8 Inch Chefs Knife Japanese Handmade Forged Full Tang Kitchen Knives Multifunctional High Carbon Stainless Steel Cooking Knife with Sheath and Ergonomic Wood Handle

I've worked in professional kitchens for years and used many knives, and honestly this is one of the best I have used. It out performs even some of the very expensive (£400+) hand crafted knives out there! It's extremely sharp out the box and is very quick to sharpen when it dulls slightly. It's a great shape, performs the function of several different knives and feels great to use for every task! Things to bare in mind, it's not hand forged as it claims to be but for under £60 you're not going to get a hand forged blade full stop. This knife is in fact a very good quality Chinese steel with high chromium content, an exact copy of a German steel used in some of the best kitchen knives around the world. It appears to be stamped steel that has has been patterned and shaped into a well balanced blade. It's a softer steel, so it won't hold an edge too long, however that isn't a downside if you sharpen your knives as this can be honed right back to razor sharp in less than 5 minutes. It's high chromium content means it won't rust on you, just don't put it in the dishwasher but you shouldn't do that to any knife. The quality of the handle seems to differ between knives they send, some could use some more wood coating/varnish and finishing but that's not hard to correct. Overall I would say this is the best knife you will find for the price and even some far more expensive.

Excellent, just cuts through meat with ease.

The knife is still great. Complaints of rusting are kind of valid, but also, kind of not. I feel like lots of people are used to cheap stainless steel knife sets with just straight blades, those will be highly resistant to rust as there is no real way for pit corrosion to gain a foothold provide you take some kind of care for the blade at some point. If you have a blade with any kind of etching or unique flair of some kind, especially on the blade itself, you need to take better care of your knife. Rinse the knife and dry it immediately after use, and you will never see a bit of rust on the knife. If you look at the pictures people have uploaded with the knife you'll see in almost every picture there are water or food stains on the cutting portion of the knife, indicating that the product was most likely left for days without being cleaned or dried. I'm not perfect, I too have used the knife to prep food, put it in the sink and forgotten about it for two days, and have seen the rusting. The difference is, I'm not going to try to make my laziness somebody else's problem. I simply wash the rust off with the scouring side of a dish sponge that you can buy in packs of 10 for £1 from almost anywhere, dry it with a kitchen towel, and put it away. A process which takes at most, 5 minutes.

I bought this a year ago for use at work as my main knife in my set and its still able to be sharpened as well as it was when I bought it. It has never rusted and I put it through the dishwasher daily after using it to chop anything from Parsley to Meat/Fish etc its a very versitile knife if im honest. 4 stars because I never got the sheith with it as advertised lol. If you maintain this knife properly it can be your best friend in the kitchen. For what it is and the price you will be hard pressed to find a better knife.

Very sharp slices well

Very pleased with this purchase especially when there was an offer of £10 off so I bought 3 for Christmas presents, Thankyou

Superb high quality kitchen knife, just a little different. Well finished, with an exceptional blade.

It was sharp when I first got it but was blunt within a week. It started to rust after just a few days. I do not believe for a second that this is a Japanese knife. A japanese knife is typically half the thickness. Plus this knife was sharpened the european way (on both sides) a japanese knife is only sharpened on one side. A compelling waste of money.

Very hepful in kitchen!

I think it's a nice knife, the old look feels good in the hand, it has a good weight, maybe on the heavy end (I have medium size). It's a little bigger than I expected. It has good sharpness (cuts through paper easily) I could maybe make it even sharper. I am really happy with it and can highly recommend the knife