If I had the money and the will to clean my knives as soon as I used them, I would choose watanabe knives:
http://www.watanabeblade.com/english/
They are possibly the sharpest kitchen knives you can buy.[/quote]
yep they are nice i miss mine. i let some on use it and they droped it right on the floor. it stuck right in. that was the ends of that knife when the tip broke off