It's been decided that we need a 'real' set of kitchen knives.
The big decision right now is whether we go eastern/japanese style or western style.
I think i'd rather invest the money in a chef knife, paring knife, and a honing rod rather than buying one of those 20 piece sets. I saw some wicked looking japanese knives from Calphalon, but I have absolutely no experience in using them. Do they really require that much more maintenance compared to western knives?