386839 Fri Mar 30 23:20:36 -0700 2007 3 41 Cookware 0 2437792 what are your thoughts??? I've got a bit of disposable income...(bonus from work) need paring knives, chef's knife; maybe a cleaver.... Fri Mar 30 23:20:36 -0700 2007 63743 fooddiva 1 2437799 are you set on these? Have you compared them to the Germans and Japanese? Fri Mar 30 23:25:13 -0700 2007 2437792 10620 Xericx 2 2439684 No, not at all. a friend was telling me about them. I've got a global santoku and utility knife and a set of Henkel's (the entry level set) Sat Mar 31 23:39:28 -0700 2007 2437799 63743 fooddiva 3 2439876 Go to TJ Maxx, Home Goods, and/or Marshalls and buy one or two individual Calph knives if they have them. They are usually < $20. See if you like it. I buy a lot of things at those stores. OT - they carry really nice cookware, but they usually stack them one on top of another, which, or course, scratches them. I wish they wouldn't do that because their prices are great. Sun Apr 01 06:14:54 -0700 2007 2439684 70510 xnyorkr