We just bought this set and after opening it, I clearly saw one big nick and two smaller nicks on the blade of the 8" Chef's Knife. This is totally unacceptable of a knife this expensive. This is our first set of knives and this is not a good first impression of this company. The knife is sharp but, I will be returning the set. The pairing knife seemed to be just ok as it was not as sharp as the Chef's Knife but it had no nicks in the blade.We initially bought the Henckel Internation 14 piece knife set but, returned it because one knife started to rust after using it two times. We did hand wash and dry it too. We dicided to go Wusthof because they were supposed to be the best but, now I see that there is spotty quality control at both companies.Is it possible to buy a new product in perfect condition anymore?