SAMCOOK Kiritsuke Chef Knife 8 Inch Black Damascus VG-10 High Carbon Stainless Steel, Professional Sharp Gyuto, Ergonomic Octagonal Ebony Handle, Gift Box

Excellent edge retention capability but should be handled with care. Good for cutting veggies. Although I prefer cleaver for hard vegetables.

It's original Damascus..no worries..go ahead

Very Good. Knife is very Sharp and good in quality.

This is not a Japanese knife, and don't have any options for return, and the seller mobile number never pick up, bad customer support 👎👎👎👎

Pros:1. Great blade shape, length, and height2. Authentic eastern style handle with authentic blade weight balance (Black Sandalwood handle)3. Great value for the priceCons:1. It came somewhat dull, which required some after market sharpening (easy to fix)2. I'm not a huge fan of the mirror finish (cosmetic)3. The damascus etching seems a bit fake (cosmetic)With a tiny bit of sharpening this knife performs extremely well.Even though it's made in China, I would recommend this knife to anyone looking to get into using Japanese style knives and learning how to sharpen their own knives. It's insane (good) value for the price you pay. It's a good knife for anyone to learn on or use for everyday cooking and it's very affordable to replace if it was ever somehow stolen or broken beyond repair.---I don't know if it's actually VG-10, it doesn't have the same feel as my other VG-10 knives exactly but this knife does perform very well.This knife is extremely good at this price point. I bought one with an octagonal handle (Black Sandalwood) since it's the only one that seemed like a half-tang knife.The knife is balanced very well.The one I bought is blade-weighted meaning that the fulcrum is slightly more to the blade end. This is very good for when you use a pinch-grip with your thumb and finger on the sides of the blade and this is exactly the type of balance I would expect from a blade of this design.In comparison, most of the "Japanese" budget knives I've seen on amazon that look nice don't have the same balance as this one.The profile and shape of the knife is great. It's got a good height to it which I like a lot since my fingers are a bit long and have trouble fitting comfortably on more shallow knives.SharpnessThe blade was not very sharp out of the box, to my standards. To be clear I like my knives to be hair shaving razor sharp. Out of the box this knife bounced off of tomato skin, meaning that it wasn't able to cut through tomatoes super easily.To fix this I gave it a few passes on my 1,000 and 5,000 grit whetstones and a leather strop. It's now hair shaving razor sharp and performs extremely well, even when compared to my higher end knives in the $100-300 price range.

Wow so sharp very good

Franchement, ce couteau est une pure merveille ! Son design est vraiment top, je suis super fan. En plus, la qualité est là, ça se sent direct quand on le prend en main. Un achat que je ne regrette pas du tout. Je recommande vivement !

Tiene muy buena calidad precio, llego antes de lo esperado unos 3 días aproximadamente, veo que alguno comentarios dicen que llega sin algo de filo pero el mío llego realmente afilado, tiene un peso ligero y es cómodo el agarre, lo he utilizado durante unos día y no he tienido que afilarlo ni rectificar el filo con la chaira, verduras, proteínas sin problema, excelente para trabajo.En cuanto q la hoja tenía mis dudas cuando lo pedí, pensé que era solo un grabado pero tiene imperfecciones en la hoja donde se puede notar que realmente es acero prensado (Damasco)100% vale la pena la compra, para el precio ofrece muy buena calidad

I'll be honest, I had real doubts about this one. But it won me over completely. This isn't just "better than expected" territory, it is genuinely a great knife, period.Edge retention has been impressive, seems very durable too and sharpening it is surprisingly easy even for a beginner like me. The handle is comfortable to use and the whole thing looks beautiful. Damascus steel never gets old.One minor note: it doesn't come with a full edge guard, only the tip is protected, not the heel. Would have been a nice touch to include, but it's a small gripe on an otherwise excellent knife.The size is perfect for me, but it depends on your taste and needs so make sure you consider that.Highly recommend.