TUO Kiritsuke Chef Knife - 8.5 inch Japanese Kiritsuke Knife - German HC Steel with Pakkawood Handle - FALCON SERIES with Gift Box, Black

i will reprint an answer i gave on the ques. page got mine last week, it is shave sharp right out of the box will shave hair, not a couple hairs but left a 3 inch pass bare skin on my arm. also cuts paper with no effort, you can cut paper with no resistance. also cuts salmon skin clean first pass no effort. unless you are samurai sword smith you will make the blade duller . not many people have the skill to make this blade sharper. i have seen and used blades that are sharper but they were $300-400 knife and were sharpened by a pro. i am a dam good dyi knife sharpener and i can not polish a blade better than i received last week. on a good day i can equal the edge but i can not do better. for the first few months i will strop on leather, i personally would not even steel this knife until decent amount of use makes it dull.(tip don't let it get dull, always sharp) i will strop mine 5 pass each side twice a week on leather. if you keep it sharp it should stay sharp. a chef does not have time for leather, uses steel for speed and convenience, but i am a home hoby cook so i can waste time and do as i like. i like leather and buffers(with compound). i still like a blocky wood handle when i am cutting up a large amount of bloody meat. this knife has a great handle but can be harder to hold onto than a old block of walnut. i bought 20-30 old ass knives when they banned them from kitchens back when. so i will always have a rusty beater for cutting up a messy carcass. for awhile old high carbon wood handle chef and kitchen knives were dirt cheap.

I have several high quality western style kitchen knives that I have used for years but have wanted to try a Japanese style knife. I do almost all of the cutting and chopping in my household andI bought this knife mainly to see how I would like the kiritsuke style. This was not an expensive knife and I figured I would not have lost much money if I was not happy with this style of knife. After using the knife about a dozen times I already have plans to upgrade to a more expensive kiritsuke knife and leave this one in my RV where I spend several months a year. This knife is an excellent value for the money and I am pleasantly surprised at the quality for such a reasonable price. Was sharp out of the box and seems to hold an edge fairly well. I recommend this knife, lot of value for the price.

I bought a set of TUO knives: Kiritsuke, Nakiri, Cleaver and Bread knives. All of the knives are beautiful. More beautiful than their amazon catalog photos. The Nakiri tends to be my daily workhorse. When I use the Kiritsuke for fine cutting, like tomatoes it's like having my own little katana. It's a thinner blade. Except for the bread knife, they all required I change my cutting style from the vertical cleaver chop I've used for years to a rocking chop corresponding to the blade curve. The rocking chop let's me cut with confidence. The vertical chop felt wrong-like I was going to hurt myself. I have big hands and a key part of my decision to buy these was the handles don't curve back in where my pinky finger is. The handle feels good in the hand. As a vegetarian who wanted a nice, matching, knife collection without a deboner and steak knives, I have been very pleased. If you're thinking of buying one as a gift, the box and presentation are very showy and the knife is a solid well crafted piece of work that impressed and will be appreciated.

First, what’s not to like? Razor sharp right out of the box (which you would think would be a given but often it’s not). Balance is good. Nice long blade. Perhaps a bit deceiving from the photos (I pictured it being a little shorter) not necessarily a negative just an observation. Handle is moderately attractive but not overly so. So here’s where I will answer my original question. The only negative I can see so far is the top edge of the knife is fairly sharp on the edges. Not prohibitively so, in other words, I wouldn’t not buy this knife Because of it. definitely worth a little filing or sanding it but for the money, it’s hard to complain so far far. Haven’t used it yet, so I can’t give a description of how easy or difficult it would to sharpen, however what I always recommend to everyone is to steel Your knives after every use (and yes this is overly often but it’s to get you in the habit of doing it otherwise you won’t) And then they simply won’t get dull at all for an extremely long time; Sure beats having to sharpen them after they do! As a gift item it certainly would be an attractive one to receive. Comes in a nice golden colored box and handsomely packaged. I’m not one who keeps my knives in their original boxes, However you certainly could and if you don’t have a good knife holder I would certainly recommend it. Nothing worse than knives clanking around in a drawer getting damaged. I see it all the time. Like I said in the description five stars if it weren’t for the sharp edges on the top, but for the price you can’t possibly go wrong unless you’re a real knife snob, in which case you can go ahead and pay six times as much and basically get the same thing with smooth edges (I know, My daughter did that And then My other daughter damaged her knife by chipping the blade and I had to have it ground down and re- sharpened. Hope this helps.

I have been in a quest to find the perfect knife . This may be it. It is balanced a little bit blade-forward but the handle is smooth and comfortable. The blade is incredibly sharp and the workmanship is lovely. I would recommend this TUO knife to any person who loves to cook. It is a great price for a nice kitchen knife.

This knife makes chopping, dicing and cutting short work. Doesn't hurt that it's incredibly beautiful as well. Absolutely love it. I can't stand crappy knifes in the kitchen. This knife makes you feel like a pro!

Für dieses Preis Leistungsverhältnis bekommt man ein sehr schönes und gutes Messer. Es schneidet bisher mühelos durch alles durch und ist auch für Dünne Tomatenscheiben gut zu gebrauchen

Relação preço qualidade, boa faca

Best friend in the kitchen for me. Long blade and ultra sharpness, the knife is my best friend in the kitchen

Bought this as a gift for my husband. He loves it. It's sharp. It's a couple years older now, and it's still nice and sharp. It's a nice heavy knife that comes in a nice case

Excelente cuchillo, el mango es de muy buen tamaño para manos grandes, tiene muy buen filo, excelente acabado, incluso cuidaron el detalle en el estuche, me gusto tanto que compre otro