Signature Knife Block Set. Includes 6 Signature Kitchen Knives - Bread 22cm, Carving 23cm, Cook's 18cm, Kitchen 14cm, Santoku 11cm, Paring 10cm, and Built-in Knife Sharpener

I toyed for ages whether to buy these or not. Lets face it, they're not cheap for knives. However having bought several other Robert Welch items and being suitably impressed, I decided to pull the trigger. Firstly, they look terrific in any kitchen. The block itself will set you back around £130, but it's of high quality, looks great, and is functional too. The key feature is a magnetic locator which stops damage to the blades when you are withdrawing and replacing the blade, and holds the blade in place at the top. Only thing to note is that if you want to replace any of the blades in this set with a different purchase, some of the larger ones do not fit in this block. The knives themselves are the sharpest I've ever used. They slice through everything and anything with ease. I haven't used the serrated utility knife at all. Not really sure what I would use it for, and I would probably prefer just a regular utility knife. The knife sharpener is a huge plus. I'm awful at manually sharpening knives and normally end up just replacing my cheaper sets. The wheel is set to the optimal angle for Robert Welch knives and with heavy use and regular sharpening mine are just as sharp as the day I bought them. I would have liked to see some instructions for this included in the box. It was not immediately clear to me that the plastic cover should stay down, or how hard to lean on the sharpener etc. All in all. If you're like me and pondering whether to pull the trigger on these or not ; I have no regrets.

Most impressive packaging and with a high emphasis on being beautifully done for every item and then combined into one box. Quite impossible for anything to have been damaged in transit. The block into which the knives are inserted, having been carefully unwrapped, has powerful magnetic internal slots and there is a satisfying clunk when each item is properly located. The sharpener included in the middle works very well and is a practical and stylish accessory. The knives and their performances are simply superb but one is very aware of taking great care with their use as they are very sharp indeed. Quite candidly, we have never spent so much on knives in our nearly 50 year marriage, but these will doubtless be passed onto next generations as really exceptional pieces of equipment.

I had done lots of research and considered this set and block for a long time. Reading masses of reviews. I had handled the knives in a shop. The feel and balance were great. I'm no master chef but have struggled with poor knives for years. Until you get a set of this quality you don't know what you are missing. Preparing veg, cutting raw meat, carving roasts...it's all so easy now. Less strength needed. It's just not a chore any more. I know its pricey but you really do get a high quality product. The magnetic guide that grabs the knife when you place it in the block is so re-assuring its like its wrapping its arms round the knife to look after it safely until you need it to go to work again. Looks good too and the angle of the block means it can sit comfortably at the back of a worktop with a cupboard above. I recommend them highly.

You will not be disappointed with this knifes. Absolutely amazing to work with very sharp and no effort in cutting things. Would recommend these to anyone old enough to use them.

These are an excellent set of knives and are professional quality. Very sharp and easy to use - concentration required when using them for us mere mortals. Haven’t needed to use the ceramic disc yet but I’m sure that will be in keeping with the rest of the quality of this item. The magnetic separators are an impressive detail as I always scuffing knives in my old block

Beautifully made and finished knives, supplied amazingly sharp. The knives, to me, seemed somewhat small, so I would definitely recommend them for a smaller chef! In particular the smallest knife was very small indeed. To me the biggest problem with the set is actually one of it's selling points. Curved knives are amazing at slicing, but they are pretty useless at chopping. You need a flat balded knife for that otherwise the knife will not cut more than a few inches of width. Alternatively, you need a larger knife so you have a larger flatter area for chopping. And indeed in practice I found exactly that problem with this set. The cooks knife is just a bit too small, and or too curved ( whichever way you look at it ) and you have to rock the blade back and forth a little each time you chop or it won't chop the full width of the food item you are preparing. So I would strongly recommend the larger Robert Welch Cooks knife. That's an extra £55 or so for that. That's the main reason I have dropped one star. I suspect the larger knife will fit the box so it's just a case of replacing the existing cooks knife with the larger one. Well worth the extra £55 if you ask me. The second issue with the set is the sharpener. Honestly I would have expected a far higher quality sharpener than the one provided. At least with ceramic if not diamond discs. The sharpener just seems totally out of place. I think it would have been better had they not included one rather than the one they did include. The magnetic holding system works extremely well indeed. That is one aspect that has to be highly recommended. All in all it's a great set of knifes, but for me, the cooks knife is just too small and doesn't do the job it's supposed to do.

These are by far the best knives I've ever used. They are phenomenally sharp so be very careful. It's a beautiful set and the knife sharpener will keep them going for ages. It even helped put an edge back in some of our cheaper knives. Worth the small fortune to buy, be careful on wooden chopping boards as it will bite into the wood!

No knives! Just opened the box to cook a nee years eve dinner and there are no knives in the box. Appalling.