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2 Week Review (2/5/2020)
First impressions: The construction of the blade is beautiful. The handle is not too long/not too short. This is a front heavy blade. I switched from rocking to thrust/back slice as you want to be careful not to chip the edge by accidentally falling into a cutting board groove. I will say that this blade was rather dull out of the box and needed a little bit more force to cut through cucumbers, carrots, and onions. With it having so much weight on the front I expected it to cleanly cut through but I could feel the resistance with each cut. Edge retention on the AS carbon should be great but I may have just gotten a dull blade.

The balance point is right where you would pinch grip the blade. The spine is slightly rounded so it doesn't really dig into your fingers. Coming from heavy western knives, this is a good transition as other Japanese blades are feather weight in comparison. The carbon steel does react quickly and has a nice reflective blue color. Be careful not to leave onion juice (acidic) on the blade for too long as it will start to react and possibly lead to rust. The patina also only develops on the tiny strip at the bottom of the blade. This san mai technique wraps aroud the AS central steel and allows the patina to only show at the edge.

Overall it is a great knife (transitioned from western S.S) and will hold up for the years to come. Just be sure to maintain the blade and it will treat you just right!


Richard - WA, U.S.A
It's the little things (4/2/2017)
I normally don't leave reviews, but I used this as an example to my employees in my business. I like the product, service person was helpful on the phone. You know what cemented my good feelings toward your company? You sent a personal card to me thanking me for my purchase. A great idea, and an easy way to create loyalty in a customer!

Doug - MI
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