$99.99, FS, Costco, Henckels Forged Elite 15-piece Knife Set

astralplastic

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astralplasticToday 10:04 PM

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Is this any good?

churchmany

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churchmanyToday 10:11 PM

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Quote from astralplastic

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Is this any good?

J.A. Henckels (also produce knives under their Zwilling brand) can be very very good knives. But the company also has budget lines that are not as good. This, unfortunately, is from their budget line of knives, and is made in China.

If you ever come across J.A. Henckels made in Germany, those are the good knives, but they tend to be 4x-10x as expensive as these listed here.

Last edited by churchmany October 27, 2026 at 03:14 PM.

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astralplastic

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astralplasticToday 10:16 PM

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Quote from churchmany

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J.A. Henckels (also produce knives under their Zwilling brand) can be very very good knives. But the company also has budget lines that are not as good. This, unfortunately, is from their budget line of knives, and is made in China. If you ever come across J.A. Henckels made in Germany, those are the good knives, but they tend to be 4x-10x as expensive as these listed here.

I guess a better question would be: is this actually a good deal if I have a bunch of random knives in a kitchen drawer that are a decade-plus old?

CoreyR2384

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Quote from astralplastic

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I guess a better question would be: is this actually a good deal if I have a bunch of random knives in a kitchen drawer that are a decade-plus old?

Not really. These are cheap knives, and most people are better off not getting a full knife set. Most knives in a set are never going to be used. A decent chef knife or gyuto, a pairing knife, and maybe a bread knife if you bake fresh bread is really all you need. The rest are just fillers to upsell you on knives you don't need. I've been a professional chef for 20+ years, and 99% of kitchen work is done with a chef knife/gyuto.

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runner0382

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runner0382Today 11:04 PM

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Quote from CoreyR2384

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Not really. These are cheap knives, and most people are better off not getting a full knife set. Most knives in a set are never going to be used. A decent chef knife or gyuto, a pairing knife, and maybe a bread knife if you bake fresh bread is really all you need. The rest are just fillers to upsell you on knives you don't need. I've been a professional chef for 20+ years, and 99% of kitchen work is done with a chef knife/gyuto.

This 100%. I use a 7" Santoku 95% of the time. Otherwise, small serrated, paring, bread knife, 8" Chef's for large things. Rarely a 6" chefs or any other type of knife. Most people only need 3.

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