Matsato Chef Knife - Perfect Kitchen Knife for Cooking, Chopping

My husband, bless his heart, is completely smitten with it. It was a lovely present from my folks, and honestly, he barely needs an excuse to show it off to anyone who steps foot in our kitchen for dinner. It's become quite the star of our mealtimes! From the moment it arrived, we could tell it was quality – the packaging was super secure, which is always reassuring. And the knife itself? Goodness, it's unbelievably sharp, making meal prep a total breeze. We haven’t seen any rust we always hand wash it. Plus, the handle is just a dream very durable and lightweight; it feels so smooth and comfortable in your hand. It truly looks and feels like a top-tier, professional piece of equipment. Considering how much we adore this one, we're already buzzing with excitement about expanding our collection. Definitely won us over especially for the price!

Mice balance, comfortable handle with a slight curve which fits the hand nicely. Came razor sharp. By that, I mean it shaves... looks like it will hold a nice edge for awhile

UPDATE TO PREVIOS 3 STAR REVIEW: Originally, I rated the knife at 3 stars. I did get contacted by the seller and they offered me a full refund, so customer service and satisfaction gets 5 stars! As far as the knife after sharpening and playing with it, it's a keeper. They have a special going at the time of my second review, which I could have returned and bought, but too much hassle in my opinion!!! This knife is heavy compared to the other long blade knives I use (there are two long knives I use on a regular basis for chopping along with the two utility knives). I used it for chopping and slicing through things. For chopping, I probably will use my other knives, the motion to do chopping with this knife is different because the blade is curved (not picking on the knife, I have issues with my hands and wrists due to carpel tunnel and arthritis, so the motion to chop with this knife is a bit awkward for me). For heavy duty work, this knife is great. It has bumped to the top for doing the heavy duty work. I tried cutting the husk off of a young coconut, cut through Cartlidge and cut open Lobster shell on the extreme sides successfully. The knife didn't fare too well in cutting ripe/soft/juicy fruits in my opinion, so I'll stick to my utility knives for such tasks. I tried twirling the knife the way they do it in the commercials/ads, but I couldn't do it on my index finger, my pinky seemed to be the right size for the twirling, but I don't have any control when I twirl the knife with my pinky!!!! Overall, I'll give the knife a 4 to a 4.5 grade, their customer puts them closer to 5. OLD REVIEW: Packing is cute; they try to make opening the box feel like opening an iPhone package. I like the handle and the hole in the blade. From the description the knife was supposed to be razor sharp and of course Japanese. The knife is made in China and the blade was dull. I ended up sharpening the blade for couple of minutes to cut a tomato properly. Out of the box, the blade probably couldn’t cut through milk! As far as sharpness out of the box, my Victorinox and cheap Daiso knives were sharp right out of the box. I’ll play with this couple of more weeks and update my review! So far, it’s a meh!

This Matsato chef knife gets four stars from me because at first it was very sharp and I haven't had it for so long and it's already losing its sharpness that is disappointing because I only use it to slice my fruits and vegetables or other foods in the kitchen it is a very good looking knife seems heavy duty so far rust resistant the weight is not light but not too heavy handle seems very sturdy but I was not planning on it losing its sharpness so quickly so I can't say I would recommend this unless you have a nice sharpener and know how to use it then I guess it's okay.

Great Knife, I am handicap and need a knife that is sharp & cuts good. This is it. Great quality.

Best knife I have ever seen it used. !! Plan on a set one day. Never had a knife so sharp.

Matsato chef knife is everything I've read about it. So very sharp and easy to handle. I love my knife.

Not so sharp! It’s a nice knife however they forgot to sharpen it before shipping. As far as the other qualities go, I will have to post another review 6 months from now after extensive testing to describe the performance of this knife since now I have doubts about their quality. For now I am giving 3 stars due to the claim of being super sharp. Matsato dropped the ball sending me a dull knife after claiming it’s super sharp, I guess I have to sharpen it myself and as expected I will not buy your sharpener tool because I am concerned it will not be as described just like the knife…

Das Messer ist super scharf und handlich. Es macht Spaß mit diesem zu arbeiten.

Ce couteau a un très bon rapport qualité prix Bien sûr il faut l’entretenir correctement Il permet de découper une pièce de viande assez conséquente très facilement. J’ai couper une côte à l’os avec sans aucun effort. Je le recommande grandement

Un coltello sicuramente di qualità superiore. La lama è perfettamente affilata, e permette tagli precisi e sottili. Anche dal punto di vista ergonomico a mio parere è molto ben curato. Adatto a vari scopi (è un tuttofare) può sostituire vari coltelli in un unico oggetto. Sono pochi giorni che lo utilizzo, vedremo con il tempo se l'affilatura, come da descrizione, è resistente e duratura. Il prezzo risulta del tutto congruo con la qualità offerta. Il Venditore si è dimostrato estremamente affidabile, rispettando i tempi di consegna.

Good product for kitchen n outdoor use

Pas op voor je vinger dit mes is inderdaad zeer scherp