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Oxo 1068557 Good Grips Professional 14-Piece Knife Block Set | 
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| Brand: Oxo
List Price: $88.95
Buy New: $77.99
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Rating:  98 reviews
Color: Stainless/Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.6
Dimensions (in): 17.7 x 11.2 x 15
Model: 1068557
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 14-piece knife block set includes 8-inch chef's, 8-inch slicer, 3-1/2-inch parer, 5-inch utility, 4-inch Santoku, and 8-inch bread | | • | Also includes 6 steak knives, a sharpening tool, and an angled wood storage block | | • | Sharp, stainless-steel blades are hardened for strength, with a full-tang for durability and proper balance | | • | Black, ergonomically correct, nonslip rubber handles cushion hands and provide a safe secure grip | | • | Washing by hand recommended for best care; backed by a lifetime warranty |
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Product Description
From the Oxo Good Grips line, this 14-pc. professional cutlery set features knives with sharp, no-stain blades that are hardened to make them strong and durable. The full tang blades are properly balanced and are tapered to glide easily through food. Included with your set:3.5-in. Paring Knife5-in. Serrated/Utility Knife4-in. Santoku Knife8-in. Chef's Knife8-in. Slicing Knife8-in. Bread KnifeSteak Knives (Set of 6)Sharpening SteelWood Storage Block
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 98
 GOOD Knives, GREAT Value March 11, 2008
Thomas Tracy (Northern GA, United States)
88 out of 88 found this review helpful
These are very good knives and an excellent value. Yes, they are stamped, not forged, but they cost much, MUCH less then similar sets of quality forged knives. They arrived razor sharp and have stayed razor sharp with use of the included steel.
And these are indeed QUALITY stamped knives. They have a full length tang which gives them a good, balanced weight that feels nice in your hand. The handles are comfortable and non-slip. In short, they are a pleasure to use.
Top that off with a surprisingly (at this price) high-quality wooden block and I couldn't be more pleased with this set of knives. Like another reviewer, I completed this set (there are 3 empty slots in the block, 2 for additional knives & 1 for poultry shears) with the 6-1/2-Inch Santoku Knife, the 5" Boning Knife and the Poultry Shears. I have been using these knives daily for the last 3 months.
One thing about these knives that I haven't seen any other reviewer mention - they have 15° edge bevels (like most Asian knives) as opposed to 20° bevels (like most German knives). I mention this not as a negative or positive regarding the knives (although some will argue the merits of one vs. the other), but as a "heads up" when using a steel on these knives or buying a sharpener. You need to use a 15° angle against the steel when doing the former & if you buy the latter and want to maintain the 15° bevel (which is a double bevel on these Oxo knives by the way, unlike some high-end Japanese knives which have a single bevel), be sure and order an appropriate sharpener.
Finally, in an attempt to address some criticisms in other reviews and the two questions I saw in one review comment:
1) To maintain a sharp edge, these knives, like all other knives that are not of the "laser ever-sharp" variety, require periodic steeling to realign the edge. I steel a given knife before every 3 or 4 uses (just a few strokes on each side - no biggie) and they are as sharp as new.
2) Oxo recommends hand-washing, which I have done & I have experienced no spotting or discoloration of the knives after 3 months of daily use.
3) The steak knives are smooth-edged, not serrated (and cut a steak very nicely!)
4) These knives cut tomatoes very nicely - I have used both the santoku knife & the 5" serrated utility knife for this task, but I prefer the non-serrated santoku. (The only two serrated knives in this set are the aformentioned 5" utility & the 8" bread knife).
5 Star Value October 5, 2006
Island Cook (Puget Sound, WA USA)
65 out of 67 found this review helpful
OXO is our favorite brand of kitchen tools and when we found this wonderful collection of practical knives in a gift set we bought one for our house and one for a wedding gift.
There are more expensive knives available but these are well-designed and high quality and an absolute bargain for $100.
All knives are sharp when you buy them, but no knife stays sharp forever. In fact the measure of a good knife is its ability to take and hold an edge after resharpening. OXO PRO Series knives do indeed take and hold an edge after resharpening. The knives are based on OXO's Universal Design concept and feature non-slip, comfort handles. I also like the fact that all OXO products have a no-nonsense satisfaction guarantee.
For the price of this handsome set you could go out and buy one overpriced German or French knife, which will also need resharpening, or you could spend over $1,000 for some fancy knife sets that will not slice tomatoes or bread any better than OXO's knives.
Just think of the $900 saved by going for OXO Pro Knives instead of inflated German cutlery, and use the savings for a ticket for yourself to Europe.
OXO 14 piece knife block set May 12, 2007
Donald J. Deserano (Toledo, Oregon United States)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
These knives are very nice to look at and the wood block does not appear cheap. The knives are razor sharp and have not dulled in the two months we have had them. They have shown no signs of rusting. We hand wash them and towel dry. We were so impressed with the set that we bought three more differently styled knives from OXO.
Everything I needed December 4, 2006
Ciara (South Florida)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I got these knives as a wedding present and I absolutely love them. Before getting this full knife set I had been using a few average priced knives that I thought were ok. Once I got this set I realized that my old knives were definitely sub-par. I had gotten used to having to force my way through harder foods such as carrots with my old not so sharp blades, but the OXO knives were incredibly sharp! They cut through everything I threw at them with such ease that I was in total amazement.
This set is the best set you can get for such a low prices. The knives are very sharp, comfortable to hold, and look really nice on the counter. I highly recommend them.
Exceptional value April 10, 2007
handy hubby (Orlando, FL USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This set contains the best knives I ever owned. I really didn't need true professional chef quality so these will suit me quite well for many years to come. The grips work great even when they are wet and that's a big plus to me. I also bought a 6.5" santoku knife, a boning knife and poultry scissors so my set needs nothing and they all fit into the block. The total cost for everything including shipping was still under $200.00 (through Amazon) - a great bargain in my opinion.
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