SHAN ZUKitchen Knife, Japanese Santoku Knife 18 cm Professional Chef Knives Ultra Sharp Carving Knife High Carbon German Stainless Steel Utility Knife with Ergonomic Pakkawood Handle

I'm very happy with this purchase, I recently bought a rolling knife sharpener which makes sharpening knives really easy to do as the magnetic blocks holds the knife at the perfect angle with the choice of 20 or 15 degrees and then you grind both sides till its mirror sharp, but then though my knives were really sharp I wanted better knives - so I bought this set of 3 german steel knives, they have a good rockwell hardness rating (HRC) of 57 - japanese folded steel knives have the highest rating at 62 and keep their sharp edge for longer but these at 57 arent far off and the edge is advertised as 15 degrees so I know which angle to use when they do need sharpening which won't be for quite awhile, after using the chefs knife first time - when I cleaned the sharp edge it went straight through the washing up sponge as you can see by the picture - these are ultra sharp so be careful but look into getting a rolling knife sharpener too, there are cheaper ones out there and mine only cost £40, these knives are very well made and a joy to own making cooking much easier and slicing things like a swede a breeze (work smart not hard😉)

This the top item given to our cook to complete her chef's kit. Her words say that the blade is amazingly sharp, easy to handle and very easy to use on all foods. She loves the knives she has and no one else (including me) is allowed to touch them at all. The steal is made of GENBU 55-57 HRC steal. Dont waste your money by paying for other cheap copies, buy nothing but the best.

Great quality, very happy with the items.

So far very good

Expensive but very good quality knives

I bought it last year. Excellent product, time-tested

Lovely sharp knife

Really solid knife set! All three knives are extremely sharp and feel well-balanced in hand. They handle everyday kitchen tasks with ease and look great too. Just note that they need regular honing, and the handles can be a bit slippery when wet. Still, excellent quality for the price!