this is an excellent set of knives. You won't find a better deal. high quality, forged vandanium stainless steel. I work full time as a fine dining banquet cook and I absolutely love to use these knives. The smallest knife is great for chopping fresh herbs and slicing mushrooms. the medium size knife is an excellent all around chef knife for chopping and julienning vegetables and my favorite knife, the 13", is wonderful for carving or trimming cuts of meats and peeling and slicing melon.