MIKARTO Chef Knife, 8 Inch Gyuto, Professional Grade - Japanese AUS-10 Super Steel Kitchen Knife with Hammer Finish - Ultra Sharp, High Carbon Kitchen Knives - Quality, All Purpose, Precision cutting.

Where to start !? Well let's talk about the customer service MIKARTO has , it's second to none in my opinion as they helped me out when the first knife that they sent as it had a slight problem with it . The first knife came with a small cut in the blade by the spine and bolster and they simply asked for photos , which I provided promptly. Now let's talk about the knife , it's balanced yet slightly handle heavy, it has a blade that is sharp right out of the awesome box it's packaged in , the pattern on the blade is beautiful along with the logos. The blade is tapered nicely , the spine is polished very well , oh let's not forget about this awesome handle, the way it feels looks and fits is just so nice. In my honest opinion you can't go wrong with this knife, the cost is right , the feel is right , the quality is right and all it needs is the right home.

I bought this chef knife for my little brother’s birthday because he likes to cook and prepare food for my family! He was always looking or kept sharpening knives that we had and they weren’t enough for him so I decided to gift him this knife. The knife is very comfortable to hold and it has some weight to handle which I like but that’s my preference of knives but he seems to like the weight of the product as well. It’s very sharp as he explained that he was able to cut through everything like butter. Comes nicely and professionally packaged. So far the knife is a great product and there aren’t any flaws as we know of. Excellent product for the price, if I were to buy a knife for my own I would but it would be an odd counting tool for the pharmacy.

I never expected this Damascus steel to be so much better than the Henkel 8" chef's knife I've used for years. Out of the box, using my new bamboo cutting board - cutting onions felt like SLICING A MARSHMALLOW, instead of a hard sweet onion. LOVE IT ! Keeping it clean and safely stored, I also purchased a Whetstone kit to keep it in top shape. Although I tried not to buy this China made knife - I didn't want to pay over $400 for Japanese manufacture, as I am not a professional chef. Company based in Singapore and keeps the strong Japanese tradition of Quality. I highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed. Edward

This is a beautiful knife. The case makes for easy storage or display. The handle is shaped well for easy handling. The weight is not excessive, but just right for cutting without having to use to much force. The knife has very good overall balance. It feels solid and easy to control. This blade is probably the sharpest edge I have ever used. It was amazing right out of the box. I have used it to cut rib roast, to cut chicken, and to slice and chop vegetables. This is a great overall knife -- and you look cool using it.

Bought around Christmas time to cut the roast. The knife, as advertised, cut through our holiday meal like warm butter, or "falls through the meat". I guess I can't gripe about anything, if I had to, I would say the only very slight issue is that the case it comes in is very hard to open. The cheapish-plastic clasp takes an adult to pass to other adults and say, "here, can you try?" Now as far as gift purposes, the case is nice looking pretty much, just may take a breaking in period to open well... at least mine. Additionally, the "suggested Retail" of $300+ printed on back of the box will create a sense of indulgence to an un-knowing recipient. The knife itself is gorgeous. I'm planning on doing quite a bit of research before I ever attempt to clear burrs or sharpen. PLEASE NOTE: a japanese edge of ~12 degrees is VERY thin and sharp! It would be EASY to knick the hardened very thin edge if mistreated, All I know so far, is that with Japanese Damascus to immediately HAND WASH and wipe the blade (carefully!) dry. For the tech-geek, while researching there is some discrepancy whether this blade is created with the VG10 method (box & manu. website), or AUS10 (Amazon) *regular old household user, not a professional chef (seems every other reviewer has a Doctorate from Johnson & Wales Chef School and has owned every knife on the market...)

Outstanding Knife for the price and works as advertised. I am a home cook and was looking for something to make food prep a bit easier but was on the fence about shelling out more than $50 bucks for a knife. After getting this one I highly recommend spending the money if you have any idea how to use a knife in the kitchen this one will make all the work you do with it much easier. Love it, plan to buy one for my Son.

My husband gifted me with this chef's knife and sharpening stone. First of all, the storage box is beautifully made to give the knife an elegant presentation. The knife itself is well balanced and fits my hand comfortably. Cutting fruits and vegetables is like drawing a hot knife through butter. My lemon slices are almost paper-thin. I'm actually enjoying food prep and my wrist has not tired. Great product. I highly recommend it.

This knife is amazing quality and sharp enough to shave with right out of the box. I am very pleased with my purchase. I have had this knife for about a year now and still love it! Very easy to keep a razor sharp edge. I literally just cut through a 10lb frozen ground beef tube and cut bread without sharpening it.