What “good quality” knives are is entirely dependent on what kind of man you are and expect from them. If you expect them to stay sharp use after use, you probably don’t know what sharp means in the first place. Learn to sharpen freehand, learn to use a steel and when. In by learning, the sharper you keep your knives the faster they will get dull. Perception, you will understand what sharp is. Buy your knives, turn your wife on them and learn to sharpen and touch them up. grin