Produce Vegetable Fruit Knife - 6 inch - Samurai Series - Razor Sharp Kitchen Knife - Forged 7Cr17MoV High Carbon Stainless Steel - Wood Handle with Blade Guard

I got a set of these Kessaku knives (photo) in various styles. Overall they are fairly small in length (with the notable exception of the 14" carving knife!), very well-finished steel, good heft and sturdy feeling. RAZOR sharp.This would be a good knife for slicing vegetables very thin - although a traditional Japanese vegetable knife is typically single bevel (meaning the back side is completely straight) enabling extremely thin slicing. This has a dual-bevel blade, so take note. Sometimes a pointed knife is helpful when dressing veggies (i.e., bell peppers) so this knife isn't going to be a do it all for me. But a quality knife, no doubt...

I have always wanted one of these types of knives, and I was so pleased to be able to try this one out. First off it has a full tang, so the blade goes all the way through the handle, you will never have a wobbly blade, we have all dealt with that in cheap knives! This has a solid wood handle that is beautifully polished...the blade itself is also highly polished so the food is quickly released as you cut. The knife is quite sharp and has a good weight to it. It does a wonderful job of cutting through my heirloom tomatoes! This came very nicely boxed, you could easily gift this and make someone very happy!

This knife feels really good in your hand, the grip is comfortable and makes you feel confident in every cut. It came in really beautiful packaging, and came with cloths and a cover for the blade to make it safe when not in use. It recommended a whetstone for sharpening so I picked one up, but it comes pretty sharp! It slices through tomatoes and produce very easily. A staple in my set.

Absolutely gorgeous knife. Got it to complete my set. Excellent craftsmanship. Beautiful quality materials on the blade as well as the handle. My one beef is that the knife was not all that sharp of of the box. Still I think it is a good knife ant a great price.