"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
As a surprise gift for my wife I am considering upgrading our kitchen
knives to heirloom quality knives and cannot find anything to match the
quality of the JA Henckels knives, specifically the 'Pro S' series. They
are definitely not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and I have yet
to read anything negative about them.

Has anyone had any experience with these knives?


I bought a full set of Henckels "Five Star" line. I liked the feel of the
handles better. I also bought a "Five Star" dropped blade bread knife, and
eight "Five Star" steak knives.

These are terrific knives. You do not want to run them through the
dishwasher. You wash them in the sink with a dish brush and dish soap.

Get yourself a good sharpener. The sharpening steel tool they include
really is useless. You want a good ceramic sharpener, I use this one:

http://www.agrussell.com/accessories...sharpener.html


Spyderco makes a similar unit. Do not use any sort of grinder.

Be very careful with the steak knives if you order them. They are as sharp
as razor blades. The other knives are damned sharp, too.


The ham-turkey carver is really nice.

Oh...get yourself a good in the drawer wood "keeper" instead of the block.
Saves counter space.

BTW: Consumer Reports recently did a review on kitchen knives and rated the
Pro S series higher than the 5 Star series.

Is the 5 Star series forged or stamped? What type of handles do they come
with?