Two pieces, and between them they cover most of what happens on a cutting board before the cooking starts. This is the set to give when you do not know the person's kitchen well, because there is no kitchen where these two go unused.

The Heavy Duty Paring runs a 3¼ inch hollow ground blade on a longer 7⅛ inch body, so you get real leverage on hard produce. The Vegetable Peeler carries a 1¾ inch swiveling face, 7¼ inches overall, and it follows the shape of what you are peeling rather than skating off it.

Blades are surgical quality T420 high carbon stainless steel, hand sharpened, in permanently cast brushed aluminum handles. It comes in a sturdy gift box that needs no wrapping paper. Made in Waverly, Iowa, with 100 percent American materials and construction, by a company that has been building knives since 1948. Covered by Rada's Lifetime Guarantee.