I would 100% suggest not buying that set of knives unless you're paying about £50 max.
- First of all they look like 420HC steel. It's quite a soft steel that won't hold an edge very long (Rockwell 56).
- The handles look really slick/uncomfortable. But then I can't stand Global either for this reason.
- The included sharpener will suck.
- You get a weird selection of knives.
- 8cm Paring Knife - This is fine, although it's only an 8cm/2.5" blade so of limited use (3-3.5" is generally more useful).
- 12cm serrated utility knife - Otherwise known as a tomato knife, good for slicing soft fruit and veg but a bread knife does the same job.
- 14cm kitchen knife - Otherwise known a petty knife, assuming it's sharp it would do everything the previous two knives would do.
- 14cm Chefs knife - Too small for a chef's knife, 21cm or 24cm are the most common and most useful sizes.
- Bread Knife - Fair enough, it's a bread knife.
- 23cm carving knife - Mostly a single-use knife, again doesn't really do anything a similarly sized chefs knife wouldn't whilst being less versatile.
If you're looking to spend £300 I would suggest getting a very good chefs knife (21 or 24cm Zwilling Miyabi, Shun or any number of high end brands), a petty (12cm) or paring knife (9cm), a steel and maybe a filleting or boning knife if you are going to be breaking down fish/chicken etc.
If you just want a good set of knives you can get a lot better for less (Wusthof, Zwilling, Victorinox all do better sets for £150).
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