bararanThanks for the Amazon link.
Most of the reviews are useless gushing about how 'stylish' they look and how sharp they are (no doubt compared to their old knives which have been banging around in a drawer for the last five years). There were a few nuggets of useful information however:
" love the esthetics of the board, however they weren't as sharp as i expected and we had to buy a good sharpener as well "
" UPDATE: 3 months later and the smaller knives are now completely silver while the bigger knives are just about hanging on (for now) to their copper finish. Basically, the dishwasher has stripped the finish - perhaps best to hand wash them. "
" Only issue is you need to dry thoroughly as water marks show up a lot. "
" Handles feel very comfortable with mate (matt?) rubber-y finish. "
" This product was good to start with, but after a few weeks use i noticed that the handle on one of the blades was loosening. Also, they state that it is dishwasher safe, but that effects the quality of the product as it looses it shine "
I think @Rashkh summed it up pretty well - when you're buying 5 knives and a magnetic block for $60 you shouldn't expect too much in the way of quality. I can only imagine that the steel is the cheapest they thought they could get away with...
Most of the reviews are useless gushing about how 'stylish' they look and how sharp they are (no doubt compared to their old knives which have been banging around in a drawer for the last five years). There were a few nuggets of useful information however:
" love the esthetics of the board, however they weren't as sharp as i expected and we had to buy a good sharpener as well "
" UPDATE: 3 months later and the smaller knives are now completely silver while the bigger knives are just about hanging on (for now) to their copper finish. Basically, the dishwasher has stripped the finish - perhaps best to hand wash them. "
" Only issue is you need to dry thoroughly as water marks show up a lot. "
" Handles feel very comfortable with mate (matt?) rubber-y finish. "
" This product was good to start with, but after a few weeks use i noticed that the handle on one of the blades was loosening. Also, they state that it is dishwasher safe, but that effects the quality of the product as it looses it shine "
I think @Rashkh summed it up pretty well - when you're buying 5 knives and a magnetic block for $60 you shouldn't expect too much in the way of quality. I can only imagine that the steel is the cheapest they thought they could get away with...