I am very fond of cooking and baking I enjoy the luxury of having great products in my kitchen to ease the work at hand. I received the J.A. Henckels International block with some different styles of knives. My husband did purchase the block in which I was able to add and build, as you know the J.A. Henckles is quite expensive. After purchasing the "Boning Knife", I was not pleased with the sharpeness. The handle was a little smaller than expected ( put it like this my ring size is a 41/2) therefore I do not have a very big hand. I would try the higher end series. I hope this help.