You will love owning this knife block set because it is complete with each knife you'd ever need for all your cutting jobs and it is such high quality it will last forever.  The Pro series is a favorite of Chef's and Home Chef's alike because of the high quality steel and the perfectly weighted handle with a curved bolster that makes the professional pinch grip comfortable and natural.  Zwilling has two patented processes that make their knives superior...the Sigmaforge forging process and the Friodur ice hardening process.  The first is the way heat is applied to forge the knife and the second is the series of cooling temperatures to provide maximum hardness but retaining flexibility to resist chipping and cracking.  These knives are made by people who know what they are doing!