I was happy to get a new knife set and thought I would try this set since it has a built in sharpener. So far these knives have been great. They were very sharp right out of the box. They feel good in your hand and have good balance. My only minor issue would be that the knife edges are beveled and unfortunately their beveled for a right handed person so I've had a little inconsistency with my slicing trying to compensate for it as a left handed person. Aside from that they are a great product.