ULTICHEF Professional Gyutou Chef's Knife - Japanese Knives, Stainless Steel, 8 Inch Silver Blade, Ultra Sharp, Wooden Ergonomic Handle. Perfect for Cutting, Slicing, Dicing & Chopping

I like how sharp and neat it is, it is very easy to use. I have just received it and with much anticipation began prepping ingredients for the day after. My dislikes well as you can see in the photos, people post nice boxes and some knives even have the logo shown on knife and boxes but if you look at mine they don't. It seems like either my order was rushed or I got a random knife for when the company stopped caring about their product's design. Either way for $15, I would say I am happy with my knife but we shall see in a month or so.

It's less than a month old and has rust on both sides. It's one of the sharpest knives we've found though, so really hoping it was just a fluke and the replacement doesnt rust...

Excellent quality. Beautifully made. Super sharp - will purchase more sizes.

excellent knife. It is very sharp and cuts smoothly and very easily everything. I like how I can cut a tomato without any problem with this knife :) you won't regret buying this.

Fantastic knife very beautiful and feels very top quality

Just perfect . At a very reasonable price

The knife was purchased with great anticipation from its overall glowing reviews. Upon receiving it, it's well-packed in a nice presentation box. The pakka wood handle is very comfortable and the fit and finish of the knife is overall very good.Tapping it gave off a nice ringing sound, a good sign of tempering. The factory edge is very sharp, and the spine and choil and bolster edges are all polished.BUT, inspecting the blade revealed something that wasn't immediately obvious to the eye. With a bright light at the proper angle, the reflection off the backside of the blade was wavy at certain spots near the cutting edge. They appears to be high and lows in the flat grind. Running one's finger lightly across the surface reveals these valleys.It appears to be a defect during the grinding of the backside, where the knife or grinding wheel had slipped or jerked. Thus taking off more material then less material as the grinding wheel resume its motion.So, it has an inconsistent wavy surface that isn't flat on the backside of the blade. The sharpened edge still appears straight, but with slightly thicker portions at 5-6 spots.This is too bad! It will likely still function as a chef's knife but it is a disappointment and manufacturer's defect!If you get a good copy, I can fully understand a buyers' enthusiasm. The knife has a lot of good merits....if 100% perfect.

I have many chef knives as I love a good sharp knife and am always on the search for a favorite. When this ULTICHEF arrived I was immediately impressed by the packaging, hopefully a precursor of the knife quality. Happily, I was not disappointed. The size and weight are comfortable with a nice balance. The most important part is the sharpness, there it gets 5 stars. I have put it through quite a few jobs and I must say, it had no problem slicing through everything easily. I am very very pleased with the purchase and would love to have more from the company...and yes, it's one of my favorites!