KAI Wasabi Black Yanagiba 8 1/4" Kitchen Knife 6721Y

This knife is exactly fine, and that's OK. In fact, for under $25 you're probably going to be hard-pressed to find something better. To be clear, I got the Nakiri knife. No, it's not a Shun but it is made by the same company (Kershaw). No it isn't super high quality. Wasn't razor sharp out of the bo...

A) This is not a full tang. I know since mine broke and the blade only goes into handle about 2-3" B) Knife did work fairly well for 6 years, this is why 3 and 1 stars C) Metal is very soft - easy to get a sharp edge, but it doesn't hold it long. Needs to be honed nearly daily. Victorinox Fibrox Pro...

This is a nice knife, but still does not glide through a good crust or not crush the soft part. I am still looking for a knife that takes away the struggle to slice a loaf of bread evenly.

I work in a busy production kitchen in major West Coast city. I need a strong knife to get me through 50 hours of cutting vegetables each week, oftrn consisting of brunoise or julienned cuts of large portions (gallons). Being that I am not making a lot of money at my job and just need a simple workh...

When it comes to knives, I believe that japanese methods of slicing are one of the best ones out there. I don't necessarily believe this or that knife can only be used on a certain kind of food though. If it works for you, use it. With this knife, I use it on meat, fruit, veggies and just about anyt...

Got this two of these for a beginner sushi chef, and a new prep guy. For both of these guys, this will be their knife. If you are new to owning knives and sharpening them, mostly likely you'll mess up when you first start sharpening. Finding the right angle of the edge and sharpening evenly througho...

I've had this knife along with several others of the set for a few months. I own a number of very nice and much more expensive knives but wanted something that worked well and that didn't cost much based on where I am keeping them. I've had a Wasabi Nakiri for a number of years now and noticed that ...

Great Deba for the money. If you are just getting into Japanese knives buy a Deba, Yanagiba and an Usuba from these guys. You'll have the holy trinity of japenese kitchen knives for under $100 bucks. It really isnt too good to be true. Kai makes my shun knives so I figured this couldn't be that bad....

Have other Kai knives that have much nicer feeling handles so was expecting something close. This knife has a plastic handle that although lightweight feels cheap. Based on price, I might buy this again, but wouldn't do anything in this series for an everyday knife like a chef's or santoku. Since we...

For a 6 inch knife, the blade is too heavy and way too thick, it’s original purpose notwithstanding. When cutting hard vegetable like carrots, the thick blade tends to break pieces off rather than cut smoothly. It is not a true single bevel knife. There is a small secondary bevel on the blade. I am ...