SHAN ZUHoning Steel 20CM Japanese Knife Sharpening Steel High Carbon Sharpening Rod Professional Kitchen Knife Sharpener for Kitchen Knife

For the price, this is an outstanding knife, possibly the best value for money I’ve ever owned. I’ve been using it for over two years and it’s become my go-to for almost everything, replacing several of my other knives.The shape is what makes it so versatile, just last night I boned a lamb leg, finely sliced onions for pickling, and crushed and chopped garlic, all with this one knife. It holds an edge well too; I sharpened it once when I first bought it, and only once more since. A quick touch with the steel before each use keeps it performing beautifully.If I had one criticism, it’s that the blade is a little thicker than I’d like. That’s the only reason I’d consider upgrading. That said, it’s hard to find another knife with this shape and this level of quality for the money, or a lot more!

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😉)

Great quality. Heavy, maybe a little too nice for something like this. But I use it on my kitchen knife quite often and it keeps the edge very straight and sharp. Using this allows me to not need to use my whet stone nearly as much.The Handle looks like real wood, very pretty with a steel logo stamped in the side. Feels substantial in the hand, overall just very nice to use.

Expensive but exceptional quality which is why you pay the price you do for these.Would have given a 5 star but my chefs knife has a chip on the blades edge and can't send back as I only noticed once fully unpacked.

WOW.These knives are of great quality for such a great price.Has a nice weight to them,Nice presentation box,and Very Sharp.I reccomend also ordering the Wet Stone to sharpen them when they get blunt.I will be ordering the Steak knives next.They would also make a Fantastic present for those who love to cook.

I've never seen such a beautiful set of knives me and all my family are very keen cooks and we cook a lot and absolutely enjoy every bit now I can cut chop and carve and it's all so much easier with new great quality outstanding cutting knives im absolutely over the moon with my new knives 😁😁😁😁

Solid quality knife, on the heavier side. Very sharp, caution required. I had some issues with the knife alignment but the manufacturer customer service was very helpful, all sorted.

Since I'm a home meat maker, I cut the meat into strips before grinding it so it's easier to pull through the grinder. When processing several kilograms of meat, a knife is crucial, which is why I chose this model. Very good quality and the perfect blade shape for me.RegardsMarek