(I wanted to get Japanese blades, i.e., Global–the brand used by my favorite chefs, Giada de Laurentiis and Jamie Oliver, but I thought they were not available locally, until I stumbled on them in Rustan’s. Global is very expensive, so in the end I opted to get Wusthof, which is less expensive ;p. I also looked at Henckels, but when I handled them they seemed very light, while the Wusthof knives felt just right.)