Ginsu Sofuto Series Japanese 420J2 Stainless Steel 4-Piece Wasabi Style Steak Knife Set 5828

The good: This is an ok knife set considering its price. It has a handle that is coated with a semi-soft nonslip grip and unlike many other steak knives, it is not serrated (which I like). So it's functional enough as a steak knife.

The bad: The set I received had one defective knife. The handle had a tilt upwards and was not aligned with the axis of the knife like the other three. So I returned it and got a replacement which was even worse.

The ugly: The title (at this time) says: "Ginsu Sofuto Series Japanese 420J2 Stainless Steel 4-Piece Wasabi Style Steak Knife Set" and the description says: "Sofuto Series blades are made from Japanese 420J2 stainless steel that is well known for strength and sharpness". Now what exactly do you understand from this? If you think that you are buying a Japanese knife you will be surprised. Apparently it must mean that Japanese "style" steel is used because on the package it says it is made in China. I have nothing against China made stuff but I do not like the fact that "Japanese" is reiterated in the title and description while there is no mention that this is not a Japanese made knife. Draw your own conclusions.

I bought three sets of these; initially one blue set and one of the yellow (reviewed here). The blue turned out ok. The yellow set had a defective knife. Amazon accepted it back and I got a replacement which was even worse. The replacement also had a similarly defective knife, but in adition one of the knives had a cut on the soft material of the handle, and all of the handles were dirty (the blades only were in plastic, the handles were not protected). All of these sets were apparently sold by different or on behalf of different people on Amazon. So please note that this may be a problem with the yellow sets and may not be for the blue.

All in all it is an ok knife for the price but that is all. It does not compare to way more expensive brand knives that either have sealed seams or no seams (to prevent buildup of bacteria in the seams etc) but then they cost a fraction of those and they are still well functional. If the descriptions were more appropriate then I would feel much better about purchasing them (because right now I am really ticked off by these marketing gimmicks).

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