I gave this as a Christmas gift because I am aware of the quality.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from HENCKELSBy Consumer Relations, December 31, 2018
Thank you so much for making our day! We love positive feedback, and thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful experience with us! We hope to hear from you again soon. Happy cooking!
We just got a set, I'm familiar with Spanish made cutlery - these are the real McCoy without spending stupid money. I added the Japanese Santoku knife to this basic set and we have everything we need for gourmet cooking.
The quality is outstanding - steel is medium hard so easy to sharpen. We had Messermeister knives previously so familiar with German steel - but those are stamped knives - these new Henckels are much thicker and have the bulk of the bolster molded in. Flawless, and with hand honed blades, extremely sharp.
My only reservation is that the handles are not more rounded, but are squared off - I dunno, we're not competitive chefs so they only get used once a day - we can live with the more squared off handles. The finish is flawless. And the blades are very rigid - I think they are as nice as their basic twin-man stuff, and way nicer than the China made ones.