Matsato Chef Knife - Perfect Kitchen Knive for Cooking, Chopping. Japanese Steel Knife for Home, BBQ. For Balance & Control, 6.3 Inch

UPDATE TO PREVIOS 3 STAR REVIEW: Originally, I rated the knife at 3 stars. I did get contacted by the seller and they offered me a full refund, so customer service and satisfaction gets 5 stars! As far as the knife after sharpening and playing with it, it's a keeper. They have a special going at the time of my second review, which I could have returned and bought, but too much hassle in my opinion!!! This knife is heavy compared to the other long blade knives I use (there are two long knives I use on a regular basis for chopping along with the two utility knives). I used it for chopping and slicing through things. For chopping, I probably will use my other knives, the motion to do chopping with this knife is different because the blade is curved (not picking on the knife, I have issues with my hands and wrists due to carpel tunnel and arthritis, so the motion to chop with this knife is a bit awkward for me). For heavy duty work, this knife is great. It has bumped to the top for doing the heavy duty work. I tried cutting the husk off of a young coconut, cut through Cartlidge and cut open Lobster shell on the extreme sides successfully. The knife didn't fare too well in cutting ripe/soft/juicy fruits in my opinion, so I'll stick to my utility knives for such tasks. I tried twirling the knife the way they do it in the commercials/ads, but I couldn't do it on my index finger, my pinky seemed to be the right size for the twirling, but I don't have any control when I twirl the knife with my pinky!!!! Overall, I'll give the knife a 4 to a 4.5 grade, their customer puts them closer to 5. OLD REVIEW: Packing is cute; they try to make opening the box feel like opening an iPhone package. I like the handle and the hole in the blade. From the description the knife was supposed to be razor sharp and of course Japanese. The knife is made in China and the blade was dull. I ended up sharpening the blade for couple of minutes to cut a tomato properly. Out of the box, the blade probably couldn’t cut through milk! As far as sharpness out of the box, my Victorinox and cheap Daiso knives were sharp right out of the box. I’ll play with this couple of more weeks and update my review! So far, it’s a meh!

I actuallyl bought one of these for my white elephant, and decided to get one for myself as well. It was the star of the white elephant game too, EVERYBODY wanted it and it got retired FAST! The one I kept for myself, I use it daily! Looks great, sharp, shape fits perfectly in my hand, and the hole cutout gives me a comfortable, controlled grip!

It is a great knife for the chopping, slicing and dicing chores. I also got the sharpening stone which works well. It is safely stored in the utensils drawer in the sheath.

This knife made a very impressive gift. I appreciate that it comes with a very nice, black gift box with red lining, which adds value to the gift. It is a very nice, hefty knife - and super-sharp. I bought it thinking it was actually made in Japan. It is not. It's made in China. I felt the advertising was deceptive so I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

I bought this for my gf's daughter-in-law for Christmas and she gave it an excellent testimonial on sharpness... she sliced her finger drawing blood within the first minute of opening it. The turkey was its next task and it was so sharp, it even cut through the bones like butter. Traditionally, I buy her a certain scent of a high priced Yankee Candle, but switched it up this year. I informed her that she is back to candles next year for the sake of safety! I'm not knowledgeable regarding kitchen knives, but apparently, I did good with this selection. It would have been comical had she not injured herself checking how sharp it was. Hint: It is VERY sharp!

This thing is actually really nice and has stayed sharp for months. It has quickly become our favorite knife and we butcher a lot of meat. It slices through steaks flawlessly and I definitely recommend this particular knife. My friend bought a cheaper version and it’s complete trash.

I kept seeing this knife advertised on you tube. Because I have been burnt before on mail orders I checked to see if Amazon carried it. I was skeptical that it would be as good as the commercial said, but wow. This knife is heavy and very sharp. We buy frozen cream pies and cut them by the slice which is not easy because they are still frozen. This knife because of its shape makes it so easy. I just rock it back and forth a couple times and you have a slice of frozen pie.

This knife was super sharp out of the box, well balanced and feels great in the hand. I’ve been using it regularly for a couple of months now and it has held the sharpness of the cutting edge.