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Not loyal to any particular brand and prefer to be selective.

Use primarily an 8" chefs, 6" and a beaks blade Henckels - from Solingen, Germany.

Wasabi Japan bread knife - if you want the perfect not crushed slice of bread, this blade is a kitchen priority.

Cutco filet knife, called the fishermans friend. Very well thought out design and versatile.

Furi - santoku 4" and 6" and a paring blade. Newer Australian company but have the original versions with german steel.

I love nostalgia and used to follow the notion of vintage knives being above all but todays blade quality and technology along with quality control is making extraordinary products far superior. Lastly, throw away those garbage sharpening rods! They destroy knives as nobody can keep a perfect angle using one. Inspect them and follow the exact factory angle. Invest in at least the minimal sharpening jig set such as the Smiths.