I gave my daughter a cheap Chinese assisted for her first. I looked it over and everything seemed solid. I'm sure the steel wasn't that great but it worked and took an edge well. Plus it was purple and had rhinestones on it so it caught her attention. Her second knife was a Kershaw Scallion. There are a lot of the kershaw onion styles in my house. I like them

My first was a smaller buck lockback folder kind of a mini 110. I just don't remember the number or where it went.