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To simply state, the blades came in perfect condition not bent or edge blemishes. The knives have kept their sharpness after many uses from veggies to meat. The blades are not too light or heavy and most certainly out perform my older JA Henckels set. Cutting regular potato or sweet potatoes or anything that is hard is a breeze. I am looking forward to getting the steak knives! The finish look on the blades are amazing, can see the layers and the wooden handle is a perfect match. Good stuff!

These knives are awesome. Great variety of sizes, attractive, sharp and just heavy enough.I've had them over a year and used them everyday and they still can cut through anything.

The fit and finish isn't perfect but still feels high quality. I haven't compared it to VG10 steel but it does feel harder to sharpen than German medium hard steel. Holds an edge well and looks beautiful. I really like this set because I find that the Santoku and a Nakiri would be better than if they gave me a bread knife which I believe doesn't have to be a premium knife nor high carbon steel.

I have seen several negative reviews about edge retention and want to clarify for other potential users these unqualified reviews are written bry unknowledgeable people. First thing, very few people outside of top chefs and high quality knife aficionados understand proper knife edge angles (proper edge angle is determined by intended task). Second, very few people know how to sharpen a knife, some knives are made of soft steel and are meant to be sharpened often and quickly using a sharpening steel, like knives used by butchers, they constantly touch up the edge during use. Other knives are made with high hardness steel and must be sharpened on a fine grit wetstone and in some cases stropped on leather if the edge is very thin, like high quality chef's knives, hunter's skinning knives and straight razors. The edge is very thin and is easily dulled if you cut food on a hard surface like granite, a good wood cutting board is the proper cutting surface. If the edge is in good shape you can maintain it by regular stropping and only have to hone the edge on a wetstone as the edge wears. Sharpening is a skill, most people are accustomed to the cheap kitchen knives (soft steel) and use a steel or even even ceramic sharpeners to put an edge on them. These methods will ruin a high quality hard steel edge. So if you buy this set, i recommend learnimg proper sharpening techniques for maximum satisfaction. I was always told "its a poor carpenter who blames his tools."

The knife set is beautiful and very very sharp. Great additional purchase if your budget allows: a magnetic wood board to organize them. Bought as an anniversary gift and although they've gotten plenty of use, haven't needed to sharpen them yet. Versatile! Recommend cautiously hand washing them to keep them in top shape.