent knife set for a relatively reasonable price. Fairly sharp out of the box, sharpener included, as well as reasonable amount of different knifes. That being said I would have liked to see fewer steak knifes and maybe one medium-sized knife; most of the ones in the set are either small or large, not much in-between.
All the knifes we’ve used (everything but the bread so far) cut well, though not quite “like butter” with some things as you might expect. Try cutting a large sweet potato! I think that’s a general problem of almost any knife though.
In terms of build, they’re pretty solid with reasonable but not great heft. Balance seems decent. We have a higher-end (but older) set at the chef school where I work and they’re quite a bit heavier and thicker, which I’m actually not sure I like. The one thing I do question about the “build” is they say “German steel”, but then are “made in China”. It says this right on the blade. I’m sure quality products are made in China too, but the reputation of Chinese products is that they’re cheap and poorly made, so it doesn’t inspire confidence to see that on there. Still, from what I’ve seen so far they are decent, if not excellently constructed.
Only time will tell how they’ll wear, but so far after about a month of use they’re doing fine. One steak knife got some tiny tarnish/rust spots in one spot on the blade, perhaps from not being dried properly after washing. A few quick swipes of the included sharpener got rid of them and they haven’t been back. So as long as you properly care of these, they should be fine. This seems to be common to most of the mid-range, and of course high-end knife sets around – to hold an edge they need a mix of metals that can be prone to rust. So that’s just par for the course.
Overall I’m fairly satisfied and I can say I “like” this set (4 stars), but really I’d give it 3.5 if I could – “like but not entirely sure it’s worth the price”. I still can’t help wondering if some of the other slightly cheaper sets on Amazon wouldn’t have been as good or better…
J. Laughridge
May 18, 2010 at 7:54 am
I dont know what so say other than WOW right out of the box they are AMAZING and SHARP!I dont really know how to sharpen them so they are slowly dulling but I use them everyday!But WOW they are just WOW!haha.
Jennifer C. Weddington
May 18, 2010 at 8:30 am
After doing lotsa of research, i decided on these knives. I am so glad I did. they are sharp, nice looking and work great.
Kiley Bear Boo Boo Head
May 18, 2010 at 10:05 am
I placed my order on Jan.18, 2009. The Analon knife set that I received is exactly as pictured, with the black handles on the steak knives. I am happy with this set. I like the handles, they are very comfortable in my hands. I wear a size 7 glove. I only wish it came with a smaller knife, like a 5″ chef’s or santuku. The big 8 inch knives are great, but sometimes I have smaller things to cut and don’t need the granddaddy of all knives to do it with….