HENCKELSSolution Razor-Sharp 2-Piece Compact Chef Knife Set, German Engineered Knife Informed by over 100 Years of Mastery, Black

I was looking for paring knives to go with a set of Victorinox Fibrox chef's knives, which are perfectly fine and often priced well, but they don't make matching paring models, which are perhaps the most commonly used of all kitchen knives. These (Henckels Solution 4" and 5.5") fit the bill. The finish on them is nothing special, but they're wonderfully light, and the thinness of their blades make them very slicey for light to medium duty work. The steel is probably not far removed from the 420 family of stainlesses, with a hardness of around 53. Their edge retention is okay, and they're very easy to sharpen. While I wouldn't recommend them for cutting through bones, or wheels of dry parmesan, they're fine for most everything else, and between the two, one could conceivably prepare most meals without wanting another knife. Unless you bake your own bread, this set and a 7+ inch chef's knife could do almost anything, and for $18, that's pretty great. At their current list price of $35, they'd have a lot more competition, but would still be worth a look.

These knives are amazing. Incredibly sharp. Easy to handle.

I haven’t used these knives yet, but they feel sturdy and sharp. They’re also super light, which will make handling easy. The lifetime warranty was super easy to register for, and the knives look very well made. I’m excited to try them.

Honestly got these on sale just needing an upgrade but they've been incredible! I won't use anything else. We have a knife sharpener and that has kept them in great condition for over a year.

These are good quality, fine edge knife set for precision cutting. The handle grip is strong with rivets at three places. I have been using them for close to a week now.

These knives work well, but the quality is not what I had expected. I bought them thinking that the sale price was some sort of aberration or error. They are lighter than the other, more expensive, options available. I've kept them but intend to order the same sizes in the higher quality versions soon.

I bought these for my dad in his RV he needed compact knives that wouldn’t take up a lot of space. They work well and seem to be good quality.

As always. You can’t bf eat the quality of these knifes. I have bought the entire set for my grandson. They love them. So I bought the small set for me. They’re great

Sharp and easy to use

Have had them for a while now. Are the sharpest knives in the drawer. Retaining their edge well!

I am knocking off one star because they are very light weight, I was expecting a mittle more heft to them.With that said they arrived very sharp and come with a card for you to register for a life time warranty!I feel you can get a sharper edge on it by spending a few seconds on a wet stone, but that's just me being picky it's plenty sharp for you to use out of the box. I will update after more testing and see how the edge holds upThey fit nice in the hand and I feel the 5.5 is very nice size that will be used a lot.For they price you can't go wrong. It's nice to have some cheap knives that you won't minding throwing in the dishwasher every now and then.

Loved the size of the knives but were flimsy. The metal portion was just a little too thin to be very useful in the kitchen. Preferred the Cuisinart versions of these knives. Will add these to my camping set.

These aren’t the best knives….. they aren’t very strong and the blade seems to bend.