There's a knife for that...
They knife block and the knives were a gift from my father for our wedding. It was a really thoughtful gift. He knew I like to cook, but didn't have any good knives. He researched online and read reviews for each type of knife and bought the best of each kind that he could afford. I have some really nice knives. (a Henckels, a few wusthof, an F. Dick, two Shun...)
I have 8 steak knives, 4 paring knives (two ceramic and two steel), three chef knifes, two carving knives, a boning knife a bread knife, a "sandwich" knife, a cleaver, kitchen shears and a sharpening steel. I love them so much, but sometimes I think I should go take a knife skills class, because such nice knives are a little wasted on me.