DALSTRONG Spanish Style Meat & Ham Slicer - 12" - Gladiator Series Elite - German HC Steel - w/Sheath - NSF Certified

So amazing, the handling, grip, performance and feeling. Its Piece of art .. wow!! With this price!!? Highly recommended

I rather return it.

I was looking for a good slicing knife, and found this one on sale, so I decided to buy it. I have other Dalstrong knives, and it seems getting a sharp knife out-of-the-box is the luck of the draw. The last Dalstrong knife I bought was not sharp, to I returned it rather than deal with it. This knife was also not sharp (the reason for the 4-star rating), but I decided to sharpen it since it was on sale. I used a Chef's Choice hand sharpener on the Euro slot and then did a few swipes on the honing slot. It sharpened quite well and was what I expected out-of-the-box. Considering the prices for Dalstrong knives, I believe they should be sharp when you get them, but this is not always the case. If you have a good knife sharpener, I suppose it's worth the effort to sharpen a new, dull knife, but you shouldn't have to. Other than this complaint, I love this knife. It works very well on large turkeys, roasts, and hams, and slicing thin slices is a breeze. The balance of this knife is very good, and it feels comfortable using it. These knives are very nicely boxed and would make great gifts. I comes with a great sheath that stays on to protect the knife blade if you keep your knives in a drawer. UPDATE 01/01/22: I also got the 14" cutting and slicing knife for Christmas, and I love it as well. This knife was very sharp out of the box. Since the blade angle on Dalstrong knives is 16-18 degrees and Asian knives are 15-17 degrees, these knives can be sharpened with a knife sharpener for Asian blades. This knife works great for large roasts and hams as a slice can be done with one stroke of the blade. The dimples on the sides of this knife help to prevent food from sticking to it. I really like this knife and the Spanish style slicer for different tasks. All Dalstrong knives come with a sheath to protect the blade when stored in a drawer. They also come with and attractive box for gifting. Although I do recommend the Dalstrong knives for the quality, if you happen to get a dull one, I suggest returning it for a sharp knife. I hope this review was helpful for you. I will update this review if my opinion changes.

Really sharp knife. Boought it to do precision cust on meats for my food dehydrator. Haven't had it long enough to have to sharpen it yet.

Ordered my first Dalstrong knife. This 12” blade slicer is more akin to a small sword. That packaging was over the top in quality and appearance. I like the fact that the knife came with its own protective storage sheath. I bought it mainly to slice smoked brisket and whole bbq poultry. The knife has a little more flex than I desire, but this might be good for slicing salmon and such. The knife is very thin and narrow it’s entire length. I’m positive if you tried to use this as a butcher knife on raw meat with bone in you could possibly bend it. Other than that this is an exceptional knife in quality and value. Five stars for me.

Beautiful knife. Sharp sharp sharp. Dalstrong quality shines through.

East to order& arrived very quickly