Mercer Culinary Asian Collection Left Handed Yanagi Sashimi Knife with NSF Handle, 10-Inch

Got the left-handed yanagiba: and this is a great “starter” knife. Not a fancy wood handle, but a good non-slip plastic handle; reasonably sharp and for the price, why do you want? This is worth it. Not a real concave Surface on the flat side. Later upgrade to a real good one that is forged instead of stamped like this one. Might want to get something even longer than 10”. Packaging photos included.

Bought this knife because I was learning to make japonese food. Very useful.It still holding its sharpen.

The media could not be loaded. This thing came scary sharp & thin. I'm afraid of dropping it incase it goes through the concrete into the floor below. the handle feels a bit rubbery and is certainly the cheapest thing about it but this isn't a showcase knife, it's meant to be used a lot.

Bought the left hand version. Was expecting to get ripped, as custom left hand Japanese knives are expensive and rare. Well, I was wrong. Thank you Mercer for making available for a reasonable price a high quality carbon ss knife that is for sinistral users. Five stars.

Am very pleased with this product. Especially for the price.

Note this type of knife has a one sided bevel and is very specialized. I didn't rate it for handling because there is a learning curve with this design. I recommend practicing with it a bit before deer season as it does require a firm hand to steer well, partly due to the bevel and possibly the blade thickness. Meat does stick to the shiny blade and it might perform better with a rougher finish, but those don't sell as well apparently(or are made wrong and cost a bloody fortune). I actually prefer a thinner santoku style for most slicing jobs but wanted to try one of these for the extra length when butchering large cuts of venison(pc for deer) into thin steaks.- note to cutters, diy and "professional": Nothing fixes a grizzled old deer, but for most remove ALL casing and cut them thin and ACROSS the grain for consistent tenderness. (search yakinku) I don't know how many times I've nearly broken my jaw pretending to enjoy samples of jerky or casing filled inedible mess cut with the grain.

Excellent 👍

No carbon at all!