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Bearing in mind that for this really "cheap" price, it's a great product for $13.00! Yes, you can get each individual knife at the 99-cent store and they will be about the same quality. But by buying them this way, all together, all the knives will match! And you get the storage block for free. And they cut as well at something five times the price. Will they impress your mother-in-law? No. Will they do the job for which they are intended and last long enough for you to get bored with them? Yes. They're a good buy! -PS: Here's a repeat of a great hint I learned here: Do NOT cut or chop and then use the blade to SCRAPE your edibles off the cutting board. That dulls the blade quickly and sounds awful. Instead, simply cut or chop and then quickly turn the knife over and use the flat edge to scrape everything off the board.

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As a college student this was perfect. It has more knives then I ever need and it was right in my budget. The advantage to this one is having the bread knife and the shears. Nice bonuses that come in handy all the time.

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I bought this set for my son 10-months ago and surprisingly, he said the knives have held up really well. Still sharp and he said the same about the kitchen scissors. Not bad for the price!

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For thousands of years man has needed a tool with which to cut his food. Humans do not have sharp teeth like sharks so we need a tool that has a sharp blade. Last month I began a quest for an affordable and durable set of knives which would have most of the knives I would need for a long distance journey to a far away land on Amazon.

This virtual consumer jungle is filled with many types of knives and knife sets. Each product page promises that you shall become a true kitchen warrior if you purchase their product. Since I only needed to use this knife set continuously for 2-3 months I was willing to sacrifice some quality for quantity. I was not willing to spend more than $20, I had set spending limits for myself.

For a few seconds I considered buying the Miracle Blade knife set, but not a single knife in that set looks normal. They only seem to offer "mutant" versions of "normal" knives like cleavers, chef's knives, and steak knives. They also offer "mutant" forked bread knives, which probably bend when used like forks and when cutting the strange blade design probably becomes an obstruction.

I decided I would buy this Sunbeam Westmont 13 Piece Cutlery Set. The price was right and there were no negative reviews. This set also seemed to have most of the knives I wanted. I am an average guy with limited cooking skills, not a professional culinary specialist.

There are a total of 6 different knives in this set:

Chef's knife (1)

Bread knife (1)

Boning knife (1)

Utility knife (1)

Paring knife (1)

Steak knife (6)

11 knives, plus a pair of basic scissors/shears identical to those sold with at least 3-4 other knife sets(including the Miracle Blade sets), and a very basic wood block. I wish this set had a Japanese style chef's knife, I have never owned one of these but they seem to be designed for my needs.

In the past I have used mainly only 3 types of knives on a regular/daily basis. Bread knives, steak knives, and paring/peeling knives. Until I bought this set I did not use a chef's knife.

ALL of the blades on the knives in this set are "serrated", which means they have miniature cutting edges that look like teeth, like a hand saw. Normally only bread and steak knives have serrated blades. Here they are not only serrated but unconventionally serrated, by this I mean the "teeth" are very small and there is almost no space between them. The sharp points stick out and are very thin. The "teeth" were cut out only on one side, although both sides appear to have been sharpened. It is impossible to sharpen these knives(at home) because of the way the blade is designed, which means when these knives become dull(and that is a question of when not if) they will have to be thrown away.

The knives are not made from the best stainless steel as the price would suggest. After a month of use some are already developing yellow and grey stains(which I try to scrub off soon after finding them), and I don't use dish-washers.

I have not used the boning knife yet. I use the steak knives and utility knife for the same tasks (since the utility knife is just a larger steak knife), mainly cutting meats(sausages), vegetables(tomatoes), and such. I mostly cut up larger objects like potatoes with the chef's knife, I have to point out that this task takes some downward force to accomplish. The bread knife has received minimal use since I do not buy those long French/Italian breads and I use the chef's knife for many of the tasks I used to use the bread knife for. The paring/peeling knife has become a "butter" knife, because I have had difficulty peeling potatoes with it(probably because of the serrated blade). Sometimes I had to "saw" the skins off of the potato and it seemed to take too long. So I bought a separate paring knife(ProCook Professional Paring Knife) which has a blade better suited for peeling fruits or vegetables.

I expected I would not get a $300 value knife set for $15. Other sets sell for a price 3-4 times higher and from the reviews it is obvious they are the same or similar quality as this set. I think this set deserves around 3 to 3.5 stars.

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I admit that I was sceptical when I first saw this knife set advertised, but since I've used it, I think it's a great value. I use it daily, but I would recommend hand washing each knife and drying before it sits and rusts. Although, I haven't seen any evidence of rust yet.