This 8-piece knife block set features an essential set of high-quality tools to set your kitchen up right. Create garnishes and peel vegetables with the paring knife, chop herbs, dice onions, and mince garlic with the all-rounder chef’s knife. Four Star knives are made of proprietary special formula steel that has been perfected for almost 300 years. Combined with ZWILLING’s signature ice-hardening technique, these FRIODUR blades are harder, sharper, they will not stain or chip, and they retain their sharpness longer. Precision forged from a single piece of steel, the SIGMAFORGE knives have an exceptionally sturdy, balanced, and flexible blade. Set Contents: 3" Paring Knife, 5" Serrated Utility Knife, 5.5" Prep Knife, 8" Chef's Knife, 8" Bread Knife, Kitchen Shears, 9" Sharpening Steel, Knife Block (natural) with Bonus 8 piece steak set. Ergonomic polypropylene handles permanently bonded for seamless accuracy and gaps SIGMAFORGE knife is forged from a single piece of Special Formula High-Carbon NO STAIN stainless steel Ice-hardened FRIODUR blade starts sharper, stays sharper longer, and has superior resilience Precision-honed blade and laser-controlled edge ensures ideal cutting angle for sharpness and durability 57 Rockwell Hardness = excellent edge retention Edge angle 15 degrees per side Dishwasher safe, hand wash recommended Manufactured in Germany