MITSUMOTO SAKARI Japanese Gyuto Knife, Damascus Hand Forged Cooking Knife

This was £299.99 when I received it (currently £210.99 at time of writing). This is a beautiful knife, presented in a wooden nice box but at this price is almost too good to use!! There's a non-english review further down which is making out the knife is fake and it's not actually Damascus but I don't think that's the case and have no reason to doubt this is the real deal and is a very high quality, professional grade hand-made knife.

Update August 2024 - 5 months after receiving knife Unfortunately even after average use the knife isn't holding up to its' initial promise. 5mths in and the blade is holding its sharpness, but fragility showing. The nick in the blade in the pic is from cutting a butternut squash ! Also as you can see the blade edge is getting small tarnish and rust spots. These can be expected but the blade is cleaned and dried after every use. SO even the tiniest amount of moisture is causing this. Just not good enough for a knife pushing £100. Very disappointed. Original Review Recently getting into world of quality knives with a couple choice gifts of a Keemake and Findking knives for a milestone birthday. Finding there is a lot of snobbery in the market but hey ho, each to their own. So will try to make this objective as possible with respect to its actual use ! The knife is beautiful to look at. The Damascus pattern coming through nicely. The sandlewood handle feels soft to touch but allows a firm grip. The rivets are embedded perfectly into the handle and can't be felt. The tang is shaped enough to curve round your forefinger if holding the knife quite high up the handle. Doesn’t dig in when applying pressure. Blade is almost balanced at the tang. Slight forward weight on the blade side but nothing to off balance the knife. Out the box the blade is sharp ! Very easy to do paper cut without applying much force. Slicing is perfection. The blade slides back very easy on peppers, onions etc. The tomato test holds fine - slices through perfectly without squashing the fruit down. I've not used the blade enough to need sharpening. In its' current state it is also very good for preparing meat. No issues with trimming away sinew and connective tissue layers from red meat. Tip is sharp enough and enough control for fine trimming as you'd expect from boning knife. Whether this is worth it's current price is completely up to you. I am giving it 5-stars based on overall experience. Price for this type product can vary wildly. For 72 layer, hand forged Damascus it is certainly a work of art. For a proper steel core with layers on top it is certainly at the top end of finesse. Current price is around £220-300 depending on offer. At lower price point for a hand-forged, steel-cored, Damascus knife this is definitely one to keep eye on.

Ho acquistato questo coltello da chef( Gyuto) sia perché è adatto alla grande parti degli usi in cucina, sia per le sue non comuni caratteristiche. La lama di acciaio pressofuso reso inossidabile dall'aggiunta di altre componenti <molibdeno, vanadio ecc.) ha la non comune durezza di 67 HRC con il vantaggio del mantenimento del filo a lungo e lo svantaggio, se così si vuole considerare, della fragilità che può evidenziarsi in caso di contatti con sostanze molto dure e cadete accidentali .Apprezzo in particolare il manico in micarta che offre una presa eccellente anche con mani bagnate, non si deforma ed è resistente a oli e acidi. Da considerare è anche l'aspetto manutenzione; infatti a differenza dei coltelli in acciaio inox europei che possono essere lasciati in acqua per giorni senza arrugginire, l'acciaio al carbonio che dopo l'utilizzo dia lavato e asciugato senza indugi .Da ultimo faccio presente che unitamente al Gyuto ho acquistato il coltello con lama da 12 cm. stessa serie e caratteristiche. Lo apprezzo in particolare per la maneggevolezza e l'utilità per piccoli lavori nonché per il fatto che può facilmente essere portato in tavola per per svariate necessità.. Da ultimo devo segnalare che la lama non è damascata bensì martellata artisticamente ciò che le dona un motivo delicato, di raffinata eleganza.

È il secondo coltello che acquisto da questo venditore.sono molto soddisfatto della qualità del prodotto. Come si vede dalla foto tutto ok non ci sono difetti.

Muy buen cuchillo y aguanta mucho tiempo Estando bien afilado.