Kimura Sashimi Knife, [Made in Japan], 8 inch Professional Chef Knife, Ultra Sharp High Carbon Molybdenum Stainless Steel Kitchen Knives, Chefs Knife with Ergonomic Handle - Japanese Sushi Knife

Absolutely superb knife. Very ergonomic and sharp as a blade can be. Look forward to using it. Think I'll call it Kirmi. My other chef's knife is called Cheffi but will now be relocated to a spares drawer...

This knife was actually better in the hand than it looked in the pictures. The handle scales looked decidedly cheap in the photos but in real life they're ok and comfortable to hold. So what makes this a bit of an oddity? Essentially the blade profile. It has a single bevelled blade, meaning one side of the knife is flat, whilst the other and angled and tapers toward the cutting edge. That's not unusual in itself, it's just knives are usually flat on the left hand side and tapered on the right ... this isn't, it's the opposite. The idea is that the tapered side pushes the meat or fish away from the user's hand. This doesn't. Is it made for left handed chefs? Also strictly it's a Yanagiba knife used for slicing fish, often sushi. Nowhere does it say this in the description. It cuts reasonably well but could do with a stone sharpen. DO NOT try to use a regular knife sharpener with this knife, it will ruin the cutting edge. It has a long blade which means you can draw the knife in long smooth strokes to cut through the fish in a single pass, making a very clean cut essential in sushi presentation. Not a bad knife, just an odd blade orientation and I'm surprised they didn't describe it as a Yanagiba knife.

This knife is the sharpest we ever had , cut sushi perfectly like soft butter, very cheap price for the highest quality knife, highly recommended

very good quality knife for the price.

Really nice for slicing meat for carappaccio . Smooth easy to slice with, great results

I am very impressed with this knife. For the price, it is extremely good value - it's incredibly sharp and fantastic for a wide variety of uses in the kitchen. It also comes with a sharpener which I haven't had cause to use yet, but it's still nice to have. The knife is beautifully weighted and feels perfect in the hand. The only slight downside for me was that it took over two weeks to arrive, but I think that's just because it's a very popular product. Unless you're a professional chef, I really can't see any reason to spend any more than this (£29.99) on a knife. Very highly recommended. Amazon need somebody aged 18 or over to be at home when delivering.

This is a great addition to the kitchen for any budding chefs. Extremely sharp and feels great to handle with a nice balanced weight to it. It’s a very well made blade that’s glides effortlessly through meat, vegetables, fruit and anything else you need to chop and dice. Make sure you clean and dry it properly after each use to maintains its lifespan and dont use it to cut through anything frozen or through bones in meat. Highly recommended

This is a really nice knife, it feels strong and durable to hold, it glides easily through raw meat. It comes in a nice box so would make a nice gift for a budding chef, probably not professional standard but a super quality knife Happy to recommend

This knife is EXTREMELY SHARP. It'll be great for sushi but beware. I had to send it back because I'm just a home cook. I made kimbap a Korean type sushi and I needed a sharp knife, but I could not handle this knife. I immediately cut two fingers. I recommend only a professional or chef use this, and WITH GLOVES.

Nice knife

I'm sure this is a good knife, BUT it's about 13.5 in, NOT 8 in as described..... I was going to return it, but my wife threw the box out too soon......I would love an 8in version, but did not see one...

Quality: Japanese knife is one of the best

No to sharp