MessermeisterAvanta 4-Piece Fine Edge Steak Knife Set 4 Piece Messermeister Avanta Steak Knife Set

This is definitely an improvement on our current sad excuse for steak knives. It truly enhances the steak-at-home experience as they feel great and cut smoothly. We were worried before purchasing as some complained about the craftsmanship of the handles and of imperfections on the handle, but our set was completely fine. My only complaint is that the box they come in is not a permanent storage solution, so keep that in mind.

I was disappointed when opening the box. Overall it feels rushed for a $100 product. As noted in a few other reviews, the wood handle is not flush with the spine of the blade. It gives it a cheap feel, and rubs against your grip in an uncomfortable way. There was also some significant residue left over from the production process (make sure you wash them before you use them).And finally, the sharpening was inconsistent. All of the blades were sharpened differently, and there is a difference in the blade angle throughout.Overall I'd be happy to pay about $40 for these. For the price, I'd rather purchase 4 of the Wusthof Steak knives (lower quality stamp cut). I think this could be a wonderful product if they spent more time trying to property sand the wooden handle to be flush with the metal.

For the price I really like these steak knives. I ordered two sets. I inspected then right away and some other reviewers mentions the rivets an/or tang was protruding from the handle. As seen in my images, the metal rivets and tang were flush or extremely close to being flush with the handle. At most, you could barely (paper thickness at most) feel it protruding in some areas. All of my blades came very sharp. Two of my eight knives did have a noticeable bend to them as seen in one of my images. I tried to bend it back straight but it just springs back to the original bent position. Other than that, these appear to be very nice knives without paying the much higher price of the high end brand steak knives. No where on the blade or packaging state where these are made but some other reviewers mentioned the knives they received listed China on the blade. Being non-serrated, these will be much easier to sharpen. I highly recommend these.

The only thing German about these knifes is the font they used to print the name on the blade. These knifes are made in China (that's also printed on the knife but you won't see it in any pictures). These knives rust in a dishwasher, using Finish tablets, on any cycle I select. In short they're Chinese rubbish. I purchased a set of Tramontina steak knifes at the same time, these are made in Brazil. I can't fault the Tramontina knives, the metal is far superior. Save your money on these Messermeister Avanta knives they're simply Chinese rubbish.

This was the first time I bought nice steak knives. So I don't have a lot of reference, however:They look great. My husband has accidentally left them sitting in a sink full of water over night and they did not warp. He also put them through the dishwasher at least once - no warping. Though I don't recommend either of these, as they are wooden.I'm not at all bothered by the fact that the metal screw does not sit perfectly flat against the wood, it's raised by less than 1 mm. Some reviewers were bothered by this. The screw's edge is not sharp. You can't notice it unless you go looking for it, as I did due to other reviewers complaints about this.However, I do find I need to sharpen them, even after only about 5 weeks of use. They sharpen easily and nicely. I sharpen them myself using a non-professional knife sharpener and it does the job nicely.I would buy again.

Very sharp and love the look. I know handles can be issues with knives, but with these you don't have to worry about that.I think you are getting a lot with this knife set for the price.Haven't tested long term, but I think Messermeister is a good names in knives, so have confidence there won't be issues. Will update review if there are any issues.