Lovely Set!
This is my first Mecer Knife Set I have ever owned and I am beyond excited to have them! They are extremely sharp and strong and have a very comfortable handle, which makes using them a pleasure.I am not a professional chef but I do have a large family to feed and have been cooking for 8-10 people for over 30 years now, and when it's my turn to cook I make everything from scratch which usually means a lot of chopping, slicing, and dicing.I was using an assortment of knives: Shun Ken Onion, Chicago Cutlery, and Henckels. Even though I like my other knives I've been looking for an entire new set of quality knives that match and have had this Mercer knife set and the Shun Ken Onion knife set on my wish list for over a year now. I was very close to buying the Shun knife set but I kept coming back to Mercer over and over and finally decided to buy it because of all the rave reviews from professional chefs and culinary students. One bad thing about the Shun, Ken Onion knives is that they can't handle being used daily without getting micro-chips on their blades.As I said before these knives are sharp and strong and they look like they are exactly what I need, work-horses! The handle of this Genesis set is so comfortable to hold, my hand didn't feel fatigue as when using some of my other knives. I also love the case it came with, its really big, the knives are held in place very well and it has a few extra slots for additional knives. I don't really plan to use the case but I'll keep it just in case I have to travel with them. I purchase the Tojiro (magnetic) Knife Stand to use with this set and I am very happy with the how well it holds all my new Mercer knives!I will update later to let you know how well these knives hold up to regular household use and my satisfaction level after using them for a few months.