These knives are okay, but they aren't very durable.
I've had these about a year, and all the handles are cracked. They're still usable, and the blades are in good condition, but they're unsightly, and I'm worried about the cleanability given the cracks.

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Was disappointed to find out they are made in China when I received them. They do cut well but being a machinist by trade the grinding and sharpening process was sub par and uneven. The bread knife had metal burrs as per my photo. Hand washed this knife and left it in my drying rack for a few days and as you can see it started to rust. Do not by these cheap Chinese knives!!

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I've been looking for a quality knife set and seem to always be impressed by the design of the ones I see Gordon Ramsay using. I assumed if he has his own line and uses them himself that they must be good, and they truly are. They feel great in your hand, they are heavy enough to feel like you are in control, but not so heavy that you aren't. They are quite sharp and do a beautiful job of cutting through anything in the kitchen. I also prefer this design over the traditional wood block as it does indeed take up significantly less space, and there isn't a specific spot each knife has to go, if just fits, leaving you with more time to do what matters...cook.

Would buy these again in a heartbeat, truly excellent and worth every dime I spent on them.

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Glad I got these. Needed an upgrade to a good knife set, however I wonder if I would have been better off paying more for a few individual knifes of a slightly higher caliber. Maybe it was the marketing that got me, but I thought there isn't any way GR would endorse these if they weren't good. The difference in these and the big block set from a box store is night and day. Now that I am used to them, I wonder what I could be missing with something sharper, but maybe I just need to get better at knife sharpening. The filament block is beautiful, soft matte finish, and easy to move around. The weight distribution/balance of the knifes are unparalleled to anything I have used before. I will never use cheap knives again, it makes me shiver thinking about it. These obviously aren't the best out there, but for someone who is getting more into cooking... this is a perfect upgrade that will make you realize how much of a difference knife quality alone can make in the kitchen. Well worth the purchase, and you cannot beat the price for the quality. Even when I step up to more knives, I will keep these on hand as well.

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I have had this knife set for only 2 months and even though they say dishwasher safe. But according to the manufacturer they are not. As seen in the picture these knife are getting big rust stains on them. A big $200 rip off. I expected more from Gordon Ramsey!

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Good knives solid, blade through the handle. I gave it three stars because one of the knives has several cuts in the handle as if they had been cut with another knife. Cuts are ragged enough to cut you when you hold the knife. They are plastic handles I will try to sand down the cuts so that I can use them other wise I must send the entire set back at my expense. They are heavy. So now I have a set of good knives that one of them looks like I bought it at a scratch and dent sale. Shipping package was fine solid and well packed no fault there.

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We haven't needed to sharpen these yet.

The knives get used daily to rarely depending on the knife. I haven't needed to sharpen any of them.

They are good looking and well weighted. I wouldn't have bought this, but, husband is a Ramsey fan and asked for them. It's been a good purchase.

*update. I have sharpened the longer knives. The included sharpener does a great job. Also, the handles have faded from being washed in the dishwasher. That handwashing is best is included in the instruction materials, so no stars lost.

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I bought these knives for myself after returning a set of 12 knives to a local store. I did not want 8 steak knives and so I decided to buy this set without all of the unnecessary "extra" knives that one really doesn't need. Love the container with the black filler that holds the knives upright . The knives are hefty and sharp. Very pleased with this purchase.

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Haven't had it for that long and only using the small knives so far but they are very sharp. Also the design is really good and the knives slot in so easily- very useful when you are rushing in the kitchen and can put things away quickly.

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The knife block itself is great and looks really nice, the knives are good and pretty sharp, they are very well balanced. but the bread knife blade doesn’t fit into the filaments properly and pokes out at the handle end by about a cm. it takes some wiggling to get it to go in to the block, it’s not a massive problem it’s just a bit annoying

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Amazing, pricey but amazing, would be nice to have a royal doulton blade sharpener with this set

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These are simply amazing to use! Beautiful knives that cut through most things like butter. And the cute grey holder finishes it off. Carving meat is so easy and vegetables can be cut very fine with ease.

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its not a black block but a grey block. so sad.