[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] First, it's just beautiful. More like art than a kitchen utensil. You can see and feel the pride in craftsmanship as soon as you hold it in your hand.
This is my first Japanese knife, have always used Zwilling western style before. The department store grade, nice, but not in this knifes arena at all.
First day I had to run it through its paces. Made a homemade chicken soup with potatoes, celery, carrots, chicken of course. The Miyabi ripped through each of them like butter. Has an excellent hand feel (is that a phrase)? I have large to Xlarge hands and it doesn't feel dainty.
And it's SHARP, not so sharp you have to fear the blade...and I'm sure with the quality of the steel someone could get it even sharper. But for my moderate cooking needs it's perfect.
Glad I did my brand rese a research. Was going to go with Chinese Cangshan, then started reading and was going to go with Shun....until I saw a comparo with Miyabi. Now I want to expand my knowledge and collection!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely in LOVE!!! This knife has a light and balanced weight to it that makes using it extremely comfortable. The Japanese style handle also adds preferred comfort and good grip. On top of its performance, the blade itself is just stunning!
Right out the box, this knife was super sharp. This cut through pork butt and beef like butter. Not only did it function well, but the handle absolutely has a nice feel. 10/10 would recommend and would probably buy the other knives in this line.