I just received these knives today. They are beautiful, elegant and very sharp right out of the box! Packaged well and looking forward to using these. I would love to give these 5 stars but the block that was sent with mine has an issue with the slots for each knife. I used the diagram given in the pamphlet accompanied with the knife set and the 5" Santoku Knife does not fit in it's designated slot. So I switched out the 8" bread knife with it and now the knives fit. Photo attached shows the middle knife (5" Santoku Knife) not fitting correctly. The 8" bread knife is to the right of it and I swapped them. I am not picky where the knives go, just thought I should mention it in case anyone else has had this issue.The original set of knives I received was missing 1 of the feet on the bottom of the block. I contacted the seller and within a few mins they a code for me to return the knives to the UPS Store and were sending out a new set to me. The replacement set was perfect and the knives are extremely sharp and I love the way the easily slice through things. I have had these over a month now and I would recommend these.This is the very best knife set I’ve ever own and I’ve owned a few. Great design all around and razor sharp, holds in my hand really nice for great control while cutting foods. Also zero issues with rusting, I see several complaints about these knives rusting. I’ve worked with stainless steel for over 35 years and seen many stainless steel items start to rust. Stainless steel does rust when water and/or moisture is allowed to sit on it long enough. All of my stainless steel knives in my home are hand washed and completely dried right away after being washed. FYI… Dishwashers are not good for stainless steel items of any types, hand wash and dry completely this knife set for complete long Life!!!Love my knife set apparently a house guest did to and took my paring knife. Now I can find out how to contact the seller for purchasing a replacement paring knife-my most used knife. Any help thank you. I have e-mailed the company with no reply.First of all, I have to say that I have bought 5 knife sets in my whole life, and all of them have lasted me a lot, except the previous one, which was a nice view set with a glass block, but the grip was hiding the awful truth of a bad quality knife (Almost no blade inside the grip), and lasted me less than a year. That was the first thing I noticed with this set, the blade has a good thickness, and is visible through the grip (I'm not going to buy again a knife set with a grip hiding the blade), the weight is good, not too light and not too heavy, the blades are really sharp, and the sharpener is good enough.About the knifes I have tested all of them and must say my appreciations from an amateur point of view:1. Chef's knife: I'm in love with this one, is the heaviest of all for obvious reasons, but I have worked a lot with it and I'm not getting tired, good curvature and the angle of the blade is good for chopping, I normally use the santoku for chopping, but the angle of this one invited me to use it a bit more for it, it is perfect to get good slices of meat and turkey (Second pic).2. Santoku: The veggies expert, is the one I love to get small slices of veggies and meat, it is very accurate for that kind of tasks, normally is my favorite in the kitchen, but now this baby shares that spot with the chef's knife.3. Bread knife: I have tested it with baguette and cake and passed the test, personally this is an almost unused knife in my kitchen, but it is needed in a knife set.4. Carving knife: Good length and angle, the tip is perfect to rise that particular spots in the meat, good to take off the fats and nerves from the meat, and good for slicing big fruits.5. Utility: Nice for small veggies and peeling, but be careful with the blade, is the most underestimated, but it have given me some minor cuts.6. Paring knife: Not the most loved for me, I believe is too small and is only good for peeling small veggies and good for small hands (As you can see in the third pic), but my wife loves it, so it depends on your hand's size.7. Scissors: I'm not so excited about the scissors, tbf I have a couple of chicken scissors and are better than this one, I expected more from it, they are too heavy and the opening angle is too wide, they have a good grip, but they are designed only for big hands, so they are perfect for me, but my wife can't use them (You can see the opening angle in the last pic).8. Steak knives: Great knives, I have some serrated knives from tramontina which are my favorites for steaks, but I gave it a try last week and were perfect, I love the cut from these knives instead of the serrated, because I love the clean cut and they are sharp enough for that particular duty.9. The block and the sharpener are just OK, but they are good for the price.The overall quality has surprised me so far, 15 pc set is just enough, the 19 pc set has 2 more small knives (Bread and santoku) and I don't think they will be as useful as the big ones, the only thing I like from the 19pc set is the sharpener rod which I believe is better than the integrated sharpener from this one, but it was not enough to give it a try.This is a good set. Keeps an edge fairly well if kept out of the dishwasher. I have been very happy with theseThese are better than the set we purchased for over twice the money. Extremely sharp and feel good in your hand. These are solid well-made knifes. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for an new set of knifes.Super affordable and super sharp. Do to some reviews I read, I was concerned about rust spots. Do not leave them in water or leave them wet. I use them and then clean and dry them after every use. I’ve had this set a couple months now and they are still in great shape, still sharp and no rust.These knifes need sharpening with each and every use. This is not German steel, it is Chinese junk at a ridiculous price point.WARNING: do not buy and waste your money, as we didInitially my wife and I really enjoyed this set. But very quickly the knives began to rust. Based on the cost we weren't too stressed but when the chefs knife broke off while cutting cheese on a cutting board we reached out to customer service as per Amazon's advice and the company has refused to email us back despite multiple emails.I am very pleased with the quality of the set. The knives are very sharp and so far have been easy to maintain. The only issue I have with my purchase is the delivery. I ordered the set on October 13, 2020. They did not arrive until late November. Other than the poor delivery, this is a good buy. I would still recommend this item.I think this is a good value for the number of knives that I got. Quality is good for the price. These are full tang knives, which I prefer, as I feel they are sturdier. They are balanced and has a certain heft to them which makes cutting easy and satisfying.