Amazon slashes price of ‘premium build’ and ‘very sharp’ two-piece Tefal Jamie Oliver kitchen knife set to just £24

SHOPPERS after a decent chef’s knife, without committing to a full block of them, can pick up Tefal’s Jamie Oliver Essential Set for £24 at Amazon. That’s the two-piece version, pairing a 15cm chef’s knife with a 9cm paring knife. One of the knives is 15cm whereas the other is 9cm. Tefal Jamie Oliver 2 Piece Kitchen Knife Set: £24 (was £31) at Amazon Tefal sells the same set for £31 on its own shop, so Amazon is currently £7 under the brand’s own price. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Both blades are German stainless steel, and Tefal ice-hardens them by dropping the temperature from 1000°C to -120°C. In everyday terms, that thermal shock is what keeps an edge usable for longer between sharpenings, which matters for a knife you’ll reach for every day. The 15cm chef’s knife handles the bulk of it – onions, herbs, meat, anything that needs a rocking motion – while the 9cm paring knife covers the fiddly work like topping strawberries or deseeding a chilli. Blade and handle are formed from a single piece of metal, which is what reviewers seem to notice first. One reviewer titled their five-star write-up ‘premium build, and very sharp’, adding that the knives sit comfortably in the hand and that the blades are “very sharp. Wow.” Another, who had deliberately avoided cheaper steel before settling on these, said the quality is “excellent for the money” and that the paring knife is used constantly. Most read in Money A third reported the pair still sharp after a couple of months of daily use at home. The sharpness comes up often enough that one buyer warned about slicing potatoes thin enough to skip the mandoline, with the fairly sensible caveat: watch your fingers. Tefal recommends hand-washing these rather than putting them in the dishwasher, which one reviewer admitted had surprised them – though they still judged it a small trade-off at the price. If you’re someone who loads everything into the dishwasher without thinking, I’d factor that in. The set sits alongside the rest of the range if you’re already invested: Amazon has also been discounting the Tefal Jamie Oliver pan set, and there’s a running deal on the Tefal dual-zone air fryer too. Comment now