Misen 5.5" Utility Knife – High Carbon Japanese AUS-10 Stainless Steel – Hybrid German & Japanese Blade – Precision Kitchen Knife for Professionals & Home Cooks – Ultimate Cutting Performance - Black

I feel emotionally attached to this knife. I had a previous kitchen knife that I used for everything, so much and for so long that the knife popped out of the handle. I bought other knives but the angle wasn't right or they were too long for regular use or too short. I ended up putting my old knife back together with epoxy glue. When it finally split again, I knew I needed a new knife. My husband gifted this to me and it's the knife I've been missing. Better even than my old one. My Goldlilocks knife, finally.It's sharp. Cuts a tomato like butter (or at least I feel like it does). The weight, balance, and angle are perfect. The handle is comfortable and allows me to cut a variety of things easily.I'm so happy! I had always heard of Misen, but thought they must be ultra pricey for the praise I'd read. For this price, it's worth every penny.

6 month reviewOne of my passions is cooking, I have owned and managed several restaurants over the last 20 years never did I think I could or would use a knife in this price range. With that being said one of my employees mentioned they used Misen knives at home and was surprised by the quality. I went to their website and scoured the web for real reviews (if I could find a knife at this price point that actually was as good as the reviews I was willing to put in the time to research). I ultimately ended up buying the entire set on Amazon due to the easy return policy and of course the 2% back). Here's my impressions from day one to almost 7 months.Day 1 arrival and unboxing - All the knives arrived in premium packaging. I washed and sanitized them all preparing to use them for dinner. The knives themselves wereuch lighter than I expected and felt perfect in the hand. The material the handles are made of felt perfect . I would compare it to a ceramic with a matte textured finish. Blades were shard as they should be and ready to quarter some Cornish hens. All of the blades cut just as well as my much more expensive set. Vegetables diced perfectly. One of my favorite features about these knives it the angle at which the blades are forged. For instance the chef knife angle is different than the paring knife angle allowing each knife to perform individually perfect at the task it's supposed to do.One month in and all the blades are still Sharp. Edges are clean and no honing or sharpening needed. Although I don't use every knife every day I do use at least one or two of the set daily.3 months in and knives are still holding an edge and I decided not to sharpen them to see exactly how long I could go before needing to sharpen them. This gives me a good idea of the quality of the steel used to make these knives6 months in and all of the knives still have an edge but starting to dull. I sharpened the entire set and they were like new. I specifically used an inexpensive wet Stone to sharpen these knives instead of a honing tool so that way I could see if the average user would be able to sharpen easily.7 months since I first received this set and I'm happy to say it is now on my countertop for use as my daily knife. Since then I have ordered several different Misen products and hope they all are as good as this knife set. I'll continue to update this review .Bottom line is the quality versus value of this set is unbeatable. I purchased two more sets as gifts. You can't go wrong

I have had this knife for over two years now, and for the price you really cannot beat it! The knife functions to easily cut, hard vegetables, I have used it to butcher, chicken, duck, fish, and steaks, and it handles it all with ease.Some things to note; you absolutely need to get a good knife sharpener. If you are used to taking care of knives any sharpner will do, however, if you are new to taking care of your knives, and have never used a knife sharpener, find one that has really good reviews and is very hard to misuse - make sure you are sharpening your knife regularly, try not to put it in the dishwasher, and try to clean it shortly after you use it. This will help you retain the quality and get the most out of this purchase.The grip is great, however, I have eds and the way I hold knives(and pencils!) causes a slight callous to form at the base of my pointer finger, this could be corrected by me paying more attention to how I am holding my knife, but if you end up having the same issue, know that it is not the group or the handle, it is very likely your handling.I would also recommend playing with cutting a few different things in a variety of ways. Filleting a fish for example - I learned to use the tip of the knife for more, whereas when I’m just doing routine chopping of softer veg (tomato, onion, etc) I use the body and let the weight of the knife do the work for me. If I am chopping hard veg I will use the knife closer to the handle to get more (kind of like a cleaver)All around, I would recommend this knife for anyone who is looking to start cooking, kitchen beginners, anyone with a small kitchen and limited space, and intermediate cooks.

High quality knives at a great price! packaging was terrific to boot.

i was waiting to review this knife until i had used it a fair amount. it came very sharp, and i will hopefully be able to keep it that way. this is technically a utility knife but as i have small hands, i mostly use it as a small chef knife. i have a larger one that i will use for big tasks like the once a year i have to break down a squash for thanksgiving, but for standard chopping and slicing, using a smaller, lighter knife is just less fatiguing. this is a lovely looking knife, the blue color is very nice (although i kind of wish the green that Misen has for some items had been available). the balance is also quite good, and blade has stayed quite sharp. next goal? getting my housemate to start using this, and stop using the knives they’ve had for 40 years and never, ever sharpened.