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Kyocera Kyotop Damascus Pakka Handle 6.0 Inch Chef Knife | 
 enlarge | Brand: Kyocera
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $257.69
You Save: $42.26 (14%)
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Rating:  3 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 0.7 x 1.2
MPN: KT155HIPD
Model: KT-155-HIP-D
EAN: 4960664430499
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Use for everday slicing of boneless meats, fruits and vegetables | | • | Ultra-sharp long life blade - holds its edge much longer than steel | | • | Use on a wood or plastic cutting board | | • | No metallic taste or smell; stain and rust proof | | • | Hand-wash and dry with kitchen towel |
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Product Description
KT-155-HIP-D Damascus 6" Chefs Knife
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| Customer Reviews:
The only knife I use (almost) October 14, 2008
John D. Hearn
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Almost" because I do need a paring knife or a bread knife on occasion. I have a nice set of Henckels knives, but they basically only get used when someone is helping me in the kitchen and I'm already using the Kyocera for something else.
This isn't exactly the same knife as I have, but it occupies the same spot in the Kyocera product lineup (I have the discontinued Ming Tsai Signature Series KC-200), and it is technically very similar: black, hot isostatic pressed tungsten-carbide blade with a wooden handle. Mine just has a slightly different handle shape and lacks the "damascus" appearance.
Anyway, I bought my Kyocera kitchen knife about 7 or 8 years ago, I've used it heavily and as my primary knife ever since then, and I have never had to sharpen it. I should qualify by mentioning that I am careful in how I use it. I don't hack at bones with it, or twist or pry anything, or cut on anything but a wooden cutting board. But with proper care, you should easily get a lifetime of use out of it. It has received a few detectible nicks in the blade, which are too small to see but you can feel if you run your finger nail along the edge. I don't worry about that too much, since that has actually improved its ability to slice tomatoes, and hasn't noticibly degraded performance for any other tasks. Kyocera will sharpen the blade for free if I want to pay to ship the knife to them, but I haven't done it simply because I don't want to part with the knife for the two weeks it would spend in transit, for what would essentially be cosmetic maintenance.
The dyed-black wooden handle has faded slightly from use to a striated brown and grey, which I think looks nice; it gives the knife character. I also love how when you use the knife outside, and the sun hits the blade at just the right angle, the edges glow a sort of turquoise-blue color. It looks sort of magical. Anyway, I love the knife. Of the thousands of dollars worth of equipment in my kitchen, this knife is the most cherished possession.
Sharpest Knife in the Drawer April 13, 2008
William R. Schwab
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this knife about four months ago and have been slowly putting it through it's paces.
The knife has a good balance and when I use it, it feels like a natural extension of my hand.
It is not a very heavy knife but it's edge is definitely first rate. During the last four months I've put it through all of its paces. It moves effortlessly through just about everything I've tried.
For example, I was recently butchering a chicken. The knife glided effortlessly through the meat. I didn't realize it until I started to put the pieces away; it also glided effortlessly through the ends of the chicken bones and made very thin clean slices of the bones as well.
I've also learned that I can't chop with this knife on my flexible cutting boards. The knife is incredibly fast on this surface; the only problem is that it cuts through the boards.
This is definitely the sharpest knife in my drawer and it is the first knife I reach for whenever I have to do any knife work in the kitchen.
Great knife. January 21, 2008
J. Ray (San Francisco, CA USA)
I have quite a few really great knives, and this is one of the best knives and a have. It's has great balance and a fantastic edge. Is not a very heavy knife.
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