I was pleasantly surprised that you get both a knife and a sharpener (two in one). The knife is already sharpen, it's so sharp that I feel intimidated in using it. The knife has a nice weight to it. It's very easy to use and so is the sharpener. The chefs knife works amazing. The knife had good weight to it. The safety controls on the knife sharpener put me at ease. The sharpener locks once the knife goes inside, and to release the knife use the lever.I highly recommend this product.