These knives are awesome, they cut so well, except for the steak knives.  I'd rather have a few knives that are excellent quality than a ton that suck.  I tossed the steak knives however  - they were awful.  The existing Caphalon ones I had were much better.  I like that the knife block is very compact and I have a few open slots if I want to purchase additional knives in the future.