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Wusthof Classic 5 Piece Studio Knife Set , Guy Fieri Er 28 Knuckle Sandwich Chefs Knife , Global Gs 5 5 12 Inch 14 Cm Vegetable Knife , Miyako 3 Piece Ceramic Knife Gift Set , Shun Premier Chefs Knife 8 Inch , The wusthof classic 5-piece studio set is the perfect size for the smaller kitchens. Taking up a little more than 4-Inch on your counter it is the perfect solution for studio apartments, small condos or vacation and motor homes. The studio set includes the essential knives. The 6-Inch cooks knife for all your chopping and mincing, the 4-1/2-Inch utility knife for slicing, 3-1/2 parer for peeling and paring as well as the handy come apart kitchen shears. The wusthof classic knives are precision forged out of a single-piece of German steel. Crafted by the wusthof family in Solingen Germany since 1814.
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This review is from: Wusthof Classic 5-Piece Studio Knife Set (Kitchen)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?) I'll start off with a disclaimer, that as a Vine member, this set was sent to me free to review. Now, I happen to be a bit of a knife snob. I've used a lot of knives and personally prefer Japanese made knives (Shun and Global are two brands here on Amazon that are quite good). However, I do use German knives from time to time as there are some types of knives that don't tend to be made by the Japanese makes.
Wusthof is well known for making some very good quality knives, and the Classic is one of their better lines. I find the German knives rather heavy in general but I was pleasantly surprised to find that these are fairly well balanced and nice to hold. The sharpness out of the box was quite nice, I'll have to see how it holds up with use (typically not as good over time as the Japanese ones). This set includes the 6-inch chef's knife, 4-1/2 inch utility and a 3-1/2 inch paring. Also included are shears and a block with spaces for just these items. Clearly the chef knife is the star of the group and the one you would use the most. My biggest issue is with the small 6-inch size. If you have very small hands, this size may be okay, but really a larger knife is more ideal for lots of veggie and fruit work. You won't find any chef that uses this small a knife, but it may be okay if you don't do a whole lot of cooking. It may seem like a larger knife you would tend to cut yourself more but actually the opposite is true. Put a knife this size into most men's hands and they will have trouble, there's just not enough length to work safely. The paring knife is very nice and certainly will do that job well, no complaints there. The utility, well, that's a size I'm not sure is hugely useful, there's very little that couldn't be handled either by the smaller parer or the larger cook's knife. There are a lot of other kinds of knives most people would find more useful to round out a set. A decent bread or sandwich knife, a boning knife, or even a nice cheese knife. Maybe a good carving knife or even a cleaver. This is just one of those knives that no one really needs, but gets thrown into sets like this, because it fits in the smaller slots on the knife block.
The shears are pretty good ones, I like that they come apart for easy washing. If you've never had good kitchen shears before, you'll love having these, I particularly like them for cutting up chickens or trimming fat off roasts. They're a welcome addition to any set.
The other problem I have with this set though is simply that the knife block is so small. If you are really, really sure you aren't going to want any other knives than these, than this block may be okay. The name "studio" clearly means this is a set intended for really tiny kitchens that don't have much room, but in any case where you have room for a block at all, it only makes sense to invest in a large one that you can add more utensils to. You can't for instance, put a bread knife or honing blade into this block, it's simple too small and doesn't have the slots or length for these items. It's basically a choice between spending less and getting a set that might not have the best types of knives for your needs, like this one, whereas IMO it's often a better choice to buy your knife block separately and load it with the best knives for what you need and will use.
So those are my caveats about this set and why I'm rating it fairly low. The quality of the knives is decent enough, even 4+ stars (although again, in my opinion, it doesn't match Japanese made knives). But the chef's is too small for most people to use comfortably, the utility knife is really unnecessary, and the block too small and limited. Within these constraints, this still might be a great set for the right person. The price certainly makes it an attractive gift option as well. But I don't think it's the most ideal set for most, even just looking at the Wushtof Classic line. You might want to consider something like the Create-A-Set Knife Storage Block and then add a starter set like this Wusthof 9755Classic 2-Piece Knife Starter Set. Your total cost is only a bit more but you get the much larger and more useful 8-inch cook's knife, and a block with room for other knives as you can add them.
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