Brute force knife!
Let me start out by saying that I really wanted to love this knife.<br /><br />Right out of the gate I had an ordering issue, I contacted the seller about the issue I was having and he promptly replied to my email and got everything straightened out for me. Great customer service!!!<br /><br />The knife arrived on time and in a box with in one of those brown amazon boxes, which was a good thing because the knife tip was poking through it's packaging box! Guess that means it is sharp (more on that later). I carefully opened up the package and noticed the knife lost its protective blade cap during shipping, probably because it was tossed around on the back of the delivery truck and not the fault of the seller. I picked up the knife and let out an audible &#34;Oh boy!&#34; this thing was heavy! it weighs considerably more than my other 8&#34; chef knives and the handle could double as a self defense weapon in case of emergencies, it's big!<br /><br />The handle itself appears to be made out of the standard black resin found on most kitchen knives but the edges on the handle are sharp and almost unfinished, I would not want to dice onions for an hour with this in my hand as I could see it becoming uncomfortable...FYI prep chefs.<br /><br />The blade is sharp as proven by the impaled box, but it is not scary sharp. I chopped up some apples, salami, cheese, grapes, bread, phone book paper..the usual stuff ;) it sliced through them all with only a little effort needed.But if the knife was just a smidgen duller at all I would want to sharpen it right away. You can feel that the blade has a little &#34;tooth&#34; to it as you drag it through some thick veggie skin. A couple passes over a whetstone and strop would polish up the edge nicely.<br /><br />Overall I would say that this is an ok knife for someone who needs a kitchen knife, but not someone who is a professional or avid home cook. It will slice and dice and split anything but it is a brute force knife and not a finesse knife. The seller was great to work with and because of his customer service I would not hesitate to purchase other items from him.<br /><br />I take reviews seriously as they are the first thing I look at when I go to purchase anything. If you have found this review helpful please click the button below. I did receive this product at discount for my honest review
Rating: 3 stars