I can't say enough good things about these knives.I recently moved into a new house and of course needed to upgrade some items. First on my list was a good knife set since I'm a avid cooker. Despite some bad reviews, I went ahead and ordered these.First things first; they are SHARP. I can only cut with one hand and these bad boys slice through tomatoes like nobody's business. One handed cutters dream!!Second, they are GORGEOUS. I am beyond proud of displaying them.Third, they have a wonderful balance to them.They are durable, there is nothing flimsy about them!! I have had several knife sets, but these are my absolute favourite!!Some people were complaining about them rusting, and fair, that COULD happen. But if treated right, they wont do that.My number one rule is these do NOT go in the dishwasher. In certain circumstances, they don't even see soap.They are washed immediately after use, thoroughly dried, and returned to the block. Should spots appear, I use stainless steel cleaner.They are still as beautiful as the day I took them out of the box.They also have required no sharpening since I got them.If stored and taken care of PROPERLY, these knives will never need replaced.They are every bit what I had hoped for and worth every penny spent.I highly recommend them to anyone who asks and even to those who don't!!!If you want knives you don't care about or you'll throw in the dishwasher, these are not for you.Take care of your knives, love them, respect them, and they will deliver excellent performance time and time again. I've bought this product thinking of brand and design quality, but I was wrong.First that these knifes are not as sharp I expected, but this is a subjective analysis, the real problem is the objective analysis.After some use I realize that the process or material used at the knifes and scissors are not well done, it may be results some precipitations among the steel grain (crome matriz), creating depleted potential zones, that means, when you wash your STAINLESS STEEL knife or scissor with plain water and leave to dry if will create a corrosion and rust.But the worst if the scissors, the rust take place in all central part and almost block the movement- see the photo.I've contacted the support hoping for a solution, and the cuisinarte answered very fast."Thank you for your response. We do apologize for that. You can try to clean the rust off by using lemon juice or even baking soda."I've not believe what I have read. And asked again for real solutions, and receive another answer."We apologize for the problem you encountered with your shears.Unfortunately rusting would not be something we can cover. "Conclusion: this company are not playing well, and are leaving theirs clients only with some lemons on his eyes.I'll not buy any other product from this brand, I hope you not. Purchased almost a year ago now and all of the pieces (besides the scissors) all have rust on them. Truly disappointed and such a waste of money. I would NOT recommend purchasing this unless you plan on spending the money to have it for a very short time. The only way anyone reviews these as good knives is writing the review after a week of use....The true story is the are JUNK. THESE KNIVES LOSE THEIR EDGE AFTER A FEW USES. Fortunately, since I only spent forty bucks on these junkers I won’t feel bad throwing them in the trash. After only 1 use this knife has rusted. I haven't use the others knives yet, they do look nice. ** UPDATEAll of these knives have started rusting. I bought my mother a set and myself a set and both sets are rusting. I'm contacting Cuisinart.Best knife set you can get for the money. These are awesome. I've had them for about 6 months now and they stay sharp. Don't waste your money on $300+ knife sets. These are really good. Do not buy this product! I read the reviews thought it would be a good block set but, I was wrong. I received my set and the steak knives are bent and since I dont have a lot of time to send back I decided to keep them. I have had them for a couple weeks and the are getting rust spots on the blade. after 11 months of very few uses, while cutting a tomate , yes , A TOMATO , the bigger knife of this set broke from the handle , YES, it broke. I would definitely do not recommend this product . Adittionaly , the small knives lost their sharp almost inmedaitely after first use. Since the return policy won't allow me to exchange, I will contact Cuisinart directly in order to let them know how poor quality some of their products offer.