I know it’s a pretty unanimous opinion not to buy a set, but I bought a Wusthof set from Williams Sonoma 19 years ago, off setting part of the cost with a gift card my husband and I received as a wedding gift. Set came with a wooden block, honer, 8” and 10” chefs knives, two paring knives, a serrated/bread knife, carver and kitchen shears. I use every one of these tools very regularly (I make dinner at home 3-5 nights a week, plus other meals/snacks daily for my family of 4). I’ve had the knives professionally sharpened three times in 19 years but use the honer every time I use a knife and they all work as well as when we first bought them. We only hand wash the knives and always store them in the block. Unfortunately I can’t remember which Wusthof line it was exactly, but this set was well worth the initial investment, at least for my household.