More often than not, our kitchen knives are blunt. It's also very likely that anything that once resembled our best knife set is now a random collection that lives among everything else in the utensils drawer, while knife blocks are full of mismatched knives, or empty.
A decent set of knives brings plenty to the table, and as soon as you use a new, sharp knife, you'll instantly see the difference. But when it comes to finding a set right for you, it can be a little overwhelming, especially when there are so many, and it's not always obvious what each knife is for, so we've detailed this below.