Forum collection is constructed of high-carbon stainless steel blades and features our exclusive Taper Grind edge technology which is extremely sharp and enables precision cutting. The full bolster provides balance and safety while ergonomically designed stainless steel handles combine comfort and safety with sleek, contemporary styling. The knives are all backed by a full lifetime guarantee. This collection is perfect for beginner cooks that are looking for simple cutting solutions at an everyday value. I really liked these knives, but it wasn’t complete enough for me. I loved the weight and “feel” of them. The Forum sharpener was such a bonus, but I found almost the exact set at Walmart except that it had a better collection of useful knives. Purchased this for a Christmas present for the girlfriend after having a great experience with my own larger chicago cutlery set. This set has all of the essentials one would need in a small kitchen. Perfect for college students or young couples and that type of thing.
The block is a good size, not overly small or large, and it’s nice to have a sharpener built in especially if you have no experience with a honing rod.
The blades seem to be just a good in quality as my larger more expensive set and they arrived nice and sharp.
Will this block and set last a lifetime? probably not, but for the $ spent, 5 or so years off of these would make it a solid purchase.
My wife and I purchased a Chicago Cutlery valentinedecorationideas set three years ago and we are very happy with it. The knives keep their edge fairly well, are comfortable to hold, and cut much better than many other sets in this price range. The steak knives in particular were actually what impressed me the most; usually, you can’t get decent nonserrated steak knives in a set within this price range, but these were an exception to that rule. I grew up using considerably more-expensive Wüstof and Henckel knives, and we plan on eventually upgrading to some top tier knives in the future (when money allows), but I can honestly say that these knives are good enough to hold us over for a very long time with no complaints. My roommate bought these knives for us to use, and as college students, these are amazing. We used these knives pretty much daily for over a year and a half, and did hand wash and dry most of the time, so we didn’t have rust. I like the sizes and number of knives included, the shears were useful, and the built-in sharpener was nice. These were very sharp, I used them to cut off the slimy bits of fat on chicken breasts with no problem, and they did not squash kiwis and tomatoes.
Basically, I couldn’t beat the price and sharpness of these knives. I love my roommate’s so much, I am buying some of my own since I moved out.
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