Pros: Serrated knives work well
You get a lot of bang for your buck
Paring knife works quite well
Good steak knives

Cons: Poor quality blades
Too many gimmicky knives
Straight-edge blades dull quickly
Vastly outperformed by higher quality (forged) knives

Bottom Line: The main knife is the best of the set. This is because it's serrated, so it doesn't dull as easily as the straight-edge knifes, and boy do they dull easily. The blades are very thin, probably stamped out of sheet metal. This makes the edge go dull very quickly and in my opinion, makes the weight and balance poor. That being said, the price is very affordable.

Aside from the paring knife, all the straight-edge knifes are outperformed by my 8" chef knife. They seem gimmicky to me. The miracle blade stays sharp and is versatile, but i found it best suited for cutting bread and roasts.

This set is good entry level set. You get a whole lot of knives for pretty cheap, and they're not terrible. Once you use a higher quality knife (forged steel, not stamped) you'll realize the limitation of these knives. Also, there's too many knives - you don't need them all. A Chef knife, paring knife and a serrated knife can do everything this big set can (minus the steak knives, which are good). If the idea of paying over 60 bucks for a single knife seems absurd to you, buy these knives.  Permalink