KYOKUChef Knife - 8"- Shogun Series Japanese VG10 Steel Core Hammered Damascus Blade Kitchen Knife - with Sheath & Case

Heavy in the hand, but well-balanced. A beautiful paring knife like this should be one of the first kitchen tools you buy. The clad VG-10 slices so easily through veggies, and skins tough things like ginger, no problem. Holds its edge quite well, just use it, rinse, hang it on a magnet bar.

I bought this vegetable cleaver for my wife as a Christmas gift, and it turned out to be her favorite present! She loves cooking, and this cleaver has quickly become one of her go-to kitchen tools. It’s incredibly sharp and cuts through just about anything, including tough avocado pits with ease.We’ve been using it for over two years now, and it’s stayed in fantastic shape. The blade has kept its sharpness, and the overall build is still solid. It feels great in the hand and has definitely made prepping ingredients quicker and easier. It cuts incredibly accurately and has many functions.If you or someone you know has a passion for cooking, I highly recommend this cleaver. It's worth the high price point. It’s durable, sharp, and perfect for anyone who wants to elevate their kitchen game!

Great feel and weight, very sharp! High quality reasonable price.

I bought a set of seven of these and I am enjoying the heck out of them; most luxurious kitchen knives I’ve ever owned. Coming from Spanish Henkels that were just meh. The Kyoku Shoguns are weighty, quite stout in the hand. The weight is a common complaint I am reading about these, however I love the heft of these. It screams quality construction. I suppose one possible downside is the handles get very slick when they are wet and dropping it could damage your floors (mine are made of wood), or worse yet your foot. But I nitpick…The Damascus in the steel is very light in appearance and subtle, but quite beautiful and tasteful. The handle design is superb in my opinion and fit my largish hands perfectly. These babies are ultra sharp out of the box. I suggest spending a few more bucks on a higher end cutting board and the VG10 blades should last quite a while without the need to resharpen. My touch up system is an oval diamond rod, but I haven’t needed to use it as of yet. When on sale, these knives are a sensational value. I don’t think you can go wrong with the Shoguns unless you enjoy lightweight cutting tools. These don’t fit that bill.

Seems like very high quality, kind of heavy and easy to use. The only thing I wish is that the sheath was easier to put on…colors and cut accuracy is great!

This is a beautiful and strong knife. My wife had a very cheap version that looked like this. The first thing she did was break off the tip. We still don’t know if it went in the food. Then after a couple of years she broke the whole blade off of the handle. This $50.00 knife is well worth the price. It’s beautifully forged steel. She’s much less likely to break this one. You can see the forged blending of about 60 layers of steel. If you’re mechanical, you can appreciate how well this is made. Because it’s forged, it stays sharp longer. I haven’t had to do a touch up with the sharpening ‘steel’ that comes with good knife sets. It’s that good!

Love that this line of knives isn't as lightweight as Japanese knives tend to be. Price point is phenomenal for the quality, and I use my 5 knives from this line every day at work and they're very versatile. They feel great in my hands, are easy to clean at the end of the day, plus they make my homies jealous. Super functional!

I’m 5’3” and have relatively small hands. This knife fits my hand perfectly. It is weighted well and this makes it very comfortable to use. It is my favorite and most used kitchen knife. It makes cooking so much more pleasurable for me. I’m not sure if it is because of the way it is made but it stays really sharp too. I use it almost every day to cook and I use a file to sharpen it. It stays super sharp for a long time. I just love this knife.