My dad has owned a pair of swilling knifes since birth. He said it is one of the most important tools in the kitchen and i agree I had gotten a swilling knife from target and it only has one henkel on it versus the two my dad the more henkels the better the set so here we are my first set very happy so far with this purchase.
My father purchased a set of Zwilling/J.A. Heckel knives for me as a gift 25 years ago and they had just started loosing their edge so I bought a new set directly from Zwilling. To say they meet expectations is to be modest. They are actually more lightweight than my original set, but I like that better. I wasn't that enamored with the chopping knife until I actually used it to chop up parsley. It's so sharp! And the serrated utility knife is perfect for the tomatoes that I cut all the time. I used to use my chef's knife for everything, but now that I have the others, I mostly use it to prepare meat and certain vegetables. Great knives. I'm planning order order the set's smaller utility knife when I have a chance.