Babish High-Carbon 1.4116 German Steel Cutlery, 6.5" Santoku Kitchen Knife

Right out of the box the weight and grip felt perfect in my palm(hold the knife like shown in image). The sharpness was a bit dull out of the box but after sharpening it with a whetstone it felt like a hot knife slicing through butter sharp. The quality is top notch and you can tell that by the sound of the blade when it's tapped. After a year of usage I could chop like a pro and I've decided to keep it till it lasts. If you are not careful enough it will slice your skin like a surgical knife and I've had few bad nicks in my finger because I wasn't careful enough. If you want a premium knife go for it, but make sure you have a whetstone to shapen it and not the cheap kind.

This is best for profesionals not for begeiners.keep away from children good looking well balanced etraordinary sharpness .must buy. i felt cost is just high.