I have had a set of the scanpan knifes and forks for just over a year now, thought the kids would like the bright colours and thick soft handles, but now, i have noticed colour on my child's toast !! the painted finish, Is coming off and being ingested by my kids on their food ! Im appalled ! and to be honest quite distressed, how dangerous has this been for them, before I came to notice ? Not at all what I would expect, from a big brand like scanpan. please check yours if you have them ? Ours are going in the bin ! after i have taken more evidence based photo's.

The paint on the blades is not a good standard as has flaked and the plastic coating on the handles cracking and disintegrating. This should not happen with kitchen knives which are used to prepared food as particles could be ingested. The coating breaking away was like bits of coloured lolly, soft but rubbery. Although not overly expensive at time of purchase this is not an acceptable reason under consumer law.

Had two of these knives bought for general use a few years ago but the plastic coating on the handles cracking and flaking. Possible for it to end up in the food one is cutting! Am wondering where these were made and if a copy made using their Brand?

These knives are brilliant. I love the collection of colours they come in .Easy to find in your kitchen. They are very sharp, I would recommend these to anyone worth the money.

After a year my knives are blunt. But more importantly the paint has started to come off anf i have found fragments of it in my food, thus contaminating it. This is a health hazard. I will not be using these knives again.

I too bought a scanpan knife. It seemed fine to start with but all I have is a blunt knife and cant quite figure out how to sharpen. Have tried the traditional way with a sharpening 'file' but its not working.

Got given a scanpan spectrum knife, have been using it for about 12 months and the blade is covered in scratches.

Recently bought a scanpan spectrum carving knife, used it once and the fork has chips of paint off it.

Won't be buying any scanpan spectrum products again, will invest in something non painted and better quality

I have bought quite a few of these in many different colours. Thought they'd be easier to locate in my drawer. I have also bought some for presents. I've now found that paint is coming off the knives. This is not good. Scanpan is a great brand. They should ensure this doesn't happen. Yes I'm now throwing mine out. I won't get caught again with Scanpan.

I was looking for a spoon that could be both a stirrer and a server and this does both fantastically. The wide spoon means you get good coverage in the pan but it's still able to scrap ingredients out of tubs. The most unique feature is its little "feet" that allow the spoon head to be elevated off the kitchen bench when resting. It took a little while to get used to this as putting a spoon down like that on a bench goes against my instincts, but I've found the feature very handy.

I thought and brought this scanpan chefs knife on reputation.I thought it was a good quality brand.I cut a firm block of butter with it just now and the handle snapped in half! Completely snapped on butter I couldnt believe it.This is absolute rubbish and couldnt possibly recomend to anyone.Keeping an edge on it was also impossible.However will toss it in the trash and not have to worry anymore.I was cheap so I should of learned

I purchased a couple of the knives, a pair of scissors and the sharpening tool. The knives are very hard to use even when sharpened they do not cut. When I rinsed the scissors and was drying the blades they separated. I am not sure that is a safety feature but I did put them together again They were inexpensive so I suppose you get what you pay for. So far the sharpening tool is good for my other knives.

The sharpness of these knives is great, but the paint flaking off is not! When you cut into a block of cheese for example, it leaves a trail of coloured paint flecks behind! We have stopped using them as I don't think the human digestive tract was designed to digest paint!

Great colours,too bad they do not stay on the knives . I do not like paint with my food, this must not be good for ones health to ingest this coating in to your stomach. I also found that they had to be sharpened more than my other knives either cheap or expensive.
The colours and the plastic covers
Flaking paint

You get what you pay for, they get blunt quite easily. I think I almost strained my wrist trying to chop a carrot because it just didn't cut through! I haven't had any experience with color coating comes off, or it broke. But it's cheap, and I'll have to settle with this until I've saved up for a proper knife set:)
Cheap, attractive colors, ok for short period of time
Gets blunt easily:(

I bought a couple of these Scanpan Knifes and the paint is coming off everywhere! I'll be chopping a potato for example and find paint flakes on the potato! Not a very safe product in my view! How do I get my money back or replacement with new knife that's only stainless steel! Such a poor product?? This product is just not excceptable Scanpan! NOT FOOD SAFE!!
Colourful
Paint comes off on your food

I'm a chef, we used one of these scanpan knives from a free deal from one of our suppliers, not up to heavy usage thats for sure, blunt very quickly, and the paint has come off along the blade edge, due to sharpening it from it being blunt very quickly, maybe ok for the at home cook, but not up to the wear and tear of every day commercial kitchens.
Colour was nice, until it was sharpened over and over...
Everything.

I bought one of these knives believing it to be purple when in fact it is really a blue colour. I thought that being Scanpan brand it would be good quality despite the relatively cheap price. The first 2-3 uses were ok but it went blunt very quickly. Any attempts to sharpen the knife results in losing the colour from the blade.
A matching colour cover for the blade.
Poor quality

Colours add some more fun to cooking. So sharp and always easy to use and clean. Would recommend these knives to anyone. I mostly love the bread knife as it is hard to find one that is easy to use, clean, and have stay sharp for you. Recommended product for all.
easy to use

Absolutely loves this set.
Colours are lovely, great sharpness. Had them for a couple of months now, the colours and sharpness are pretty consistent so far.
I guess I am going to buy the sharpener to go with them, as they are here to stay now.
Would recommend them to anyone.
Great sharpness and colours