Ok, what's the first thing a guy does when you get a new knife?  You shave the hair off your arm to see just how sharp it is.  I have to say, The Ninja Foodi never dull system chef knife did not disappoint!  Arms bald.  Works really good for food too (after washing of course).
Like everyone else has found it does have a nice feel and balance to it.  I can see myself using it as my go to knife.
I'm not sure where the german steel part comes in,  it says made in china on the box but nothing on where it was made on the knife that I could find.  There is however some numbers and coding of some kind etched into the blade which I am assuming identifies the type of steel?  Or maybe German?  I don't know.  I just know it seems to be a good knife.