MITSUMOTO SAKARI 7-Inch Japanese Nakiri Knife, San-Mai 9Cr18MoV Core

Sharp and high quality knife. It's a beautiful and functional addition in our kitchen. It slices, it dices, and it looks great on our magnetic knife block when not being used.

Excellent, sharp, beautiful, and ergonomically sound knife. I gave this as a gift for christmas and the recipient is in love with it. It performs so well and is extremely sharp. It cuts like butter and the grip feels great in the hand. Fantastic knife for the price. Highly recommend.

The Nakiri knife is an excellent, capable knife at this price point. I use it mainly for cutting vegetables, so I use it as more of a specialist knife, and in this area it excels. With it's "flat-ish" (almost straight) belly, forward slice chopping through ingredients are a breeze and mincing garlic can be done quickly with ease. I LOVE its aesthetics, although I've heard that the Tsuchime finish doesn't always prevent food from sticking to it, I still think it works better than knives without the finish. It also looks great if displaying it on a magnetic knife holder. I appreciate the stainless content of the blade which makes maintenance a lot easier. Although the 9cr mov steel is not as high-end as other knife steels, it really is the heat treatment and blade and edge geometry that count for me. It will shred magazine paper all day, but maybe not hold an edge for as long as the higher-end steels. I always hone with a ceramic stone and leather strop often anyway, and I'm not a professional chef who has to prepare ingredients for hundreds of meals on a daily basis. On an emotional note, I think its a functional work of art that also makes food preparation easier and fun and gets me excited every time I use it.

This is an attractive, sharp and sturdily knife. However, it should not be described as having a stainless-steel blade. At best, the blade is stain resistant. It is more like a true carbon steel blade. In my experience, the blade will rust if exposed to moisture without being cleaned and dried. It should never be placed in a dish washer. The manufacturer evidently concedes that it's not stainless-steel by including a small container of oil for coating the blade between uses. This is not a criticism. Stainless-steel blades do not get as sharp as carbon steel blades, because the stainless blades are softer and more flexible. Because this knife is carbon steel, it will give a sharper edge that holds up well. The downside is that it will require a bit of extra care. Simply wipe it off immediately after use and coat the blade with a bit of oil from time to time - any cooking oil will do.

Can’t believe how nice this knife is for the price. I caught it on sale but even at regular price it’s a steal. I got this to use for cutting vegetables and it works great. It came extremely sharp so be careful if you’re not used to these kinds of knives. Also comes with a really nice gift box and card if you’re getting this for someone else.

very beautiful knife, felt comfortable, fantastic packaging..... chipped second time i used a simple hand sharpener.

I was a little curious about how the quality of this knife, considering the price. At this price point, you really never know what you’re going to get, and sometimes even if the quality is there, the quality assurance might not be. With this knife, I can’t speak for the quality assurance or consistency, but I can say the knife I received is wonderful! The box is beautiful, and the knife was shipped in the box amazingly well! It comes wrapped with a large amount of oil to prevent corrosion, and padded so the knife doesn’t move at all. It’s really an experience to open this knife box! I love that it comes with knife oil! And they make it very clear you need to oil your blade! As they should. This is not a knife you can mistreat and get lazy with. They rightfully make it clear you can’t just leave it in the sink, or store it wet. (If you do that with any knife anyhow, you probably shouldn’t be looking at a high carbon knife. Stop it! Lol) you need to take care of this knife, and ideally oil it after each use. If you are kind to the knife though, it will serve you well!!! Now on to what matters to you though! This knife is CRAZY sharp! Like scary sharp!! I always thought it was kinda funny when people said knives were scary sharp, I didn’t understand how it could be scary if you were good with knives… but this sharp boy scared me! I’ve already accidentally cut myself very well twice now lol and both times weren’t when I was actually using the knife… just moving from hand to hand, or wiping… it’s like it wants to cut you! On the bright side, when it does, it’s so incredibly sharp, you won’t really feel it!

The product came fast (thanks Amazon) and was shipped safely. Upon opening the box, it comes in a beautiful wooden case, that while not built with the highest attention to detail, is perfectly suitable for it's purpose. The box comes with blade oil to start, which is a very welcome and nice surprise. Onto the knife itself. It's on the heavier side of knives, not to anyone's surprise, and cuts like it. It's hair shaving sharp right out of the package, and cuts through onions and carrots like butter. Overall, a beautiful knife that does it's job of cutting vegetables perfectly, and is well worth the money. However, if it's between this and an 8"-10" chef's knife for your primary weapon, I'd go with a chef's knife, as it's much more versatile.

I originally bought a Nakiri as my first Japanese style knife and was blown away by the packaging the knife arrived in and the overall quality of the blade and the beautiful handle. The steel is sharp with an incredible design, the handle is amazing and I can tell that this is going to be a forever knife. I also just bought the Gyuto and it's just as great! 5/5 stars - I would recommend this company and any of these knifes to anybody looking for a Japanese knife made out of a hard steel that will hold an edge.

El cuchillo fue un regalo para mi hijo que está estudiando gastronomía, le gusto mucho la construcción del cuchillo, opino del peso que se le hacia muy bueno, así como la ergonomía del mango, la presentación muy buena. el filo magnifico y quedo muy contento con su cuchillo.

This is the second knife from this brand I've purchased, I also have a traditional chef's knife, and I love both, I use them every day, and I'm learning how to sharpen them on whetstones. Great for anyone wanting to improve their knife cuts. It's very easy to use, good handle, nice balanced weight, beautiful to look at too, I bought a magnetic knife holder for them so I can keep them on display.

A lot better than I was expecting use it on the regular. Very little stone sharpening to help keep it's edge for long periods of time. Feels great in your hand even after 8 hours of prep. Definitely won it's way into my favorite prep knife when it comes to veg and fruits.

Arrived nice and sharp. has held edge so far. No sheath included. Stuff can get stuck in pattern on top of blade.