No every guest wouldn’t use every knife, but honing only takes a few seconds per blade if you know what you’re doing.
We don’t have chef’s knives in our listing; but even as a semi-professional chef I don’t buy top of anyone’s line.
I’m not a salesman, just a very regular knife user.
IMKHO – the best all around general purpose knives you can get are the Chicago Cutlery® Basics 4-piece Steak Knife Set. The 6" partially serrated edges will cut everything well, from paring veggies to slicing big hunks of meat. I’ve had a set for over 20 years as a chef, regularly abuse them, and like the bunny, they keep on ticking.
The other Chicago Cutlery knives I’ve found to be equally good. Prices are inexpensive to fair. That set of steak knives has gone up about $2 in 20 years!!!
(https://www.chicagocutlery.com/product/basics-4-piece-steak-knife-set)