Sabatier Precision 14-Piece Knife Set with Block $39.99

[SupaCh1nk]

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[tgee666]

Would you happen to know how these knives are? It's a good price. Thanks

 

[Silhouette1034]

There is also a $5 off $35 coupon. Just look for it on some other sites. I brought the knives recently for my girlfriend in a new home and they work great. Comes in really handy when some friends came over and we all had steaks knives to use. I'm not a professional cook or anything but these knives looks and handle well. Excellent value for the price.

 

[hitechman]

Thanks for the review. I'm gonna to need a set of knife, and this comes in handy.

 

[v4mofo]

In terms of quality, there's one major seperating point for knives. They're either stamped from a sheet of metal (like this), which uses less metal and is more along the lines of 'mass production' - keeps costs low, etc. And then you have Forged knives, which use a more labourous process but yield a better overall product that costs a fair bit more. For serious cooks (not professional, just people who take it seriously) - it's a pure treat to have some nice knives - but for the price of 1 8" forged chefs knife (about $60), you can easily buy a nice set of brand name stamped knives (like this deal).

Personally, I spent just shy of $200 for 3 knives receintally. For me, it was like trading in an '83 Yugo (turbo even - heh) on an '02 Ferrari 355. Even when I bought my GF a 'cheapie' forged Henkels chefs knife ($25), she took more interest in cooking and absolutly loves the knife. I'd hole-heartidly recomend that anyone who buys this set and is 'curious' about the other side, should go out and spend $12~17 on one of the cheaper forged knives (or better yet, borrow one for a week) just to see.

 

[SupaCh1nk]

is there any way to tell whether a knive is stamped or forged?

 

[v4mofo]

Yup.. a stamped piece was created from 1 piece so the blade thickness will be the same as the tang (part between the handle). Forged will have a couple if different thicknesses - the biggest and most noticable is called the 'bolster'. Check out this Link for an FAQ on knives - they do a MUCH better job of explaining than I ever could.