You will always find a lot of opinions and it's good to do a ton of research especially if you're spending a lot of dough (and for me, these knives are a lot of dough!)

But I've learned at the end of the day MY OWN experience is what matters most.

And by the way, I'm waiting on a couple of knives myself. It's hard to wait. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" />

But Bussekin are worth it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />