Wusthof Classic 12-Piece Block Set

We purchased this set in February 2007. It is a pleasure to work with a quality set of knives. The knives sharpen readily and have a good heft and feel. They make working in the kitchen more enjoyable. Up until now we would have rated this set highly.

However, over the past year nearly every knife in the set and the kitchen shears have developed cracks in the handles at the or between the rivets. In some cases, the handle material has come loose entirely. We had a similar problem on one knife about two years ago and we got a replacement under warranty. We are requesting replacements for the affected blades now and hope to get a similar result.

This was disappointing. We had bought a single Wusthof Classic knfie about 25 years ago and it has been a rock solid high quality knife. That's what had led us to invest in an expensive set like this.

The only reason for 2 stars (instead of one) is that we MAY get satisfaction under warranty.

**** Edit Update March 16 2011 ** Upgrade to 4 stars (Maybe 5 IF the replacements last)

We had to pay shipping costs to return the knives for warranty inspection. Uncomfortable position to be in waiting to see if the company would agree to warranty. But we received complete replacement of all returned blades very quickly. Satisfied.

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