Agree those knife kits prefab knife have a bunch of blade you might not ever use..
I think ATK and Serious Eats have done episodes on"required" Kitchen knives.. I forgot exactly what they came up with either three or four knives..
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/420-how-to-build-the-best-knife-set
https://www.seriouseats.com/2019/04/the-best-essential-knives.html
Having said that I'm a collector, knife geek... I have some really expensive Japanese sushi and santuko knives and have some cheap Dexter/Russel boning and filet knives, oh and a scimitar..
My go to day to day knives are Global, of which I've put together a nice collection
https://www.globalcutleryusa.com/
