This blade deserves your respect (not a review for the squeamish)
I've had this knife for a few weeks now, and it has made chopping onions, peppers, and fresh herbs (my main digs) an absolute pleasure. It glides through everything that I put under it. I hone the knife every time I take it out of the drawer, and it's still as sharp as the day I got it. I'm planning on a professional sharpening after about six months of use, considering how much I use it.
***Fair warning-- this review contains a description of an injury sustained while cooking. If you stop here, though, just know that this knife is FANTASTIC.***
About a week and a half ago, I was slicing an onion parallel to the cutting board (for a fine dice) and I underestimated its sharpness-- I put a little to much pressure behind it, and it slipped into my finger, including quite a bit of fingernail. Ouch. The cutting, however, was still brilliantly sharp. When I went to the emergency room, the nurse and attending both commented on the cleanness of the cut and asked...
The best knife I ever have owned
I don't know why the others -- including other hollow-ground santokus -- are still in the house. They don't get any use anymore; this is not an exaggeration. The edge this holds is phenomenal. It requires a touch up in the sharpener far less often and, after weeks at a time of heavy use, it still out-performs anything else freshly sharpened. And no other knife has been this easy to hold onto; the "dimpled" grip simply does not allow for any slipping around.
The result of all this is that this ordinary middle-aged, middling cook has seen her knife skills increase to a level I never thought possible. I have always viewed chopping, dicing, slicing, and anything else that required me to pick up a knife as a particular kind of dangerous drudgery. No more. Where formerly I hauled a larger or smaller food processor out to handle things, I now confidently and happily pick up this knife, including for cups and cups at a time of finely diced vegetables. It has literally...
The perfect knife for multi-purposes
Just a warning, this review will contain some graphical descriptions of injuries. Definitely not for the squeamish people.
The knife may have some additional desires, but overall, it's the best set you can sink your teeth into, and of course, blow a few hundreds on. I paid a total of $90 at Bed Bath and Beyond, but worth every penny. Here's why:
Looks and Feel:
To most people, a knife is just a knife. To those who actually use knives on a daily basis, a knife is a blade designed for specific tasks, and not any knife will act as a universal knife for all tasks. The full one-piece blade-to-handle is the exact type of knife that one should look into. A knife with an attached wooden or plastic handle will cause stickiness, deterioration, and sanitary issues later down the road. I know first hand, since I have a drawer full of knife types. The way the knives are made, the handle actually balance with the blade when you place the middle finger into the groove, and...
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