KitchenAid gathers the most essential kitchen knives in a clean-lined wood block. Crafted of high-carbon, semi-polished stainless steel, the blades offer strength and durability for a wide variety of cutting tasks. The built-in sharpener in the block keeps the knives sharp, and the blades flow into ergonomic brushed stainless steel handles. An excellent housewarming, wedding or graduation gift, this 14-piece knife set includes an 8-inch chef knife, 7-inch santoku knife, 5.5-inch serrated utility knife, 3.5-inch serrated paring knife, 3.5-inch fine-edge paring knife, six 4.5-inch steak knives and herb shears in a birch and pine block.