Yoshihiro Cutlery Hammered Damascus Petty Chef Knife, 5-Inch

Spending almost a month doing research on Amazon's wide selection of kitchen cutlery, I'm so glad I ignored the previous 3 star review on this knife and bought it on a hunch. I think this is AWESOME value for such a great knife. Out of the box, it showed no mercy prepping onions, garlic cloves, mushrooms, carrots and celery with buttery precision. Also, I really love the taper design of these Asian petty knives as it allows me to speed up at the tip for smaller veggies. I think this knife actually looks better in person than the picture as the blade's almost chrome-like finish mingled with the damascus swirls is a testament to the fine finishing craftsmanship of the blade. If you need a small prep knife, THIS IS IT!

Wanted to buy a real Japanese kitchen knife. Really glad that I bought this one from Yoshihiro Cutlery. The craftsman ship and beauity is stunning. The wood handle on the full tang that extends from the hammered damascus blade, has so much depth that no photo can show the full detail. As for cutting, the blade is the smoothest and sharpest that I've ever used. Service was the best, shipped, solidly packed-so arrived in perfect condition. My score is a 5+ as every aspect of this transaction was flawless.

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Out of the box, this is the sharpest knife I have ever owned. Feels great in the hand. Light. Works wonders. Made me order another from the same seller who included a $10 off coupon with this knife. Better than any of my 4 Shun knives.

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I just received this product today. The seller was also very quick with their service.

I haven't been able to play with it long, but here are my first impressions:

1. It's well built. No noticeable edges or gaps. The handle feels good. The blade looked good. It looks like like the picture. So, it's obviously a western style handle.

2. The blade is crazy sharp. I only cut carrots so far, but it was pretty effortless. It came with a great edge. I didn't need to fix it.

3. Price is great. I mean, Shun gets all the love, but seriously look at the prices between the two brands for Hammered Damascus VG-10 steel. I actually work in a lab, so if it will fit, I may just get the blade tested in the SEM to verify the material. ;)

I can't wait to cook more things with it. I'm honestly just looking for excuses to use it. I'll update more later after a week or two of use.

11/12/12 Update. Just was cooking chicken breast in the pan and I had to butterfly the chicken breast to cook it all the way through. This knife cut it like butter. I never have used a knife that cut so well. I applied almost no pressure. Very easy to control the cut.

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I bought this for general prep work. The edge was razor sharp right out of the box! The knife is extremely well made and has good balance.

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