R H. Forschner by Victorinox 3-Piece Paring Knife Set, Black Poly Handles Reviews

• Good knives

  
  By A2NJND3Z84SUGF on 2007-10-31
  I've ordered this set and other Foschner knives and I highly recommend them.
  
  They are reasonably priced, keep their edge, and are balanced.
  
  I think they are better than my high-priced, over-rated Henckels knives.
  
  It's great to find a reasonably-priced quality product.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Best for the money

  
  By A3CKC3WDLVE9K1 on 2008-02-09
  This is a wonderful, very sharp, set of knives... perfect for cutting up anything from deli meats to put in a salad to veggies, etcc... Wash in the dishwasher... great price... Watch when handling... they are sharp
  
  

• good value

  
  By ALJ59DS49J9AY on 2008-02-11
  This is a nice set. Sharp, light weight. The handles i find alittle too light and cheap feeling but i don't think that takes away from the knives. Would certainly buy again and am really happy with my other Forschner pieces.
  
  

• Sharp knives...for about two weeks

  
  By A2HOYLB0HXLLJJ on 2008-08-22
  People say these knives are sharp. I agree. They are sharp out of box. However, the sharp edge holds about a week or two, by only doing light duty work, such as peeling fruits and slicing meat. It doesn't become dull, but the the sharpness wears out. To prove my point, I took a few photographs on the edge of the 3.25-inch Straight Edge Parer. They are uploaded to the customer images section. Each one show a section of the blade. As you can see in the first picture, the edge near the black handle is least used. It still maintain the original sharpness. The edge is very smooth in the picture. The the left, you can see the edge becomes fuzzy through out the rest of the blade. Remember, this is only after two weeks of light use.
  Although the product info says that these knives can be sharpened. They are so thin, I am not even sure how easily they can be properly sharpened. I usually have high regards for Swiss made stuff. But in this case, I would rather spend the $10 on one good knife elsewhere.
  
  
  

• Excellent value

  
  By AMEQVTP1K0WKG on 2008-02-13
  I am very happy with these great all around knives, use them for everything, all the time, very handy
  
  
• My new favorites
  By A26BU3ZU0R5IPF on 2008-06-23
  I purchased these on somewhat of a whim as my older paring knives were getting worn. They have quickly become the first knives I reach for. The varied selection fulfill most of my daily needs. They are sharp and lightweight which is especially handy for a woman. I'm very satisfied with my purchase and it didn't "break the bank". I think they will sharpen easily when needed and last for many, many years.
  
  
• A bargain
  By A1YHQ21PMVVO3Q on 2008-09-10
  The standard paring knife included here is wonderful. It's thin, lightweight, flexible, and sharp. It slides through vegetables as easily as it does through butter. It neatly conforms to the contours of what you're cutting, if you so desire. I cored some tomatoes last night, and didn't have any issues. Great, too, for mincing garlic.
  
  Honestly, I haven't really found much use for the other two knives in this package, as they're specialty knives, and I don't do a whole lot of the peeling which they're useful for. The normal paring knife is fine for most non-peeling sorts of tasks.
  
  But, for $10, you're not going to find a better paring knife. The only way you're going to get something better is to spend four or five times as much, and I'd rather just buy a new one of these every few years (under heavy use). (As another reviewer said, they're quite thin, so sharpening would be a pain -- I haven't had to do so, yet.)
  
  
• Very good price for a bunch of handy knives.
  By A2RVU8GR9NA346 on 2008-10-13
  For about $10 you can have three great knives, one of which was rated by America's Test Kitchen as best paring knife hands down regardless of price. I use really just the paring knife as it is easy to use in many small tasks and is light and flexible. at around $4-5 a piece separately you are basically getting a free knife with purchase of two.
  
  As for the wavy edge and the birds beak i do not really use that often. For fruit I sometimes use the birds beak parer but generally find the straight edge easier to use.
  
  This set is not perfect though, the handles are not the same type of grippy fibrox used in the larger kitchen knives, I really liked that feature like in the chef's knife when things got wet or oily. another thing, though the knives were sharp out of the box, the thinness of the metal, which gives it flexibility, creates an edge that gets worn easily, for the straight knife thats not much of a problem, but for the other two sharpening I imagine would be a hassle. Then again you can always just get another set as they are priced so low.
  
  
• OK for smaller hands
  By A2Y8N74J6N90G1 on 2008-11-03
  The blades are nice but I find the handles are a bit petite for my hands - something more along the lines of the girth of the fibrox handles on the Victorinox Chef's knife would have been appreciated.
  
  
• Great knives
  By AS1M88N4CKRJA on 2008-11-07
  I almost didn't buy this set because I figured I'd have no use for a gimmicky curved knife and a serrated blade, I only wanted the normal paring knife, but the set was only a little bit more expensive than an individual paring knife. As it turns out I use the curved knife more than any other knife I own, and the serrated one more than the normal paring knife- I was fully prepared to hide those two knives in the back of my drawer and never look at them again, but they are really great. I'm sure you can get better knives somewhere, but not at anything remotely close to this price. I am pretty picky about knives, and Forschner's are definitely the best I have used. I also strongly recommend the 8 inch chefs knife. I guess the best way to sum up my feelings about these (and the 8 inch chef's knife) is that I would have happily paid 4 or 5 times what they cost.
  
  
• Great knives
  By A2PCN94VLQSX70 on 2008-06-09
  Great, sharp knives. Thanks to Americas Test Kitchen for the great review which encouraged me to purchase these knives. They are the best I have had and great value.
  
  
• Don't let looks fool you!
  By A1SUC50YNG730H on 2008-10-07
  
  They actually look as cheap as from the 99cent store, but they really ARE a quality product! And the very best part....THEY'RE NOT FROM CHINA! They are well-made in Switzerland. It's the handles that make them look cheap...just as others have said. But we don't buy this kind of knife for what it LOOKS like, but rather how easy it makes our time in the kitchen, right? An excellent bargain for a very good product. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
  
  
• If You Cook, You Need These Knives!
  By A3SKCPW6NPDG9C on 2008-05-14
  These are totally worth the price. There's nothing to dislike about them at all. I love the curved knife for pealing potatoes or fruit. The strait one is great for general purposes and small slicing. The serrated knife is great for tougher things or smaller portions of cooked meats. It would actually be an ace steak knife! Overall I LOVE this set! And it's used several times a day in this house!
  
  
• Excellent value, excellent knives
  By A2MK1DANHPRP1N on 2008-06-02
  Knives are lightweight and do an excellent job of paring. I bought a chef's knife for my son. He is very pleased.
  
  
• dominica
  By A33QO0IMXODIY2 on 2008-08-08
  i found these paring knives sharp but thin steel and plastic handles also thin. for the price they are okay. have not tried sharpening them as they are still sharp after several uses.
  
  

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