KnifeSaga 2024 Upgraded 14-Piece Japanese Knife Set

This is a beautiful set. This was a gift. She loves it.

Great quality and reasonably priced

I ordered this set of KnifeSaga Knife Set Premium Japanese High Carbon 14 Piece Stainless Steel Kitchen Knife Block carbon kitchen knives because we’ve never had a matched set of knives.

We got married pretty young, we got one nice knife and a set of six basic steak knives as wedding presents. We’ve used all of them heavily. Along the years, we accumulated a mismatched set of different types of knives, but we never had a good, matched set.

These KnifeSaga knives are attractive and slightly modern looking. The silver handles flow into the blades, which are decorated with the KnifeSaga logos. The 14 piece set consists of 12 knives, a pair of kitchen shears, and a wooden knife block for storage.

We received: an 8” chef’s knife, a 7” santoku knife, an 8” slicing knife, an 8” bread knife, a 5” utility knife, and a 3.5” paring knife. There are also six 4 1/2” steak knives, plus the kitchen shears, and the knife block.

These knives are definitely sharp! Unpack with caution, I accidentally cut myself on the chef’s knife.

I bake a lot of bread, and I particularly like the bread knife. It’s sharp enough to cut through a crisp crust, but not so heavy that it crushes the soft center of the bread. I have small hands, so I like the 10” size. The bread knife we had been using was larger, and this one fits my hand better.

In general, this set is nicely sized for me. I’m a short little lady with tiny hands, many of the larger chef knives out there are just too large for me to use comfortably for long. These knives sit my hands lightly, maybe because the handles are hollow or partly hollow? Even though they are lightweight, they are decently balanced for my use.

As much as I like the knives, I’m not wild about the sharpener. That’s okay, I can use my sharpening rod instead.

I gave these a little kitchen test run as soon as I unpacked them. These glide straight through chicken, pork, and steak. The bread knife is perfect for my crustier homemade breads. All the knives are razor sharpened and ready to go straight out of the box.

The acacia knife block is attractive, but we live in a very small NYC house with a tiny kitchen. Counter space is at a premium, so we put these knives into a drawer instead.

This is a lovely set of knives, attractive and well-made. They would be a nice wedding gift or other present.

If you do purchase this as a gift, be sure to exchange a penny with the person you’re gifting a knife. The tradition is that it’s “bad luck” to give a knife, because it may “cut the ties” between the giver and the gift recipient. By exchanging a penny, the knife is “bought” and there is no bad luck. I learned this at my wedding, when my uncle gave us a lovely chef’s knife, and my husband fished up a penny from his pocket to give to him. Remember when we used to carry money?

Replaced my Henkel knives love them