Customer Reviews for Miyabi - Kaizen II 9.5-inch Bread Knife - Black
Customer Rating
5
A beautiful bread knife
on April 17, 2020
Posted by: Niner2015
This is a really great Japanese bread knife. The Kaizen II has a beautiful blade with the 48 layers of the FC61 steel designed in a flower damascus pattern. The Micarta wood handle feels really smooth in hand, and has a nice roundedness to it. With the bread knife having the 48 layers of steel, you can really feel how much of a difference that makes when slicing bread, meat or produce. A great knife to have in the kitchen.
You can't cut bread without a bread knife and this Kaizen II blade is one of the best out there. The handle is incredibly comfortable and the Damascus blade ensures long-lasting durability and effortless bread slicing.
If you liked the sharpness of the original Kaizen, but found the handle a little foreign, then it might be time to reconsider the Kaizen line. The handle and the bolster were beefed up to provide more feedback with a firm pinch grip. The 49-layers of steel are hand finished to an extremely sharp edge that holds. It has a double Damascus pattern that is stunning.
This serrated bread knife holds its sharpness. Use it for bread, heirloom tomatoes, even ripe peaches and pears. You will love it. (Also very good at cutting through grinders, hoagies and subs.)