Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I only had two requirements when looking for a knife set for our new home. 1) It had to be affordable. (Have you SEEN the prices on some of these sets?!? Come on, I'm not Alton Brown, here.) 2) I wanted solid knives. (Meaning, I didn't want knives that had a metal balde and then a separate plastic, wooden, or even metal handle.) This set fit those requirements perfectly. The set was shipped quickly and everything was packaged very securely. (See photos.) The acrylic knife block was shrink wrapped to prevent any scratches and then wrapped in bubble wrap to cushion it during shipping. I was concerned that the knife block was enclosed, thus being a possible breeding ground for moisture loving mold/bacteria, but it's not. The two exterior walls are completely open and my fears are gone. The knives were packed tightly in a separate box. Each knife was in a plastic wrapping and had a card stock sheath to protect the blade. I was surprised to see that the tip of each knife was additionally protected by a hard plastic casing. (It may look like wax in the photos... That's what I thought it was at first.) Huh. Not bad for under $40!! The set overall looks beautiful. I love how sleek the set is. I think it looks much more expensive than what I paid for it, and I'm cool with that.😎 The cooking knives have a nice weight to the handle. I'm sure this will come in handy when I'm chopping slimy onions or trimming down cuts of meat. The steak knives are much lighter, which makes sense to me. I hate those bulky steak knives that you're given at some restaurants. (It's like they make them huge so that you can't sneak one into your purse or something.) I'll update this review once I've got some use out of these knives, but so far I'm very impressed. If my review and/or photos were helpful, please click so below. FYI: I paid full price for these knives. I'm not in the cool kids club that gets discounts for reviews😒 (Not bitter.)