KNIFE REVIEW: Stellar Sabatier kitchen knives. I have had this group of knives (not bought as a set) for around a month now and wanted to share my thoughts. The group, including the sharpening steel cost me around £150.00. I looked at various knives at various price points and decided that £150 was a reasonable budget for knives that would be serviceable and long lasting. Of course I lusted after a set of custom Japanese forged knives but don’t have £600-£1,500 spare for the purpose. Also, it seemed sensible to get knives that were dishwasher safe, as with the best will in the world, there are days that we just wouldn’t get round to carefully hand washing heirloom quality knives. -
-although they are not beautiful, I do feel the design and proportions of each of these knives is correct for its purpose with nothing superfluous. The steel is a respectable stainless that would be too brittle for hunting or bushcraft but is fine in the kitchen. The handle material is black plastic which is ideal for food prep. The integral bolsters are a nice touch but could have been smoother. The fit and finish is not remarkable but neither is it worse than it should be at a unit price of around £25. The balance and flex of each blade is appropriate to its specific purpose with a nice finely ground edge profile. The ergonomics are such that you will need to grow used to each knife, rather than that instant comfort that comes with a higher spec knife as the are some clumsy aspects to the fit in the hand when you choke up on the blade but it’s not unduly awkward. -
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Verdict: Overall I believe these knives are great value for money. The quality of design is where they excel most as each knife fulfils it’s own specific niche admirably without any redundancy. I would be reluctant to buy any additional types/designs as I think I have most bases covered. If I could sum up the product In a sentence it’d be: Supremely functional knives that will suffer the daily abuse of a home kitchen at a price that leaves cash in your pocket for other cookware’
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