SAMCOOK Chef's Knife, 8 Inch Black VG10 Sharp Damascus Profession 67-Layer High Carbon Stainless Steel Kitchen Knife, with Ergonomic Non-slip Wood Grain Handle and Luxury Gift Box

Wow so sharp very good

Très beau couteau ! Surprenant la coupe est wow la finition superbe !

Pros: 1. Great blade shape, length, and height 2. Authentic eastern style handle with authentic blade weight balance (Black Sandalwood handle) 3. Great value for the price Cons: 1. It came somewhat dull, which required some after market sharpening (easy to fix) 2. I'm not a huge fan of the mirror finish (cosmetic) 3. The damascus etching seems a bit fake (cosmetic) With a tiny bit of sharpening this knife performs extremely well. Even though it's made in China, I would recommend this knife to anyone looking to get into using Japanese style knives and learning how to sharpen their own knives. It's insane (good) value for the price you pay. It's a good knife for anyone to learn on or use for everyday cooking and it's very affordable to replace if it was ever somehow stolen or broken beyond repair. --- I don't know if it's actually VG-10, it doesn't have the same feel as my other VG-10 knives exactly but this knife does perform very well. This knife is extremely good at this price point. I bought one with an octagonal handle (Black Sandalwood) since it's the only one that seemed like a half-tang knife. The knife is balanced very well. The one I bought is blade-weighted meaning that the fulcrum is slightly more to the blade end. This is very good for when you use a pinch-grip with your thumb and finger on the sides of the blade and this is exactly the type of balance I would expect from a blade of this design. In comparison, most of the "Japanese" budget knives I've seen on amazon that look nice don't have the same balance as this one. The profile and shape of the knife is great. It's got a good height to it which I like a lot since my fingers are a bit long and have trouble fitting comfortably on more shallow knives. Sharpness The blade was not very sharp out of the box, to my standards. To be clear I like my knives to be hair shaving razor sharp. Out of the box this knife bounced off of tomato skin, meaning that it wasn't able to cut through tomatoes super easily. To fix this I gave it a few passes on my 1,000 and 5,000 grit whetstones and a leather strop. It's now hair shaving razor sharp and performs extremely well, even when compared to my higher end knives in the $100-300 price range.

Tiene muy buena calidad precio, llego antes de lo esperado unos 3 días aproximadamente, veo que alguno comentarios dicen que llega sin algo de filo pero el mío llego realmente afilado, tiene un peso ligero y es cómodo el agarre, lo he utilizado durante unos día y no he tienido que afilarlo ni rectificar el filo con la chaira, verduras, proteínas sin problema, excelente para trabajo. En cuanto q la hoja tenía mis dudas cuando lo pedí, pensé que era solo un grabado pero tiene imperfecciones en la hoja donde se puede notar que realmente es acero prensado (Damasco) 100% vale la pena la compra, para el precio ofrece muy buena calidad

Excellent edge retention capability but should be handled with care. Good for cutting veggies. Although I prefer cleaver for hard vegetables.

Súper filoso, fue un regalo para mi esposo y le encantó