Messermeister Park Plaza 9-Piece Essential Knife Block Set 9-Piece essential block set: 8-inch chef's knife; 7-inch santoku with hollows; 8-inch scalloped bread knife; 3-1/2-inch and 4-1/2-inch paring knives; 5-inch scalloped slicing; 10-inch regular steel; 8-inch take-apart scissors; 16 slot hardwood knife block Knife features: trimming fruit and vegetables, basis cutting, separating meat from bone; basic slicing; bread cutting; offset style take apart scissors separate for cleaning-right or left handed use Park Plaza collection: stamped knives, designed and manufactured using the finest stamped high carbon, German krupp stainless steel; lighter weight knife design; rockwell hardness of 56 allows it to hold an edge for a long time Handle features: triple riveted polyoxymethylene POM ; withstands rigorous use; rivets permamently secure the handle to the full tang Use a regular cut steel on the Park Plaza knife line at a 20-degree angle to maintain a sharp edge