DUE CIGNI Kasumi Damascus Santoku Chef Knife, 18 cm, stainless_steel, Black

I've had this knife for around a month now and have had a chance to get a good feel for it. First up - it's a very pretty knife. Well finished to a mirror polish, nicely fitted together and, of course, with that lovely damascus style blade. The handle is a slightly different shape to the german knives I'm more used to but it feels very natural in the hand. I couldn't wait to use it for the first time, And yes, it is SHARP! Right out of the box. It could do all the well known sharp knife tricks - dropping tomatoes on it which just fall in half, cutting paper thin slices of tomato horizontally without even having to hold the tomato with your other hand, cutting paper................. well, I'm sure you know what I mean. But the proof of the pudding is how it performs in day to day use in the kitchen. In this it has been a joy. Comfortable, effortless and FUN! Drawbacks? Well I do have to make sure I clean it and dry it after each use. I'm maintaining the edge with a steel but I'm a little nervous about what will happen when the time comes to sharpen it. I don't have whetstones, only a draw through sharpener. And I think this may be set at the wrong angle for the bevel on this knife. So I may have to get it professionally sharpened. But other than that it's just a lovely knife. Highly recommended.

very sharp and just the right weight to glide through fruit and veg.I don"t cook red meat or cannot comment.I clean and dry it as soon as I finish preping.Iam hoping it will stay sharp whilst I save up for the whetstone.I love using this knife but if you touch the blade near the handle it will cut you-I mean lightly touch it.I use this knife and my mauviel copper frying pan(both expensive).It is like owning a Porsche and driving it on a race track(I imagine!!!)We now eat out a lot less -so already recouping on investment.If you love someone who loves cooking-buy them both these products-or a porsche and a race track!

I am currently following classes to become a chef, and there's always that quest for a good chef's knife, I've tried some german brands, 26 and 30cm but I was looking for something shorter. This blade is perfect: sharp, lovely to look at and I'm really enthusiastic about the balance of the thing. Mainly cause of the balance this has become my main tool when I need to slice something up.I'd recommend this for the more seriious hobby cooks or chefs

veary SHARP strong i love this knife better then the globels stay VEARY SHARP for a while. im still shocked how my mother chipped it couse i work in an kitchen an use this knife for an year with out needed to sharpen it then my mother come and long in 1day chip well more then an chip 3 inches of the blade chiped off

The knife looks, feels and cuts great.I live in UK and i was very unpleasant surprised that i had to pay VAT and a mail handling fee when i received the package.I wish i knew before placing the order.

I use this knife to cut any foods, cutting is effortless and light weight; only thing is be very careful as it cuts very easily you could end up cutting your fingers!

This is a brilliant knife. I bought it as a 40th birthday pressie and it's used every day. Still in very good condition after a years heavy use. Would highly recommend.

excellent knife very very sharp easy and light to hold cannot praise this highly enough you will not need another knife this does it all