Best post so far,other than mine when I recommended the white handled Dexter knives.
This really is a great every day set up. You don't want hard to care for expensive stuff for the wife and kids to ruin.
I would buy the DR stuff and one good chef knife to hide for when I felt like playing head chef. The Masamoto VG or Tojiro Japanese would be my choice for my one good knife on a budget.
Don't be fooled. You can buy knives that will take sharper edges than those I just suggested. The problem is that you have to have the knowledge to sharpen them that sharp,the knowledge how to make that level of sharpness useful,and the ability to keep them that sharp. That is too much work and care for anyone who isn't cutting sushi into decoration. A DR will slice tomato just as thin as you like and sit in a sink full of dirty water all night without complaint.
