We’ve all been there: Face to face with the Thanksgiving bird and nothing in our hand but some puny, dull-edged steak-knife that last saw its best action in 1978. Well, OK maybe that’s just me, but still why not start the holiday season with some serious weaponry? Henckels features this 23-piece (!) set that should satisfy any dangerously mad chef. The set includes various sized knives to handle all your chopping, slicing and mincing needs. Notes Henckels:

* The Pro S knives are forged, not stamped
* Blade density that has been improved using an ice-hardening process.
* The larger knives are crafted using a technology which fuses blade, bolster and tang into a single, seamless piece.