Schmidt Brothers Cutlery, STIPA04, Titan 4 Inch Partoku Knife , Black

4/27/13I mentioned the crack in the knife caddy and that I would contact Schmidt Brothers directly. I did and got a request from one person for photographs of the problem. I took the requested photos and attached them to an email to him. It was returned by the "Postmaster". I resent the email with the same result. I contacted Schmidt Brother again on their website and got a response back from another person. She seemed puzzled that the emails were getting returned and request I send directly to her. I did as requested and again the email was not delivered. I will still say that the knives are awesome, but it you want any customer service you can forget it! I did send another not on the Schmidt Brothers website expressing my irritation and it has not even been answered.I suspect Amazon should boot them as a vendor! Product is 5* (except for the knife caddy). Customer Service is 0*.***********************************I love to cook. It just makes me feel good and I smile a lot when I am in the kitchen, but there was one thing that made it less pleasurable...I had good knives but trying to keep a half-way decent sharpness on them was a nightmare. I have wanted professional quality knives for a long time, but the price was prohibitive.These knives are very reasonably priced and perform exactly as I had hoped. My son was over a few days after I got them and was in awe at the way they sliced through a tomato like it was warm butter.The only complaint I have is that the rather cleverly designed knife caddy has a crack in the wood that after only a few weeks has already gotten worse (I NEVER put knives away with any moisture on them. Just not a good practice). I will take that up with Schmidt Brothers directly. I'm sure they will take care of it right away. I'll update if they don't.Bottom line - I would highly recommend any amateur chef (or professional for that matter) buy these knives.

If you're looking for a beautiful decoration for your kitchen counter top...look no further. If you're looking for an exceptional set of affordable knives...maybe shop around a little longerJust received these knives. They came very quick. Washed them up, ran out and grabbed an orange from the tree to see how silky smooth these bad boys would slide through it. NOPE.Every knife in the set was dull. And I mean I couldn't cut myself if I wanted to dull. Luckily it comes with a sharpener (one of the reasons I bought this set). The sharpener is nice. I've spent the last hour trying to get an edge on these blades. For the most part, I've got them to equal quality of knives I've bought from Target that are somewhat cheap. However the boning knife is useless. The initial angle beveled for the blade seems too wide for the sharpener V, so its not actually making contact with the tip and getting the knife sharp.I haven't tried the steak knives, tomato knife, or bread knife yet. I hope they work as it's impossible to sharpen the already serrated edgesLastly, the wood magnetic block is gorgeous...but it's much lighter than the picture shown in Amazon, which is disappointed as the lighter wood wasn't the look I was going forReally disappointed in these knives after all the great reviews I've read about Schmidt Bros.

I would give the product 5 stars and customer service -5 stars. This purchase was a replacement for this knife as part of a 15 piece set that I own.The tip bent when I dropped it on the counter, I informed the company and they never got back to at all.

My Global knives were stolen so I needed a set to replace them. I was very very happy with the Global knives I had, and I had them for well over a decade, but the price has really shot up on them. I am a retired chef and can no longer justify spending so much on knives for home use. A lot of home cooks really like to overspend on kitchen tech, these are all the knife you will need and beyond.I saw the Schmidt Brothers knives at a local brick and mortar and liked the look and feel of them. I found a nice deal on them on Amazon during a Christmas special so I thought I would give them a try. I am very happy with them. They are comfortable in your hand, less slippery than the Global. They clean very easy and have a nice balance to them. The cons for me is that they are a bit light, I am used to slightly heavier and prefer more weight. They also don't hold an edge quite as well as the Global's, but better than the mid range to high range Henckels and Wustoff. As a bonus they look very nice and the "block" is much better than what typically comes with knife sets. You wont dull your blade pulling it in and out.

Arrived as sharp as a razor but quickly lost edge and needs to be sharpened. Also thinner than I expected.

I am one of those home chef types that is satisfied with most of his tools, but this knife makes me grin ear to ear. It is lightweight, feels somewhat heavy in the handle but has been a workhorse prepping everything (it is used every day). Out of the "hanging package" it is very sharp (as anything claiming to be a knife should be), the soft grip handle is great (though the packaging cord left a permanent dimple in the handle) for wetwork. It will look a little discolored until you wash it before use (don't freak out!). Staying sharp (yes it is), looking sharp (great design, should help those lacking in the "skills" dept.). Awesome value and a excellent step up to quality cutlery for most home users.