These knives came in a beautiful wooden box, and I was immediately impressed.  However, once I took them out of the box, I thought they were a little light for me, as I like a knife with a little more weight to it.  The ridges on the knife do keep vegetables from sticking to the side of the knife, which allows for a somewhat cleaner work station.  Overall, they are sharp and work well, but they probably won't be my go-to knives.