DALSTRONGUtility Knife - 6 inch - Shogun Series ELITE - Damascus - Japanese AUS-10V Super Steel Kitchen Knife - Vacuum Heat Treated - Gift Cooking Knife Vegetables Meat - w/Sheath

I've used this odd little knife for a month now. Daily use. Here's my review.I'm pretty good with a knife. I used to be a professional chef and I got there by way of prep-cook, so I've learned how to use one and more importantly, I've developed habits, some good, some bad, that are very hard to unlearn at this point.Firstly, the knife is beautiful and well made, but you knew that. Top tier steel and a lovely wood handle make it a joy to look at. This is true for all Dalstrong knives. Though I'd warn them about their silly box presentations and included lapel pins and all that; it comes off as desperate. Make a good knife, which you do, and leave it at that. Let it do the talking. This one does.It's a little weird at first. I couldn't understand what I had bought. I tried first to slice a tomato. It did fine but I didn't understand what the fuss was about. So I sliced a bagel. Okay, same thing. Did a good job but, so would any good knife. But wait - no crumbs. No juice. So I sliced some other things. This makes great incision-style slices that don't pull or remove matter with each draw or push. You wouldn't saw with a chef's knife, and you wouldn't chop with this one, but add this to your precision utensils and be amazed at what an impact this subtle design can have. I love it.But it's best part is that it's a quality knife that your other kitchen dwellers can use without worrying about that pointy end or the weight or length of a true chef's knife. My wife won't use any of my knives; she's not really into cooking and gets mad at me while I wince at her exposed fingertips and palm-down holds with wayward thumbs. But with this knife she's much more comfortable, allowing her to cut things like bread or vegetables into her salad or lunch without having to bother with my knife or some cheapo alternative.So I highly recommend it. Once you figure out how you'll use it and for what, you'll be in love with it and reach for it frequently. Dalstrong is my favorite knife maker hands-down, for quality, value, beauty, and function.

I've mentioned the following in another rating for the Dalstrong product and company... but I have to repeat. My wife has had crushing medical issues that have handed her some very difficult circumstances, physical, to where she has challenges in working in the kitchen for instance. When we purchased our first Dalstrong knife, for the first time in years, she worked in the kitchen and had some enthusiasm, thanks in large part to the excellent tool she had in her hands. It made THAT much of a difference. It fit her hands, balance, ultra sharp, just a joy to work with. And as I am sitting here, she returned to the kitchen in large part due to the fine Dalstrong knife. I attribute her ability to work and prepare a dish in large part due to our original purchase of a Dalstrong Damascus knife. I then purchased a hefty Dalstrong chefs knife, something I wanted. Danged if she hasn't picked up and used this knife as well.. I never would have thought she would try and use the Dalstrong Chefs knife... but she has. She loves it too. Now today... we had purchased this new knife for her. So I return home and I hear something I don't usually hear. She was singing. In the kitchen. I walked in and she was chopping and cutting up a bowl of various veggies for a Mexican meal. I know all this sounds schmaltzy but after years of very difficult challenges, seeing her develop enthusiasm for the kitchen... This eve, to hear her singing... am not kidding... her main tool in the kitchen was this new Dalstrong knife. I know this sounds like a screwy review... but it is not to me. Being able to work in the kitchen, and she indeed pays a price afterwards as in chronic pain, but having the right tools makes a huge diff. This Dalstrong knife is beautiful, fits in her hand, is balanced in her hand, makes fast work of what she puts in front of her. And the capper is, she is in the kitchen, making quick work of food items, and she was singing. So you bet I will have some good things to say about this tool.And no, I am not a paid person.

the product is of high quality and sharp as always, dalstrong quality is already obvious and the protection case is also great, I recommend it.