MITSUMOTO SAKARI Professional Chef Knife, High Carbon Stainless Steel Kitchen Japanese Knife, 7 inch Hand Forged Kitchen Vegetable Knives (Rosewood Handle & Sandalwood Box)

Really excellent, comfortable to use, wonderfully sharp out of the box, handles well, and once used it becomes the tool you reach for when preparing vegetables. This is heavier than the other nakiri knife I have, and also rather wider. It is part way to a traditional vegetable cleaver, but much easier to handle, and lighter. It came out of the box with a nice factory edge, ready for use, and passes the usual sharpness tests perfectly. The dimpling is presumably intended to reduce sticking of food when slicing. It helps to some extent, the slices seem to slide off more easily than on a completely smooth blade, but they do still stick. It looks and feels like a quality item, and when you use it you realize what a difference a real quality product makes. Finely chopping vegetables for instance is so much quicker and easier than even with a well sharpened good brand German chef's knife. The tip is squared off and not pointed, of course, but if this worries you, don't let it. As soon as you use this you realize that you don't need the traditional chef's knife point at all. It is unlike the other nakiri in having a sharp pointed corner at the tip. This turns out to be quite useful in fine cutting of celery or carrots, where the procedure is first to slice into julienne strips and then to chop finely. Get it, you will be glad you did. On sale its a bargain. At full price its an excellent buy too. This is a lifetime purchase, and one of your children will be using it for their lifetime too. Sharpening (as with all Asian kitchen knives) takes some care. Either get an Arkansas fine or extra fine oil stone, 8 x 2 inches, and be very careful to get the angle right, or get a pull through sharpener SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR ASIAN KNIVES. The angle of these is more acute than European ones, and using a European pull-through will ruin the edge.

Overall the knife is good quality, sharp blade, sturdy and comfortable and looks really nice. Unfortunately however the tip of the knife I received was bent, severely over worked whilst sharpening by the looks of it. bought this knife for its ability to do delicate work and is now effectively useless to me. EDIT) After my review the company kindly sent me out a replacement knife within 4 days, this knife is all of the above with a straight blade. I’ve used it in the kitchen for multiple tasks and it’s flown through every task with absolute ease, highly recommend for its price.

great quality sharp knife came in a nice wooden box, its a great starter knife for people who dont want to spend hundreds on a expensive japanese knife while still benefiting from it sharp performance. great balance great knife overall for its price, so far no rust and has been used many times a day as i work in a kitchen and it functionally great. its size is perfect not to large not small. it is VERY useful knife for home cooking at professional and very comfortable in the hand.

Omg, this is great. Perfectly weighted, super sharp, nicely made Japanese carbon stainless steel knife. Highly recommend. Made in Japan...blade is super think and heavy.

Sharp..very

knife is great so far and really nice weight to it. unfortunately though the knife oil seems to have leaked out during delivery and left a bit of a stain on the knife cover and soaked into the fabric a bit

I am absolutely thrilled with the MITSUMOTO SAKARI 8 inch Professional Hand Forged Kitchen Chef Knife! This knife is truly a work of art, and I am thoroughly impressed with its performance, design, and craftsmanship. The blade of this knife is incredibly sharp. The design is both elegant and functional. The blade is perfectly balanced, making it easy to use for extended periods without experiencing any discomfort or fatigue. The handle is made of beautiful rosewood, which provides a comfortable and secure grip, even when wet. The craftsmanship of this knife look fantastic Overall, I would highly recommend the MITSUMOTO SAKARI 8 inch Professional Hand Forged Kitchen Chef Knife to anyone looking for a high-quality, and elegant knife for their kitchen. The only point note is related with durability and quality over time. Lets wait a few months to see hows the knife will hold the initial quality but the so far has been brilliant

I ordered this item as a Xmas gift and the cleaning oil leaked inside the container which has spoiled the gift.