KAI Wasabi Black Nakiri 16.5 cm blade length - polished 6A/1K6 stainless steel 58 (±1) HRC - black polypropylene handle - vegetable knife - Made in Japan

I have bought the Santoku knife from KAI and now I love both. The Nakiri is more suitable for vegetable chopping (straight down chopping) and it does a great job. That said, I use it for everything I would use a Chef Knife or Santoku Knife! Same high quality of all other KAI knives. If you want something better you would need to go to SHUN knives at 3 x the cost. It is dangerously sharp out of the box, hones to a razor edge and sharpens easily and swiftly on your preferred sharpening system. Cool Youtube if you need diff Japanese knife types explained: [...]

I am really happy with this knife, it makes veg prep a joy, sharp out of the box and seems to keep its edge well. It is comfy in the hand and easy to clean.

Sharpness etc is good for the price, HOWEVER this knife is not flat at the bottom/blade. You need to rock with this to get a good cut on flat long veggies, as if you push straight down the blade will not slice the full length. I can see that it's not flat at the bottom, but I assumed a good portion will atleast keep contact with the cutting board. It doesn't. However I've been using this knife for a few months when I can now, and I have to give it a 5 star rating. Most Nakiri knives are like this, and this one performs very well for the price.

This is a great knife for chopping vegetables and, due to it's single side blade, cut very fine. Have not needed to sharpen it yet as it holds its edge very well. Not as heavy as I would have liked but a good knife for the kitchen.

Cannot recommend enough, lightweight, great sharpness. The perfect knife I was looking for, also purchased another for fish cutting really good brand.

I bought this knife because of the user feed back. Having unpack the knife and been slightly disappointed there was no wet stone (The packaging has a box like structure to the side and I'd reviewed a lot of these knives some of which come with a wet stone) I tried chopping an onion, wow.... I mean WOW. Not only that but I kept on going back into the kitchen to 'look' at it and feel its weight and balance. I found myself slowly tiding up the kitchen around it. I cleaned out my knife and cutlery draw sharpened everything in sight and then put away a large assortment of kitchen knives leaving space for this one and an old Prestiege Knife I've had since I left home and a small practical kitchen knife. I bought it on a whim. I've always wanted a Nakiri style knife having used one in another place. The experience of having one of my own has made me want to buy one for someone else so they can share that experience. The only practical thing I'd add is it can take a little while to get a rhythm. The blade is polished and holds the slice of veg which can fall off the blade haphazardly. You may also find it changes other things. For instance I've never been able to chop so finely and with so much control. So pleased to have stubbled across this listing and the reviews that convinced me to spend, for me, quite a lot of money on one knife. Very happy I did.

As vegans we chop A LOT of vegetables - both at our vegan catering service and at home in the kitchen. This has become our new favourite knife to use. Very sharp right out of the box, chops and slices vegetables with ease and looks great. Highly recommended to anyone that chops lots of vegetables!

Excellent knife, well weighted, sharp and easy to use. Excellent for a variety of uses, e.g. Veg or meat

Vient du Japon. Coupe ultra fort. Prudence

Bon produit coupe très bien. Bon rapport qualité/prix

Los cortes en juliana son precisos. Intenté hacerlos muy delgados y sin problema; como con ningún otro cuchillo incluido el Santoku. Es excelente en su especialidad de picar vegetales. El acero japonés de 10.

Very sharp, and good customer service.

Jest japoński, ładnie wygląda i robi robotę. Jeszcze paru mi brakuje do pełnej styswakcji