KitchenAid 12-Piece Forged Block Knife Set, Candy Apple Red

Candy apple red is right! These knives caught my eye because of the awesome color of the handles and of course I had to have them. I'm thinking "they're knives... they have a handle and a stainless steel blade, what else do I need in a knife?" Clearly I'm no 4-star chef and my previous set of knives was a cheap Farberware set of serrated knives that I had owned for twenty years. I wish this set had a 7" Santoku instead of the included 4" version but no big deal, I purchased the 7" separately.

Well, they are knives and they cut, chop, slice and are quite useable. But then I washed them and placed in my dish drainer to dry and found rust spots on the blades. WTF?! These aren't made of iron, they are forged stainless steel... even my cheap Farberware knives NEVER developed any rust and I treat 'em pretty rough, leaving them wet all the time as I toss them into the sink and what not. I'm very disappointed about this as I've never seen any of my cutlery or flatware rust.

In summary these knives look great and certainly do the job but I panic if I forget to wash and dry these knives immediately after use.

These knives are a great set and good value. Knives are very sharp and very well built. We get lots of use out of them and they never disappoint,

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