Enso Hizashi 8" Chef's Knife

First Japanese knife

Incredible and beautiful!

Excellent Knife!!!!

Incredible workmanship!

Incredible Knife!

The size, shape and sharpness of the blade are perfect. The hammered texture really does help to prevent food from clinging to the sides of the blade. The handle looks, and feels incredible. It did have a slight glue odor when I first opened the package, which was much stronger when the handle got wet during cleaning. That smell only lasted for a week or two, and has long since completely dissipated, even during washing. I definitely recommend this knife.