MAC 4 piece Knife Set #GSP41

My father-in-law gave us this exact set of knives 35 years ago because he said we needed good knives, and MAC was the best he had ever used..........He was a butcher with his own shop in N.J. For 45 years. I use the knives daily, and they are indeed exceptional. I am now purchasing a set for my son. He can't have mine!

If you don't like to have to frequently sharpen your knives, then try out a Mac knife. They stay sharp for a really long time and cut like laser beams through food. They feel great in the hand, and they're nice and light. The only disadvantage (and this is a minor one) is that they're not dishwasher safe (but neither are most quality knives in this category).

I started my quest for a quality kitchen knife about 3 years ago after I noticed that my Henckels Professional S knives were getting dull pretty frequently. My first Henckels was a Pro S 7 inch santoku that I was so pleased with at first that I decided to get a matching Pro S 5 inch santoku, a paring knife, and a very expensive 10 inch chef's knife. And then they started getting dull. My first reaction was to get some whetstones and do some sharpening. I tried a few Japanese stones first and then moved on to some USA made diamond ones before finally settling happily with a Spyderco sharpening system. Long story short, I discovered that sharpening is a chore I'd rather not have to do at all, muchness frequently, so I decided to check into some other brands that I would not have to sharpen as much as my Henckels. Believe me, Henckels Pro S series get dull constantly. It's incredibly frustrating how often you have to find yourself sharpening them. And this was after I spent countless hours researching and finding out everything I needed to know about using whetstones effectively. If you sharpen a Pro S, if you're lucky, you might be able to get through 3 meal preps before noticing that it's not as sharp as it used to be. And yes, I did wash them immediately after every use and store them properly, that that isn't the issue. They are just simply junk knives at a premium price.

As a result, I did a lot of research before deciding to buy a Cutco and a Mac. I know there's a lot of Cutco haters out there who consider Cutco to be like the Bose of the knife world (overpriced for a mediocre product). I heard all the stuff about how they use inferior grade steel and this and that, but I decided to try them because they had a lifetime guarantee, free professional lifetime sharpening, and they were dishwasher safe. I decided to get a Mac because I found a few reviewers online by some people who worked in restaurant kitchens.

I have been happy with the Cutco, but I've been even happier with the Mac knives I've bought. The Cutco vegetable knife has stayed nice and sharp for a year and a half now without any trouble. I love that I can just throw it in the dishwasher which is great when you're entertaining company and don't want to be bothered with washing your knives off by hand right after using them. But two things keep me from grabbing the Cutco most of the time when I'm cooking: it's heavy and the steel blade is a somewhat fat so it does not glide as effortlessly through food as I'd prefer even though it has maintained such a sharp edge. From my experience, Cutco makes a pretty decent knife that they stand behind with a great warranty, so I would not consider them the Bose of kitchen knives; if anything Henckels, with their overpriced, overhyped, and overexposed product, is the Bose of kitchen knives.

I digress. The Mac succeeds where the Cutco left off. Weary of wasting money, I decided to be conservative with trying out a Mac knife for the first time, so I went on google shopping and found Sonoma Cutlery, a retailer that sold single Mac knives at a very reasonable price--much less than a Henckels Pro S or Cutco, and I bought a single Mac Original 4 inch paring knife. The steel is nice and thin, so it's not only light, but also glides effortlessly through food (you'll see what I'm talking about if you try one out and compare it to a thicker steel blade when cutting something like a large onion). I fell in love with it, and decided after a year of use without needing to be sharpened to get a second Mac, so I got an Original series 6.5 inch chef's knife. It's my absolute favorite knife in my block. Mac does not get the exposure it deserves, and it seems that only a few people who are "in the know" (e.g. Gordon Ramsay) have discovered how great Macs are. It really is a shame that big retailers like Bed Bath and Beyond and places like that tend to push hyped, shoddy, overpriced German brands like Henckels when they could instead be selling better quality knives like Mac. I have since sold my used Henckels, and I'm keeping my Cutco and of course these awesome Mac knives. I'm sure that there are several other quality brands out there who make knives that are very good too, but my great experience with these very reasonably priced Macs has made me a loyalist, and my quest for the kitchen knife I've always wanted is finally over. If you've found yourself on a similar quest, save yourself a lot of time and grief and just buy yourself a single Original series Mac chef's knife. You'll be glad you did.

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Excellent set of knives given to my daughter, for her birthday. The set covers all her needs and are everything she hoped when she sent me the link to them. She works with Chefs that advised her Mac knives were a great investment if she is going to be serious about pursuing the culinary arts. She likes the light weight and ease of cutting with this set. She will use a knife bag for transporting them, and the rounded tips make that practical.

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I just purchased as a wedding present the same 4 knife set that we bought shortly after we were married 44 years ago. This is a great set of knives. They are kept sharp by a few swipes along the back of a plate of china. However, I see they now sell a ceramic shapener that I assume will work just as well. If you want to give a wedding gift that people will thank you for many times over the years, I recommend this set of MAC knives. Each knife is simply perfect.

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I have a set of these that are at least 30 years old. I use this sharpener on them and it keeps them razor sharp. Fiskars 7861 Axe and Knife Sharpener German steel? These Japanese beauties laugh at German steel. If you want to chop down a tree, grab your Henckels. If you want to cut food in a kitchen these are the way to go.

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