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?

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:58:16 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT
comREMOVETHIS 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 prefer a knife with the edge running all the way to the back of the
blade steel (ie: no bolster). It's easier to maintain the shape of
the blade when sharpening which is very important with chef knifes
especially.
Mark E. Williams

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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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 have the 5 star small paring knifes in the boat for bait cutting as well
as in the kitchen. My main knives are Forschner brand. I like the feel
better than the Henkels, lighter weight. They are made by the same people,
just do not like the feel of the heavier Henkel. Great knives, both brands.

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?

My wife and I have a set, they're great. You MUST know how to properly
sharpen them, and keep them sharp. So, here we have a La Cordon Bleu
College of Culinary Arts. You can go eat first rate grub for not much
$$, so I like to go there once in awhile. While there, I found an
instructor/chef and asked him what it would cost to sit in on a
beginning class to learn to properly care and sharpen knives. That
wasn't possible, but he did bring me out all of the instructional
sheets!!

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..
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?


They seemed nice, but the Wusthof Classics fit my hand better, and the
quality is every bit as good. That being the case, it comes down to personal
choice. And, with regard to the steel, you don't choose either that or a
sharpener. A steel is for touching up the edge BETWEEN sharpenings. If
knives are sharpened correctly and not abused, the steel will do its job
correctly. Look at a professional chef's toolsl and you'll see that the
steel is used constantly.

As far as buying a whole set, that might not make sense. Do you have any
kind of set now? If yes, do all the knives get used, or does your wife focus
on just one or two? You can do almost anything in the kitchen with the
3-knife set shown horizontally in this pictu

http://www.wusthof.com/en/classic-knife-set.asp

Cook's knife, carving knife, paring knife. Add a scalloped bread knife and
steak knives and you're in business. If you cook lots of large roasts, add a
longer carving knife. If she likes to do cute things with fruit & vegetable
shapes, she might like one of these, by Global:

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=7831

A chef friend got me one of these. Odd, but it's more maneuverable for some
tasks.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..
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?


They seemed nice, but the Wusthof Classics fit my hand better, and the
quality is every bit as good. That being the case, it comes down to
personal choice. And, with regard to the steel, you don't choose either
that or a sharpener. A steel is for touching up the edge BETWEEN
sharpenings. If knives are sharpened correctly and not abused, the steel
will do its job correctly. Look at a professional chef's toolsl and you'll
see that the steel is used constantly.

As far as buying a whole set, that might not make sense. Do you have any
kind of set now? If yes, do all the knives get used, or does your wife
focus on just one or two? You can do almost anything in the kitchen with
the 3-knife set shown horizontally in this pictu

http://www.wusthof.com/en/classic-knife-set.asp

Cook's knife, carving knife, paring knife. Add a scalloped bread knife and
steak knives and you're in business. If you cook lots of large roasts, add
a longer carving knife. If she likes to do cute things with fruit &
vegetable shapes, she might like one of these, by Global:

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=7831

A chef friend got me one of these. Odd, but it's more maneuverable for
some tasks.


I purchased a 7 knife set that has all the basic knives we use. We have a
good carving knife already and don't really use it that often.