Received as a gift and my only regret is, why didn’t get these before. Of all the knives and sets I have gone through, these are the most comfortable to handle. My knife’s sharpness test is to slice a ripe heirloom tomato. I was able to slice the tomato very thin. These knives have given me confidence to tackle any meat or vegetable recipe. I am going to have fun filling the other 18 slots of my 21 slot knife block