KYOKU Nakiri Knife - 7" - Shogun Series - Japanese VG10 Steel Core Damascus Blade - with Sheath & Case

I absolutely love this knife. It fits incredibly comfortable in my hand. I like the weight and feel of it, but I also love the look and style of it. All components of the knife feel very high quality. The handle and tang are clean, smooth and solid. The blade has a faint Damascus pattern which may not be as pronounced as other might like, but looks great to me and it comes perfectly sharp. I'm also very appreciative of the hard plastic sheeth with a velveteen interior. The sheeth makes the knife easy to store without damaging the blade or risking someone cutting themselves reaching into the drawer. While packaging is nowhere near as important to me as the product, I must also mention that the knife comes very carefully and beautifully packaged. It's the kind of packaging that you almost feel like you need to keep it.For reference; I'm a home chef not a professional, but I am a bit discerning when it comes to my kitchen tools. I really like to use quality kitchen tools and gadgets, but I don't have the budget to just throw money at the really top end stuff. My goal is to find those secretly high quality items that don't break the bank. This knife has quickly become my favorite, even over a more expensive Wusthoff knife I have. I give this knife my 100% recommendation and will be buying 1 or 2 others to replace some others of my set.

The knife is sharp, balanced well and seems to be of good quality steel. I haven't had it very long so don't know how well the edge holds up. So far....so good.

Great quality knife! It has some weight to it. Very sharp.

great quality, super sharp, feels amazing and fits perfect in the hand, this knife makes cooking so much easier

I tested the sharpness of this knife by cutting paper. It cut with ease. Cut an orange and lemons for lemon water, the knife did well. They state the knife is made from Japanese steel yet the knife is made in China. It is a fantastic knife with great balance but the failure to explain how it was made in China with Japanese steel cost it a star.

When your chef is jealous of your knife you know it means you bought a good one

The media could not be loaded.  I needed a smaller knife for vegitables or smaller meats, where I found this one, where I love the japanese steel and this one was so beautiful to the eye too. I really was happy with the whole knife. The blade is flawless, very very very sharp, and it just slices through anything perfectly. The handle is so smooth and very comfortable to hold, and it is weight perfectly for cutting. The blade is one piece to the hilt of the handle. Its hard to no want to slide the blade back and forth, where this one will just glide straight down through whatever I'm cutting. It was really had to explain how nice these are with just pics, so I did a short video to show. The knife also is slim enough to fit into a wood block for storage or it goes up into my cutting board just prefectly too. No cons, one of the most beautiful blades that I have come accross that works perfectly, where I am very happy with the purchase.

Great knife! This is phenomenal, fits my hand well, & cost effective. A joy to behold!