Master Maison 8" Chef Knife - Professional German Stainless Steel Cooking Knife With Sharpener and Edge Guard - Sharp Kitchen Knife for Home and Professional Chefs - Premium Quality

These are super high quality cleavers for an unbelievably good price. I've seen others costing a $100 or more and I don't see how they could be any better than what I received. Best of all they were only a little over a $20 as a matter of fact the second one was about $18 plus tax because I got it on sale. I sent the second one to my 98-year-old grandfather who is a World War II veteran and lives alone. He is extremely healthy and walked 4 miles every day unaided amazing takes zero medications and has about a dozen girlfriends some of them in their 40s. He truly is Superman. My grandfather loves to cook so I send him one of these cleavers and he loves it. I really like mine as well and the little divots on the side of the blade are great because those things really do work they keep food from sticking to it when you cut stuff like cucumbers which are notorious for sticking to your blade they just slide right off but this little row of divots somehow it keeps whatever you cut from clinging to the blade. I highly recommend these to anybody don't waste your money on these hundred dollar jobs these are plenty good enough maybe if you're a professional chef I don't know but I don't see how they would be any better. The blade goes all the way through the handle the handle is actually riveted on either side of the blade itself which is tapered down to the size of a handle. You don't have to worry about the blade coming loose from the handle and flying off when you're chopping injuring yourself or someone else. Plus with the blade will all the way through the handle it gives you a lot more chopping power believe it or not it makes a major difference. Mine came in razor sharp you could literally shave the hair off your arm with it I know because... take my word for it. Just make sure you have your fingers out of the way when chopping unless you're trying to chop one off. Asian chefs use cleavers I saw this one the cooking show and I realized they are much better than the way Western chefs use a knife using the Rock and chop method. If you've ever seen somebody using a cleaver you'll know what I mean. When you cut your food with it you can lay it on the side and slide it up under all the pieces you cut place your hand on top and pick up everything at once and drop it in your bowl or pot much easier than using a knife. Plus when you come to something stiff or something that's really hard to cut you can give it a good whack and chop It Off something you can't do with a knife. You can do everything with a Cleaver you can do with a knife plus a whole lot more. Hope this helps everyone who reads this.God bless y'all.Jimmy in NC....

Good buy.

This chef knife has performed well and has made slicing and diceing much easier.

Nice but handle is heavy…

This knife is very sharp and was purchased to replace a knife that was part of set of knives. This brand of knife, I highly recommend

Solid quality; we use them all the time. They replaced German made knives.

To be honest, I usually buy kitchen knives in sets and really don't know much about quality. And I know how to sharpen them but eventually the cheap knives get hard to keep an edge. This knife looks and feels different. It's heavier than I expected which I'm not sure is a good thing, but it feels strong. The quality seems better than expected. I'm expecting good things.The only thing I can question is the handle. I wanted one with some grippy-ness so some variation in thickness, and curve, and the handle on this is comfortable and has the required grip. But the handle has four distinct planes and the edges are pretty abrupt. I'd rather they were more gently shaped but I don't think it will affect function, so we will see...Update: The knife holds an edge very well.

I turned 50…um, a while ago…and decided to start eating better, which involves cooking at home. But it took me a while to figure out that it’s a lot easier to prepare meals if you have the right tools. Especially decent knives.I didn’t really know how to pick a good one, but I’m pretty darn impressed with this one. I’ve attached a picture so you can see how solid it looks. It actually feels as solid as it looks, but it’s light weight and feels good in my hand. It was very sharp when I first got it, but I’ve been using it for two meals a day and just had to sharpen it using the nifty sharpener that came with it. It also came with a storage sleeve to keep it nice.Lastly, it comes in a beautiful box and is nicely packaged. I felt like I was opening something very special. Even at this price, it would make a nice gift.