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Zoom in on the pic, it literally says made in China.FYI, when it comes to knives, if it doesn't obviously say made in seki, Japan or solingen Germany...it is likely a china made knife. You shouldn't need to search to find for if it's made there, if you are searching it's likely china. They try to trick you by saying "made with German steel" but if it ain't made there, tread cautiously. Would I buy this set for $100? It's forged, yea I would. But I wouldn't expect it to be like German made knives. I'm sure these probably work great for what they are and for the price, but don't expect you're getting a quality German made knife. The risk is less too if you chip or crack it you can just shrug it off. For the laymen it might be a good deal. If you're looking for German quality knives, move on and expect to pay more.
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Is this one made in China with the logo being a single figure?
Zoom in on the pic, it literally says made in China.FYI, when it comes to knives, if it doesn't obviously say made in seki, Japan or solingen Germany...it is likely a china made knife. You shouldn't need to search to find for if it's made there, if you are searching it's likely china. They try to trick you by saying "made with German steel" but if it ain't made there, tread cautiously. Would I buy this set for $100? It's forged, yea I would. But I wouldn't expect it to be like German made knives. I'm sure these probably work great for what they are and for the price, but don't expect you're getting a quality German made knife. The risk is less too if you chip or crack it you can just shrug it off. For the laymen it might be a good deal. If you're looking for German quality knives, move on and expect to pay more.
Lower quality ( Henckels International one man ) probably made in China not the higher quality German made knives ( two man ).
I have a few single man and a pair of two man knives and if I'm being honest they both are similarly workable when cooking. I sharpen them the same exact time with my work sharp pro (you can read that as I like and take care of my knives) and one does not seem like it holds its edge more than the other.
The only noticeable thing is that they sound different and tang differently if you bang it against another metallic item (they are definitely made of different steel) but short of that they're very similar and I'm not convinced the extra money spent was anything but a novelty.
Zoom in on the pic, it literally says made in China.FYI, when it comes to knives, if it doesn't obviously say made in seki, Japan or solingen Germany...it is likely a china made knife. You shouldn't need to search to find for if it's made there, if you are searching it's likely china. They try to trick you by saying "made with German steel" but if it ain't made there, tread cautiously. Would I buy this set for $100? It's forged, yea I would. But I wouldn't expect it to be like German made knives. I'm sure these probably work great for what they are and for the price, but don't expect you're getting a quality German made knife. The risk is less too if you chip or crack it you can just shrug it off. For the laymen it might be a good deal. If you're looking for German quality knives, move on and expect to pay more.
See my latest reply. I care deeply about good knives and cook as a hobby. While German knives are great, it does not translate with as much fervor as many make it out to be. I like my single man Henckels as much as my double man ones. But of course I'm not the type to stay in the confirmation bias just because I spent more on one than the other.
This is a great deal for forged knives, unless you yourself can articulate the difference between Chinese and German steel (edit: manufacturing not steel) it shouldn't matter to you. If you want to spend way more on german made be my guest but good luck, you'll get maybe 1 good knife block deal a year.
See my latest reply. I care deeply about good knives and cook as a hobby. While German knives are great, it does not translate with as much fervor as many make it out to be. I like my single man Henckels as much as my double man ones. But of course I'm not the type to stay in the confirmation bias just because I spent more on one than the other.
I think at a certain quality level the real difference is going to be "do you like the handle shape". A 30-50 dollar knife is usually orders of magnitude better than a 50 dollar knife block set. A 100-200 dollar knife is usually only a little better than the 30-50 dollar knife. For me I love the D handle with a pinch grip much much more than I do any of the German knives, so I tend to buy Shun or Shun knockoffs. I have had two man Henckles and higher end Whustoffs and I just haven't been impressed with either compared to more Japanese style knives both in terms of cutting performance and also comfort.
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The only noticeable thing is that they sound different and tang differently if you bang it against another metallic item (they are definitely made of different steel) but short of that they're very similar and I'm not convinced the extra money spent was anything but a novelty.
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I think at a certain quality level the real difference is going to be "do you like the handle shape". A 30-50 dollar knife is usually orders of magnitude better than a 50 dollar knife block set. A 100-200 dollar knife is usually only a little better than the 30-50 dollar knife. For me I love the D handle with a pinch grip much much more than I do any of the German knives, so I tend to buy Shun or Shun knockoffs. I have had two man Henckles and higher end Whustoffs and I just haven't been impressed with either compared to more Japanese style knives both in terms of cutting performance and also comfort.
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