Awesome knife block with truly everything you need! Knives are sharp and holding up well thus far. I can cut my steak dinner with ease in 1 or 2 slices. The reason for 4 stars is because there were no instructions on which slot each knife fits into, so a bit of trial and error. Also the knife slots tend to have more room leaving them a bit wiggly. I believe this may be to allow the flexibility of using any slot for some of the knives.