Henckels Statement 15-Piece

Should you buy the Henckels Statement 15-Piece?

The Henckels Statement 15-Piece is for a household that wants a big-name German-designed set with steak knives, and wants to run it through the dishwasher. At $149.95 it ranks #5 of 10 in our Kitchen Knife Sets category and ships from Amazon. If you want the same piece count for less, the Cuisinart C77SS-15PK 15-Piece is $89.99. If you want forged blades from the same parent company, the Zwilling Four Star 8-Piece is the step up.

Where it earns its score

• Features is 84. Chef, bread, hollow-edge santoku, serrated utility, parer, six steak knives, a honing steel and shears fill the block.
• 24,760 ratings. The largest sample among the name-brand sets gives its Reliability score of 84 real weight.
• Dishwasher-safe blades. The listing says the stain- and rust-free blades can go in the dishwasher, which most sets here advise against.
• Lifetime warranty. Henckels covers the set with a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects, which scores 95.

What to know first

• Quality is the lowest factor at 76. Stamped blades are thinner and lighter than the forged Mercer, Zwilling and Wüsthof sets and give less heft through dense food.
• Lowest star rating here. At 4.5 stars, Satisfaction is 90, the lowest in the group, though it rests on the second-largest rating count.
• Hand washing still helps. Dishwasher-safe does not mean dishwasher-ideal; hand washing keeps edges sharper longer.

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