EnsoKnife Set - Made in Japan - HD Series - VG10 Hammered Damascus Japanese Stainless Steel with Slim Gray Ash Knife Block - 7 Piece

I did a bunch of research where chefs and other trustworthy folks indicated Enso to be the best value among high-end Japanese knives. According to them, other Japanese brands are better known, and more expensive, but not any better quality. After using these to put together Thanksgiving this year I believe the comments and reviews I've seen.These are incredibly sharp, beautiful, and should hold and edge longer than anything else on the market, except maybe sg2 knives (a newer super-steel which Enso also makes knives from but are around 50% more expensive). I'll update this review in a year or so after I've had more time to see how the edge retention is. I love the way these feel in my hand with their design, weight and balance. The ergonomics feel even better than with my high-end German knives.Enso also has amazing customer service! My pairing knife arrived with a very small kick. - I'd have let that go except the set was so incredible otherwise that I didn't want that small imperfection to bother me. They resolved my issue by trading my kicked knife for an un-damaged one super quickly and professionally with no additional cost (shipping etc.), and as little hassle as possible on my part. Tawnee was particularly helpful in resolving my concern.I really love this set, and look forward to cherishing these knives for years to come!

Cuts through everything. Amazing quality

This knife set is great. You can feel the quality when you pick one up. Have only had the set for a month so I cannot speak to edge retention. I would recommend.

Knife "Metal" Coating is coming off of what I thought was solid Damascus steel, most likely this is also not foot grade without coating and now I feel unsafe to use to cook for my small children. This is a very expensive COATED small knife set, the is not usable after less than a year of light home use.

This is our 1st chef knife set, we chose Japanese knives because we've had a one passed on from my mother -in-law she bought in Japan some 40 years ago. It had been used daily and was always our favorite, so it was time to upgrade to a set. This Enso set is a a pure pleasure to use everyday, makes prepping food fun and promotes us to cook at home more often...highly recommended!

Fine craftsmanship, razor sharp knives. A little dainty for my taste. The utility knife and paring knife in this set are very thin and will probably break from a fall. Overall, I was expecting to receive more steel for the price. Maybe it's because I come from German knives which are built to take a beating. If you are the careful type, it should not be an issue, I suppose. The bread knife is probably the best I've ever seen, however.

Very sharp hold a good edge 3 months and haven't needed sharpened. Hold it next to any top knife brand. steel comparison spyderco or Benchmade.

The knives are beautiful. I chose these specifically for their signature; the Japanese kanji / characters that add to the characterBalance is amazingSharpness is better than my dovo straight razorsLike cast iron pans, these are forever knives if taken care of.Bought 4, turned into 5 more.....bought block that holds 25