Others say...

"Not bad but not great"
I was looking for a good Santoku knife to add to my collection and after reading a few reviews and looking at a few different knives I decided upon this one.

Well the knife its self isn't really that bad. It has good balance and feels fairly comfortable in my hand, always a plus. The handle all though very comfortable and easy to grip has a very cheap look and feel. The knife was definitely not as sharp as I like my knives to be so I had to sharpen it. A big negative in my mind!

Overall I'd say for the $19.99 price tag its not a bad knife just don't expect greatness.

"Excellent for the price"
I bought this knife and the 5" for Christmas for my wife. Since I do most of the cooking as she works long hours, I wanted to make sure that they were something I would be happy with also. We cook every day and feel we can cook as well or better as some of the local restaurants.

Now after 3 months of using them we could not be more pleased. They are the equal of our Wustof and Helkels for sharpness, handeling any vegetable, or meet thrown at them. I can get paper thin slices of corned beef and julienne carrots.

I have used a steel on them every other day as I do on my other good knives and they show no sign of needing sharpening. I wish they weighed a little more, but this is my only complaint, I'm a big man and have the same complaint with my other small knives.

"Great knife for an amzing price."
I have a Wusthof Santoku, and I absolutely adore it. I wanted to get my mother something like my knife for christmas. Being short on cash, I needed to shop around and I found this. I bought the 5-inch and the 7-inch and I'm extremely impressed.

The balance is great and they feel really nice in your hand. I was able to cut up a carrot with no problems at all (something I consider one of the ultimate tests as far as knifes go, right next to cutting tomatoes) and the carrot didn't stick to the blade, either.

I know the price might be worrisome because it's so low - but these are really nice knives. I went back and bought a 5-inch for myself after testing out the ones I bought for my mother. I highly recommend these - they're great knives for those on a budget!