Needed some new cutlery and decided to purchase this starter set.  Love Christopher Kimball, and always heard that Henckel's makes great kitchen knives.  Glad I purchase these.  Nice that they are made in Spain to keep costs down, but the blades are German steel, which is the top quality steel for kitchen knives.
The set comes with the three knives you need in the kitchen, a chef's knife, paring knife, and serrated knife.  Chris definitely put his spin on things by designing a serrated knife in the shape of a prep knife.  This knife works great for slicing, and dicing and always stays sharp because of the serrations. The chef's knife has a 7" blade which is a little shorter than most, but easier to handle.  This collection is dishwasher safe, well 
priced and designed, and a great purchase.