I respectfully disagree. Sure there are some "cheap" sets worth what you paid but in the long run there is nothing like a quality set. Have had a set of Henkels for 14 years and pretty much every knife gets used at least every day or every other. My husband starting complaining about them. A couple months ago he bought a decent sharpening stone and went to work (this was the only serious sharpening they have had in 14 years other than "touching up" with the steel I woud do). He now agrees we dont need a new set
Be careful out there though. Last year I went to buy my mother a decent knife or 2 (we wont discuss what she WAS using
) and found that Henkels for example now offers a cheaper version. I was amazed at the great price but quickly realized it wasn't the forged version. That explained the $$ difference.
While we are of the knife subject I also was shopping for an xmas gift last year for a teen. He wanted his first hunting type knife. When looking into the different brands there was a huge difference in prices. Get looking closer and you will find all different levels of the product by the same maker. Buck knives for instance had some made in china, usa or wherever. Prices and I assume quality where reflective of this so read labels carefully.