"Excellent purchase! These knives are everything they promise to be. We have had our set for 5 months and they are still razor sharp. Dangerously sharp, my girlfriend has cut herself many times (none too serious, of course). The manufacture, KAI, will sharpen the knives for free, for life. They also pay return shipping charges so you're just out shipping to Portland, Or. Overall, very happy with this knife set. It outperforms many more expensive knives and looks good while doing it."