Messermeister Park Plaza 5-Piece Gourmet Set 5-Piece gourmet set: 6-inch semi-flexible boning knife; 8-inch chef's knife; 8-inch scalloped bread knife; 4-inch paring knife; 10-inch slicer Gourmet knives features: trim fruits and vegetables; basic chef knife; basic slicing; remove meat from bone; slicing bread 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