The 11-piece block set features all the knives you need to set your kitchen up right. From the small bird's beak peeling knife for precise, intricate cuts to the all-rounder 8-inch chef's knife for slicing and dicing, this set contains the key knives for all tasks, along with kitchen shears and a sharpening steel to keep it them in tip top shape. The set comes housed in a handsome bamboo knife block with 6 extra slots for steak knives.TWIN Signature knives are precision stamped from a single piece of proprietary special formula German steel, resulting in lighter weight knives that do not compromise sharpness. Combined with the ZWILLING signature ice-hardening technique, these FRIODUR blades are harder, sharper, they will NOT STAIN or chip, and they retain their sharpness longer. To ensure an ideal cutting angle, the sharp laser-controlled edge is honed and hand-finished by the most skilled artisans. The three-rivet handle embedded with the ZWILLING logo provides optimum durability. Includes 2.75-inch bird's beak peeling, 4-inch paring, 4.5-inch utility, 5-inch serrated utility, 6-inch utility, 7-inch hollow edge santoku, 8-inch chef's, 8-inch bread, kitchen shears, 9-inch sharpening steel, and 16-slot bamboo block Special formula high carbon NO STAIN steel One-piece precision-stamped blade for a lighter weight knife without sacrificing strength Ice-hardened FRIODUR blade starts sharper, stays sharper longer Ergonomic polymer handle is perfectly bonded to full tang Traditional, three-rivet design is embedded with ZWILLING logo 57 Rockwell Hardness = excellent edge retention Made in Germany.