Is "Made in China" stamped in big letters on the back of every piece? The knives? It is really noticible? Sounds kind of tacky-looking...
1775490
The knives only have Zwilling JA Henckels in very small letters at the bottom of the blades. The rest of the pieces have the same with -china on the bottom side of the handles. The lettering is extremely small. Still for being SS and the good weight of each piece I feel a very good set. They won't tarnish and clean easily.
1775491
It is there, but in such tiny letters that I don't even see it. The letters are probably a 10th of the size of the type you're reading this answer at. It's also in black, not imprinted/engraved, but lasered, so it really is not noticeable unless you're actively looking for it. And this set is VERY nice. The longer I have it, the more I like it. I especially like the knives, they have a great feel to them and a solid heft.
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My knives only have the Zwilling JA Henckels name and emblem - no China. The serving pieces and forks, at least, have the Zwilling...etc followed by a number and China. I had to go to the window and squint to read it. If you have guests who are looking for Sterling silver stamped on the backs...this won't be for you...but you will have a WALLOP of a price difference. Personally, I am an incredibly picky person and have probably 7 full sets of fine china from around the world. These are an excellent buy. Candle light and lovely surroundings and these don't disappoint. Instead, I was happily surprised. I tell it as I see it. My knives only have the Zwilling JA Henckels name and emblem - no China. The serving pieces and forks, at least, have the Zwilling...etc followed by a number and China. I had to go to the window and squint to read it. If you have guests who are looking for Sterling silver stamped on the backs...this won't be for you...but you will have a WALLOP of a price difference. Personally, I am an incredibly picky person and have probably 7 full sets of fine china from around the world. These are an excellent buy. Candle light and lovely surroundings and these don't disappoint. Instead, I was happily... » Read More My knives only have the Zwilling JA Henckels name and emblem - no China. The serving pieces and forks, at least, have the Zwilling...etc followed by a number and China. I had to go to the window and squint to read it. If you have guests who are looking for Sterling silver stamped on the backs...this won't be for you...but you will have a WALLOP of a price difference. Personally, I am an incredibly picky person and have probably 7 full sets of fine china from around the world. These are an excellent buy. Candle light and lovely surroundings and these don't disappoint. Instead, I was happily surprised. I tell it as I see it. « Show Less
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My knives only have the Zwilling JA Henckels name and emblem - no China. The serving pieces and forks, at least, have the Zwilling...etc followed by a number and China. I had to go to the window and squint to read it. If you have guests who are looking for Sterling silver stamped on the backs...this won't be for you...but you will have a WALLOP of a price difference. Personally, I am an incredibly picky person and have probably 7 full sets of fine china from around the world. These are an excellent buy. Candle light and lovely surroundings and these don't disappoint. Instead, I was happily surprised. I tell it as I see it.
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It is not stamped on the knives and you have to have good eyesight to read it on the backs of the fork and spoon handles. Unless you were inspecting the handles, looking for "Made in China", it is just not an issue. This flatware is very nice quality and I enjoy using it.
1899280
My china, which in my opinion is of poor quality, does not state its place of manufacture. I find that odd. The china is very susceptible to scratching from silverware and requires cleaning with bar keeper's friend. I also find that troubling.
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From what I was able to determine they are made in Germany, or possibly Belgium. I opened the case to inspect the quality and repacked it to send out as a gift. Both sets went to family members who were overwhelmed with the quality as was I. My brother who is independently wealthy said they were the nicest steak knives he had ever owned. I am about to purchase another set for myself as well considering that statement. He turned around and gifted me a 500 dollar weekend in Vegas so they must have impressed him sufficiently :) Hope this helps
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It is made in the USA. Amazon is known to have errors in a number of their descriptions. And it is not easy to get them to change them even when you point out it is wrong. If in doubt, go to the manufacturer's page. This particular knife is not printed on the blade as being made in the USA like most of their other USA made knives are. Not sure why. Just the handle.
1708910
The blade is not stamped with the country of orgin and I no longer have the packaging. But in my opinion I do not think it is a US made knife.
1090804
On the bottom of the pan it states "designed by Chef's Design" but also states "made In PRC (Peoples' Republic of China)" for Chef's Design. Clearly not manufactured here; but that being said, a fabulous piece of kitchen equipment. Solid (weighs 10 lbs.!) and beautiful, and quite functional after a season of use.....I wouldn't let it's country of origin scare you from purchasing as far as quality is concerned......
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There is no stamping that specifies the country of origin. It simply bears the Victorinox name and the stamping "stainless steel." I hasn't rusted, so it probably isn't made in China. Chinese stainless steel rusts, in case you didn't know.
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This cutlery is definitely made in "China" for a UK company, I can provide a picture of the card that they are attached to and beneath the fork is written "made in China"
1697885
No; I was a bit unhappy. It was made in their Taiwan plant. It is a great knife even still. Very sharp and it's always on me. I prefer American made whenever possible.
843310
The knife does say in small print under the stainless steel stamp, Handcrafted in China
1502677
If you look at the knives, it tells you made in China (for the other person who responded).
1709908
The knife I purchased and the box it came in are marked made in Germany. There is no notation anywhere either on the knife or printed materials that indicated it was assembled any where else. To answer your question they really can't. They do the same thing with watches and other things reputable dealers will explain this up front. German parts assembled in China so you know what your getting into. If they don't in my humble opinion the dealer is misrepresenting their product. To me if your paying for German craftsmanship, it should be assembled in Germany.
760751
I'm sorry it's been to long since I bought it, also as soon as I got it I gave it away it had china on the blade and it was pretty thin, I got the same knife a smith and wesson with a boot clip no china any where great knife, hope this helps you out.
5415
The steak knives that came with this set say "Made in China". The other items in the set are stamped "Vietnam".
197036
This specific model is made in China sadly. Although with that being said, I still really like the knife and this other comment is correct it is extremely well built.
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It's NOT stamped on the dinner knives, but "China" is stamped very tiny on the back of the handle on the spoons & forks. Exact words stamped: Zwilling*J.A.Henckels*18/10 China
909927
Some are made in the USA some overseas. However, mine do not have a "Made in China" or otherwise stamp anywhere on my set, not even on the block itself. Maybe for some if they had plastic handles might be made overseas. These particular ones are solid stainless steel and I do say, they have been the best knife set I have ever purchased. The biggest test for me was cutting a tomato and these sliced through it like cutting butter. I have had them for awhile now and have not needed to sharpen them. Both my grandmother and mother used this brand and swore by it. I recommend them.