Others say...

"An incredible knife"
I love this knife! It makes preparing food a joy. Yes, it is sharp (as I found out when I knicked myself a couple of months ago) but it slices and dices with ease.

I recommend this knife to everyone I know -- it's worth every penny I paid for it. Btw, the owner of MAC knives recommends using the Rollsharp to sharpen it. I've had the knife for about 18 months and consider it among my top 3 favorite implements for the kitchen.

"Very sharp but just as fragile-I would give negative stars if I could"
Cooking is my hobby so I was very excited when I received this knife as a gift. Wow! is all I can say about how effortless it is to use. It's truly amazing how thinly you can slice everything from tomatoes to steak and how easy it is to use, I felt like a professional immediately.

I now wish I'd never seen this knife. Within the first month of owning it I hit a bone rather hard, this was my first good knife and it never occured to me metal could be damaged. The blade twisted and split almost a half centimetre. It wasn't covered under warranty because I hit a bone. The thing still cuts better than anything else I've tried so I've kept using it and am alot more careful now. However, the tip still broke off and I have no clue as to how. I wash it immediately after every use and hang it on a magnet.

This knife is honed like a razor-blade. That's why it's so sharp and so fragile. I've since shopped around and am going to buy either a Shun or a Wusthof, neither of which will be as sharp or as effortless, but will hopefully not disintegrate with regular home use.

UPDATE: I bought a Shun and it is just as sharp as this Mac, however, not quite as comfortable in my small hand. I kept using the Mac until a triangular piece about an inch across broke out of the middle of the blade while I was cutting cheese. This knife is NOT for home use. I had it for less than a year.

"Really Sharp"
This knife is the lightest and sharpest chef's knife I have ever used. I've been showing off to everyone in my restaurant just how sharp it is. I can dice half a potato into "graph paper" and it looks uncut, until you touch it. When I first got the knife it felt dull to the touch, be careful, it's not.

"Excellent Excellent Excellent"
Compared to any other knife in this price class, this is the brand to inspect. I have tried many knives, cheaper and more expensive alike. this brand is priced in a range where we expect to find quality knives. I believe that MAC knives are no nonsense, well made top quality knives that outshine its peers in its price range.

MSK-65 is very sharp, superbly balanced. And feels great. It cuts and slices where other knives pull and wedge. The hollow spots release food, even the super thin sliced stuff.


Great comfort. I am big man with large hands and do NOT like the knive handles with "ends." I find it compromises my grip. I don't want a knife maker to tell me where my fingers go. This knife is good with my hands.

Very strong. but thinner and lighter than many of its competitors. I trust this knife to last a very very long time. And it has the japanese edge, which is sharpened at a more acute angle than the standard German/American knife. This is similar to the Shun knives- very hard steel, very thin sharp edge. But it is not damascus, so it's significantly cheaper.

"CRAZY sharp!!!"
My wife wanted a Santoku knife and after some research, decided on the MAC Santoku knife. Well balanced, light weight (compared to our Henckels series set), and so VERY sharp. It feels like I am using a razor. Slicing through tomatos, chicken, fruits, and the like are EFFORTLESS.

Using my older knives in the house feels awkward and clumsy compared to the Santoku. This knife is highly recommended since it feels great in my hands and does the cutting with minimal effort!