Mercer Culinary Renaissance 8インチ 鍛造シェフナイフ 8 Inch ブラック M23510

Great knife. sharp well made and has a good balance.

I have bought other so called chef knives only to be disappointed. Wusthof was one knife I was going to buy before I had seen this Mercer knife. The Mercer is one knife that you will find you will be happy with. Comfortable in hand and performs like a professional knife. Just an excellent knife.

My second knife from Mercer. The first is a serrated bread knife from the Millenia series, which is praised by everyone who used it. This is my first chefs knife too. So I was careful to consider quality, maintenance, features and price points. I was surprised by how premium it feels, with a good weight and balance. Probably the best for home use imo. Went to get others from the same serie a s well. My mom was impressed by them, think will be getting for her as well.

Delivered on time and as described

I think it is at least as good as any Henkels forged, and better than my Zwilling Twin Master (stamped). Very nice balance, and grip. Not too heavy, just 230gr. The knife came razor sharp and it stays sharp, if you are using honning steel regularly. I hone normally after each use, mostly from a habit, but this knife doesn't seem to require it as often. I don't know if Wusthoff Icon is much better than this one - I seriously doubt it, but even if it is marginally better, it is not 3.5 times better, as the price difference would suggest - that's for sure. The steel is the same, heat treatment may be marginally better as well a bit harder (58 vs 56), but for me this doesn't justify such a price difference. If you don't know how to sharpen knives and take them to professional, then buy Global or some Japanese VG10 steel - something, that can stay sharp for really long. If you sharpen your knives yourself, then this one is ideal - stays sharp long enough, but easy to sharpen, when needed. Overall, I am very satisfied. It is better than stamped Victorinox or Zwilling for the same price.