I love this knife!!! Yeah it's made in China BUT to Henckels strict specs and with German steel!! This knife is sharp all the time, and when you feel it starting to dull out all it needs is a few swipes on your kitchen steel and comes right back like a razor!! I have dozens of knives as I have butchered my own deer and made tons of sausages over a 40 year span and I favored Dexter-Russell and old Chicago boning knives, as well as a handful of Victorinox, Mundial, and Mercers but I liked this knife so much that I bought one for a buddy of mine and also a 6" boning knife for myself!!! This all purpose 6 incher stays in my kitchen drawer.