Having been married 50+ years, we have more knives than most kitchen stores. My husband was taken with the sleek styling and determined we needed to rid ourselves of the hundreds of misc. mismatched knives we had.  I am so glad we did. Not only are the various sizes exactly what ( not a supurfluous one in the bunch!) I use on a day basis but the sharpness is amazing. I now have to get used to getting an immediate cut with every slice!