I have a set of Wusthof knives - as my friend says, overpriced German steel. They are very nice I'm sure but I don't have much else to compare them to.

I do love my Kyocera ceramic knives. For slicing/chopping, they can't be beat.

I have one Kyocera cramic knife, and it's not bad, although I'm always afraid I'll break it. :)

seconded or thirded for Shun...I have one Cutco knife but it's a cheese knife that I bought while after one to many at a wine festival.

Cutco sales are usually students making a buck; they are in our two experiences professional and courteous [and not super super pushy]. My wife bought a complete set, including steak knives 10 years ago.

They are guaranteed for life - not sure what that means. We did have them come over to sharpen the knives; free of charge. Of course, they did up-sell my wife for more knives....:D

Every 2 yrs or so they come over to sharpen and so we've been happy campers. Once, they noted a defect in one of the knives and told us to arrange for exchange [lazy, haven't done it yet!].

I used to sell Cutco in the mid 90's. I can't say enough good things about them. The quality is excellent, the warranty is excellent and the performance over 20 years (how long I've had my set) has been excellent. Of course, my entire family has their own set and they all love them as well. They aren't the cheapest but they are very good quality and worth every penny in my experience!

I was given a set of Cutco knives 20 years ago and they are still going strong. I get them sharpened every couple years or so and they are wonderful.

My parents got a set of steak knives when they got married in 1956 and we still use them today. Sharp, well made knives.

We love our Shuns as well. Moved from JA Henckels. They are great tools.

We've got a nice set of JA Henckels. Recently I noticed Amazon had a 'deal of the day' for a 3 piece set of Shun knives. I'm so glad I took advantage of it. The Shuns are fabulous.

I knew nothing about Rada knives until my ex GF had me use her Rada paring knife. I loved it. Very light and nice to use, so I got one and love it. She also had a tomato knife that is one of the best knives I have ever used. We broke up before we got back to get me one of those... but I found someone who sold them recently and got a tomato knife in time for the fresh tomatoes. I certainly would say get one.

Thanks. I might look into buying a few Rada knives, primarily to use to take to work to cut lunches and such.