Mercer CulinaryAsian Collection Knives 10-inch Yanagi Sashimi Knife (Left Handed) NSF Handle

Bought this for my leftie partner and his cutting skills in the kitchen have been transformed, to the point where I have had to reduce the time I allow for the sunday joint to be carved as it is done in an instance! He is delighted and therefore, so am I! It is a little on the long side & unless you are adept at chopping, probably not a good idea to risk it.

Not the best quality but good price for it

So first off, this is not a hand made piece of left handed japaanese craftmanship, its a european made solid stainless blade with a left bias flat blade ie the right side has no bevel, and an octoganl rubber handle with a left octogon bias.Steel. arrives sharpened. responds best to a ceramic rod rather than a slightly courser diamond rod, sems to work best using a 10 to 1 stroke aproach, ie 10 left strokes to 1 right (to remove the burr) produces a razor edge which is durableIf , as a lefty cook you are used to a non bias knife this will seem very strange on board work and almost unusable on fillet and block work with fish, however once you adjust your work posture and holding syle to accomodate the left bias it is a joy to use.This knife is designed to push cut raw fish and meat, rather than saw vegtables or rock on a board.Its not perfect, but the real deal, a japanese stainless 10inch sushi blade is about £350

excellent product, everything expected

Good contusion