I think you might want to consider different brands for different knives in your collection, but as an all around recommendation for price and quality, I would say Victorinox with Fibrox handle. Made by Swiss Army. Very reasonably priced. High quality steel blade. 15 degree edge. And even though you should probably never put your cutlery in the dishwasher, at that price I don't feel bad about doing that. If I could say anything negative about Victorinox, is that they are not sexy looking, so you might want to look into purchasing a good knife tray designed for drawer storage. Or buy protective sheaths so you can hide them in a drawer. ;D The handle looks kind of "cheapy", but fact is, it is very well designed, ergonomic, non-slip, and comfortable. Also, the fibrox handle is relatively lightweight, and I tend to like a more balanced weight in the handle like I get with my Henckels and Wusthof, especially for Chef's knives.