Mine is cream on the inside hun. We also have a full block set of Wusthof Classic knives and OMG - they are probably my fav thing in the kitchen! I hate going anywhere to cook or help out if they have cr@ppy knives! I love my knives! Definitely worth it and yep you probably just need a great cooks knife and that's it. We got the block set as DH got them so much cheaper and I do use them all but you can get away with just the one great knife really!