sharp and chic with minimal penalty for Handling and Care

The result is a not only send very, but also very stable block with a brush insert, in which the knife (also available over the attached four piece) can be freely inserted and four blades, which form a very good basic equipment:
1 small paring knife (Blade length about 9 cm)
1 utility knife (Blade length ca 11 cm)
1 big knife (blade length 20 cm) and
1 bread knife with serrated edge.

The blades are sharp and are really wonderful for me (female, mid-sized hands) worked very well in the hand, they are also perfectly balanced and the transitions between blade and handle are very clean and seamless.
That even the handles of Cromargan and not of wood or plastic are, looks very classy, ​​so that you can use the knife not only in the kitchen, but also ideal for table.
However, the noble Vollcromargandesign goes well with two non wegzuleugnenden small limitations in handling associated:
The blades are significantly heavier than those with wooden or plastic handles, although the handles already noticeably narrower and a bit strange are handling.
In the large knife, which you will eventually use more often for carving at the table, the more noble material may justify the minimal inferior handling, possibly also the bread knife, but with vegetables and all-purpose knives that I really only use in the kitchen, are my the slightly more grip, yet lighter wooden or plastic handles simply prefer.

Even the posh block of excited not only by its excellent stability, but also an original design and its variability, has its good and bad sides:
So send the brush insert is also, by the care her he is not really ideal.
So far I have the Bürsteneinsatz not have to clean, but sooner or later will fix with safety dust therein.
Although you can take apart the block, but this venture turns out something tricky and if you want the bristles times not only shaking, but wash properly, this is likely to degenerate into work and be the drying time an eternity.
Is practically sure that the block can also loosely accommodate two additional knife.
Some concerns I have as to whether the bristles are not in the course of time "struppelig" or even damage the blades, but so far I've got to make no such negative experiences.
That good knives do not belong in the dishwasher and should only be used on wood or plastic boards, goes without saying, then you will certainly have many years his joy on the knives.

Conclusion: absolutely great knife in sharpness and processing, although the somewhat heavier and narrower handles a little getting used to.
But the knife may be used outside the kitchen at festively decorated tables but also happy.
The block design was apparently set a little about the functionality during cleaning.
Personally, I go in "tools" in the kitchen a little before todschickem functionality, but something unpraktischem design, so I prefer from a (tiny) asterisk.
But if you can make friends with the fiddly cleaning of the block itself, which may be the fifth asterisks like to think.
In any case, one acquires a very high quality and chic knife set, which is a good basic equipment in terms of knife for every kitchen.