This lady went from using a steak knife to a her chef’s knife wedding present, courtesy of Zwilling J.A. Henckels Corp’s executive chef.
Patterson calls the chef's knife (also called a cook's knife) the workhorse of the kitchen. It's used for chopping, dicing, cutting food into matchstick-size pieces (julienne), mincing and, occasionally, other types of slicing. The blade can range in length from six to 14 inches. My chef's knife has a micro-serrated blade designed for beginners, and it occasionally got stuck in tougher vegetables.
Pretty interesting read, and shows a good turn around of skills with not much effort.