Damascus Steel Chef Knife 8 Inch, Japanese Professional 10Cr15MOV Blade with Hand Forged Hammer Pattern, Ultra Sharp Kitchen Knife with Abalone Shell Ergonomic Handle

This was my very first Santoku knife, I just had to have one for my collection in my kitchen, and the handle attracted me to this one! How gorgeous it is and fun to use as well! I did plenty of research on it prior to using this beautiful knife, as to what I can and can not do with it, it is for cutting vegetables and boneless meat as is the Nakiri, and fish, prior to using any specialty knife, I do all of my research on how to use and properly care for it so there are not surprises, I love this knife, I go back and forth between this one and my Nakiri daily. Since then, I have purchased 2 other Santoku knives in smaller sizes, I just love them all, they all have their purposes in my kitchen.

I didn't purchase because of the appearance, but it is a georgeous knife. The pictures don't do it justice.The weight and feel of the knife is perfect. You can't beat Damascus steel! It is a great addition to my culinary knife collection. I will update if I have issues with it.

Looks great and cuts great! But I doubt it's real Damascus. You don't need to oil it to prevent rust. I have a real Damascus hunting knife and it needs regular application of oil after each use to prevent rusting. But who really wants to deal with that every time you use a kitchen knife!?!

Aight so I love this. Obviously, it's gorgeous and decent quality too. It's hefty, well balanced and holds an edge pretty well, I've been using it regularly for about a month and it's almost ready for it's first sharpening, it comes sharp out of the box. Speaking of boxes, the packaging is quite nice so I'd say this is a very giftable item too. At the price, it's well worth it

Happy with the look. Nice, heavy knife, which is what I wanted. Seems sturdy so far after a month of use. It wasn't super sharp brand new. I used my electric sharpener and it is now much better. Would buy a whole set of knives with this look if they weren't so darn expensive!

I had been looking at the knife for a while & had it in one of my wishlists. I got a notification that it had went on sale. When I got it, I was so excited when I opened the box. Just to be extremely disappointed and even slightly embarrassed when I went to show my coworkers my knew knife & it couldn’t even cut a tomato :/ . Luckily I know my way around a wet stone.

This product is beautiful and looks just like the picture. The problem is, the steel isn’t good. I’ve had this knife for a couple weeks and used it a hand full of times and the blade has nicks. If you are looking for something that only looks pretty but not functional, then this would work.

Very pretty while the quality of weight and weight distribution was a bit of a disappointment