I spent a small fortune on this knife set shortly after I got married. The first set I purchased, I opened the box and one knife was broken in half and the handle was smashed so I exchanged it but should have learned my lesson. The cheap set of knives I bought in college at Wal-Mart are better quality than these. They are sharp and yes they look nice but they rust, big time! I hand wash and dry right away, they never sit in water and i've even tried sharpening them to get rid of the source of rust but it just keeps coming back. Im almost embarrassed to have these things sitting on my counter and i'm sure by next year, they'll be need to be replaced because they are flaking away. At one point I contacted Chicago Cutlery because there is a warranty and I never heard back from them, since then they have removed any way to contact the company, so much for the warranty! I will never buy Chicago Cutlery again.