These are truly great knives. They are well balanced and very sharp. I have a set in a counter top block and am very happy with them. They are so sharp I hardly noticed I had cut the end of one of my fingers mostly off recently. I sutured it back on and its doing great (I'm a veterinarian) with most of the sensation returned. Honestly, if you can afford these knives, buy them.

For the sake of all the guys/gals watching this, I hope they don't have more than two of these $200 knife sets at a special $600 price!

Reading back, this is probably the worst Wootoff ever!

I no longer waste my time watching continuously.

Good luck, Woot, with these floor sweepings from the Salvation Army back room!

Who is Ken Onion and why is he stalling this woot off so?

Wonder how long it'll take for this to reach 1,000 posts.

Probably not long if a lot more people start posting lolcats.

I've wanted these every time they've come up, but never managed to get in before they sell out.
Not this time, woot! Christmas present for myself.

donthaveone wrote:Who is this "Ken Onion" person, and why should we shun him?

Because his knives killed the W00t off.

I remember catching flack for spending $100 on a single chef's knife many years back - a Sabatier au Carbone one. Well - I've still got the knife some 20 odd years later and the folks that gave me flack have gone through set after set of "reasonably priced" knives. Moral of the story - good knives are well worth the price and can actually "save" money in the long run. Plus - nothing makes cooking and preparing easier than a really sharp knife. I'd buy these if I didn't already have 2 kitchens with dozens of knives each...

Vanstorm wrote:I know quality knives are expensive ... but, for a woot item, this is still pricey.

I personally own Cutco knives, which I believe to be superior to Henckels; but both are inferior to these. I just can't justify spending that much on knives. Heck, I wouldn't even have my Cutco set if my sister had not worked for Cutco and given them to me for my wedding.

And I bet you don't enjoy cooking much...

Wow...Woot use to be about getting a great deal. Now they are just pushing expensive stuff. The old woot is gone.

There are 67 of these give or take a few.

This is actually a fantastic deal. If I needed some new knives, this would be hard to pass up...

I just want to give a big thank you to the wooter who purchased 2 of these. THANK YOU!

rellascout wrote:I am stunned how stupid the Woot community is when it comes to these knifes. These are some of the highest quality knifes on the market. They are professional level knifes at almost half of what you will find them at most retailers.

If I did not already own a set of Shuns I would buy these.

The community isn't stupid. They just mostly have other interests. Also, many of them are college students who, if they had $600, wouldn't spend it on knives when they live in a dorm with no kitchen. Relax...the knives will sell to plenty of people who just aren't commenting in the forums.

COuld these knives help me become a better ninja and a better chef?

Dman27 wrote:i dont know why everyone is saying its pricey i cant find this exact one but the 9 piece and 11 piece they make are 900-1200 so this seems pretty darn cheap for a set of knives that are top of the line

I can go find a cheap new Porsche... but I ain't gonna buy it.

This is 50% off retail....I buy when woot is 70%-90%off!!!

I can buy the J.A. Henckels Twin Pro S 9-Piece Knife Set with Block for $399 and they are some of the best chef knives in the world. Just because the knives are marked down $700 doesn't mean I'm going to buy them.

wow someone bought two!

just what i wanted! something that can cut stuffs.. for the price, it's a real deal of what it can do!

I think that Woot is channeling Dexter as the season draws to a close. Will Dexter kill his ex-mentor ? Which knife will he use to cut throgh the breastplate ? Will the camera linger on the knife so we can see the brand ? Will it be the one we missed on Woot ? Don't second guess yourself, buy it now.

I think I'll stay with my made in the USA Cutco knives.

wlgiv wrote:I remember catching flack for spending $100 on a single chef's knife many years back - a Sabatier au Carbone one. Well - I've still got the knife some 20 odd years later and the folks that gave me flack have gone through set after set of "reasonably priced" knives. Moral of the story - good knives are well worth the price and can actually "save" money in the long run. Plus - nothing makes cooking and preparing easier than a really sharp knife. I'd buy these if I didn't already have 2 kitchens with dozens of knives each...

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

goldiemcg wrote:So, this is your first wootoff huh?

yes actually XD lol

CavalierX wrote:If I had "a few grand" to drop on a set of frigging kitchen knives, would I be bargain-hunting on Woot.com?

I would. I could get even more stuff for my list of purchases. It would also leave me more money for other stuff that tickles my fancy.

In drawer? If I had a $700 knife set, I'd want them out on display!

600 bucks for knives on woot.com? If I had that type of money for knives I wouldn't be on woot.

I'll admit, when I first saw the $600 tag, I kinda freaked out a little bit. But then I realized I was on knivesyoucantafford.woot. I think I'm going to wander my way back to the regular woot for the usual items that I don't need to take out a small loan to purchase.... Looks like they have enough of these to erase our nation's debt by the time they are all sold.

Can I just buy one knife for $60.00

The show Dexter comes to mind...

Why spend so much when the lazy Mitchell is just going to throw them in the dishwasher with the general population of forks and such. SPIDERS! GET THEM OFF!

Waste of money.

I can get a ginsu knife for $9.99 (and the second one is free), and I can cut cans, nails, butcher blocks, slate, granite and still slice a tomato into beautiful slices.

Such a waste.

novastarj wrote:Time to head over to Wine and Kids Woot-offs and see if they have anything interesting...

If you want (affordable) knives, start the cart.com has a Food Network carving set for $22.50

durkzilla wrote:If there's more than 3 of these things then this Woot Off is over.

Apparently 6% bought two

This is a great deal! I saw these at Saks Fifth Avenue for nearly double the price this morning.....NOT.

Seriously, there has to be less than a handful of people that both (1) shop on Woot, and (2) would think it reasonable to spend $600 on a set of knives.

cstrehlo wrote:Wow...Woot use to be about getting a great deal. Now they are just pushing expensive stuff. The old woot is gone.

Personally I think paying $600 for a $1300 is quite a good deal.

I hope these don't make you cry every time you use them.

rellascout wrote:I am stunned how stupid the Woot community is when it comes to these knifes. These are some of the highest quality knifes on the market. They are professional level knifes at almost half of what you will find them at most retailers.

If I did not already own a set of Shuns I would buy these.

Not stupid, just waiting on the Hattori Hanzo set.

goldiemcg wrote:Nope, not at all.

You're just all about not having fun, aren't you? :-)