Tojiro DP F-808

Fit and finish are decent. Handle edges are not well beveled, but this can be taken care of with some TLC and some 1000 grit wet sanding (carefully). Size and feel of knife are great. Nice weight, balance. I really want to love this knife. The edge was not very sharp out of the box. For sure it coul...

So, I am an aspiring great chef and I will document my first 24 hours with this knife as objectively and accurately as possible: Tore open the box elatedly (package came a day earlier than expected) and beholded the neat golden box that this knife comes in, which my Chinese roommate was able to read...

This is an entry level knife for Japanese cutlery. In many ways this beats my Henkels and Wusthof. The finish on this is not as good at the german blades that cost nearly twice as much, The heel is not integrally forged and needs radiused, the spine is acceptable but again could be radiused. The kni...

I've been using this knife daily for over a year now and I can confirm that for the price this is an excellent purchase. Why four stars instead of five? This is partially due to design and partially due to personal preference. The only design flaw I've found is the knuckle clearance between the hand...

This is the "sharpest" thing in my kitchen. It's actually not razor sharp but the hardness of the edge and the profile has this thing slice beautifully through potatoes and goes through tomato skin with no resistance even though it doesn't "bite" when I tough the edge with my skin or shave the hair ...

I really like the knife but I'm slightly disappointed it came scratched. Some people may say for the price you have to expect some lack of finishing touches. But then a $20 knife from Walmart won't come scratched so I think those people are silly. It cuts just as good as any Walmart knife too. Maybe...

Excellent knife; One flaw. This is one of the beast knives I’ve bought to cook, and I’m a seasoned and trained cook. It cuts extremely well and I easy to handle. The only flaw is that the blade’s right angle right by the handle is pinpoint sharp! Just as sharp as the tip of the knife. I mean no joke...

I'll update this review as time passes, but for now, I'll go over the basics. I'm a chef, and I've used pretty much almost every brand of knife that's recommended or popular. This includes but is not limited to Shun (basic, premier, ken onion, Henckles, Messermeister, Cozzini, Togiharu, Kikuichi, Ma...

Update: Oct 2020 - Wow I've had this knife since 2015 and it's been with me through multiple house moves and even a cross country move. By now all the lettering on the knife is long gone. The blade has certainly dulled through use. I've been sharpening this knife at home with a handheld sharpening s...

I'm a lover of handmade Japanese carbon-steel knives. Unfortunately, it means you're left with situations where you just don't want to risk your $300 knife on, nor do you want to risk poor cutting choices by friends/family/partners. At the same time, I don’t want a junk knife as they don’t cut well....