This set of knives is second to none. I have spent so much money on different types of knives and now I wish I would have put that money towards this set instead. Sometimes cheap is more expensive. It stays sharp. It cuts through everything. It look elegant. The handles are well built and fit comfortably in the average hand. I do not have to struggle to cut with there or be sharpening them all the time. Who has time for that!? Not me.