The Oriental Shop Sashimi Knife With Holes

Quite sharp out of the box, made of stainless steel with a hardness rating of 52, and fitted with a 'Wa' handle of Poplar wood and fitted with a plastic ferrule, this is a good knife for its price range. It may not suit top chefs who will likely demand a knife of harder steel, but for the dedicated home chef or family cook this knife will work wonders, especially if the blade is touched up with a good sharpener or ceramic steel - something like a Minosharp, Kyocera or Suehiro roller sharpeners, even the Kitchen Devil will work, and if you are skilled a whetstone will product a good edge. Be warned they really are sharp... After twenty years or so of using Sheffield made chef's knives I got the shock of my life when I cut into an onion with a Japanese blade. It's a surprise I still find hard to believe. The Gyuto is the Japanese version of the traditional European chef's knife and is a darned good buy.

Very nice, well balanced, attractive, sharp and a pleasure to use.

Love this knife!

Awesome product, razor sharp and perfectly balanced. Makes any preparation easy.

Excellent piece of culinary equipment

Good quality and fast shipping

So far I like this knife, but I haven't had it for very long. The only problem is the unfinished wooden handle-this needs to be finished with tung/linseed oil to protect it, which is do-able but annoying.

It would have been nice to have a protective sheath for such a sharp knife, but otherwise excellent value.