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I'm not a fan of sets for a lot of reasons I can go through if you need. I would buy a good quality Japanese gyuto as a chef knife. With the left over money I would buy the best parer and serrated bread knife you can afford. My opinion is that you will have better cutlery that way. Join us at http://www.foodieforums.com and the guys there will be happy to give you more recommendations than you ever wanted.