Knife Advice?

Yes, even the Shopping Queen falls for infomercials now and then. Three years ago, I fell for the Ronco Six Star Knife Set. Even with the stated price of $39.99 for the whole set, with the addition on the knife block and shipping I ended up paying nearly $100. When I received them I wanted to give them a good washing, so I put them in a sink of soapy water and began washing. I was distracted a couple of times, so by them time I got to wash all of them, several hours had passed. Well, being in water for a couple of hours rusted the “stainless steel” knife blades. When I called customer service they were nice and apologized and said that is a rare problem and that they would send a replacement set. While the replacement set didn’t get rust spots as quickly, it did develop some rust stains within a month of normal use. So now pretty much the entire set has some rust stains. While I do periodically scrub them down with a brillo pad to clean, I think it’s time to invest in some GOOD knives. One brand I have been eyeing is Global Knives. I was almost ready to purchase two knives, but then learned about Ceramic knives. I can’t find much information about them. Does anyone have any experience?