Hey, I still have the steak knives left out of a block of Chicago knives. The others had large defects from overuse and sharpening....but, the steak knives have been sharpened endless times, and are great for all sorts of things. I have a much better collection of knives for different things, but the multi use of just flexible steel that can be resharpened is awesome. Don't get serrated is all. Edit: I bought the Chicago knife set in 1997.