This is one of the most comfortable knives I have ever used.  That's attributed to the curved bolster which forces you to hold the knife like a professional chef holds one.  It's perfectly balanced and you can use this knife for holiday meal prep and not realize how much time you're spending chopping and dicing.  And the steak knives are phenomenal...they are non serrated and cut through beef, pork and chicken like it were butter.  This set is German made; I plan on giving them to one of my grandchildren when I am done with the day to day cooking I currently do.